In case you missed it
my main thoughts from the game:
DE MARK US BEEEEEEESS LEYY: oh my. two goals in the first half, looked extremely dangerous at all times, and even after a couple guys got stuck in bad against him, he still fought it out. well done lad, please let this be the beginning of you being back.
the future is bright: oh my. breakout much? a couple of the youngins showed up big.
-jozy looked super dangerous. his beastlyness is undoubted at this point, and his goal was one of those that you see forwards that are bosses score.
-jose francisco torres looked sharp in the midfield, passed well and uncorked a shot from like 30 out that was a scorcher. kid is 20. and lethal. and left footed. oy vey.
-freddy "what it adu?" did work. he took a guy one on one and then snapped in a beaut that gooch smashed home. i got love for freddy. in fact, i even snatched the us away with his name on it. do work fredu do work.
-sasha got robbed. by chingaling. another super game from sasha, he looks great at dcentermid with baby bradley. he would have scored if chingy hadn't poached it off the line. well done anyway.
so when i said the future was bright, well, let's just say we could be talking "cop car weird attachment lights that they shine on your car at night when you get pulled over" bright.
big ups to gooch too, classy header to get the last goal and get some love from his friends and fam, who were 100+ strong. gotta love a big goal for a big crowd. also much love to dc, the place was rockin, you could tell from tv when 20ish mins in the screaming eagles section was literally bouncing. magnificent.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
fresh blood
finally. this is very very good news. good old Bob Bradley has decided to bring in some of the young guns. its about time. here is the roster
missing: marvell wynne, kenny cooper and chad marshall. I'm optimistic we will see you lads soon too.
US plays saturday at RFK. oh how i wish i could be there. could this be the coming out party we have all been waiting for??
biggs
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 2/2 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC: 6/5 SO), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF: 0/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 16/2), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland: 2/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96: 17/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 13/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 11/0), Michael Orozco (San Luis: 0/0), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 5/0
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco: 1/0), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 19/4), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach: 5/2), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers: 3/0), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 3/0), Danny Szetela (Brescia Calcio: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 0/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Villarreal C.F.: 0/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 9/4), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF: 0/0) Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 11/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 24/8)
missing: marvell wynne, kenny cooper and chad marshall. I'm optimistic we will see you lads soon too.
US plays saturday at RFK. oh how i wish i could be there. could this be the coming out party we have all been waiting for??
biggs
Sunday, September 28, 2008
9 things to love about MLS right now
9 clubs with jersey sponsors. The fact that there is enough interest in teams to sponsor them is a great step in the right direction, the more teams that get sponsored, the higher profile the league becomes in the public eye, teams generate more revenue both with jersey sales and with the sponsorships and the more i have to spend on buying jerseys to keep up with the new sponsors and the new looks for the jerseys. Which keeps me poor but lookin fly.
8 of the teams in the league play in 7 Soccer specific stadiums. For the first time permanently, more then 50% of the league plays in a soccer specific stadium now that Real Salt Lake moved into their new digs. The list includes Chicago, Chivas USA/LA Galaxy who share, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Real Salt Lake, and Toronto. The increased presence of soccer stadiums gives the teams better chances of profitability because they get more of the revenue generated by the games and events that go on at the stadium, which will help keep both teams and the league profitable.
6 more weeks until the MLS cup at the Home Depot Center
5 great goals from last week
4 guys to watch as they likely use MLS as a launching point for their careers. Sasha Kljestan (at the one minute mark), Robbie Rogers (4th goal above from goals of the week)
Marvell Wynne
and Kenny Cooper. congrats to each of these guys, they are all having great seasons and have very promising careers ahead, both for club and country, but rumor has it that club will likely not be part of the MLS next year, so enjoy them while you can.
3 teams from each conference get a spot in the playoffs guaranteed, which leaves two wild card spots. I'm not a huge fan of the playoff system, but wild card spots are golden in any sport. The NBA should consider this, considering the western conference is dominant and the stupid warriors always finish 6th in the east, but 9th in the west. This is even better in MLS because it makes the playoff race even more exciting, and before this weekend's games there were no teams mathematically eliminated. This also gives my san jo quake boooiiiiisss a better shot at sneaking in.
2 New Expansions – Not only is the league up to 14 teams currently, with Seattle coming next year and Philly the year after, but the league is looking to hit 18 teams by 2012. That is grand, but the fact that there are quite possibly 6 real contenders (St. Louis, NYC2, Vancouver, Portland, Montreal and Las Vegas). More competition means better ownership, bigger franchise fees, and more commitment to the league and to soccer, which is good all around.
1 Landon Donovan – the dude is scorching it this year. For all you Landon haters out there, the talks about Bayern Munich being interested when the winter transfer window comes around is because of his stellar play this year. Averaging just under a goal a game? Straight up ballin son.
what does this all mean? It might be the best time to be an MLS fan ever. I'm certainly loving it, that is for sure. things may not be all good in the hood yet but they get closer every day. Soccer is here to stay folks, best get used to that idea. oh and let's all hope that vegas gets an mls franchise, that would make for some absolutely glorious soccer trips.
biggy
8 of the teams in the league play in 7 Soccer specific stadiums. For the first time permanently, more then 50% of the league plays in a soccer specific stadium now that Real Salt Lake moved into their new digs. The list includes Chicago, Chivas USA/LA Galaxy who share, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Real Salt Lake, and Toronto. The increased presence of soccer stadiums gives the teams better chances of profitability because they get more of the revenue generated by the games and events that go on at the stadium, which will help keep both teams and the league profitable.
6 more weeks until the MLS cup at the Home Depot Center
5 great goals from last week
4 guys to watch as they likely use MLS as a launching point for their careers. Sasha Kljestan (at the one minute mark), Robbie Rogers (4th goal above from goals of the week)
Marvell Wynne
and Kenny Cooper. congrats to each of these guys, they are all having great seasons and have very promising careers ahead, both for club and country, but rumor has it that club will likely not be part of the MLS next year, so enjoy them while you can.
3 teams from each conference get a spot in the playoffs guaranteed, which leaves two wild card spots. I'm not a huge fan of the playoff system, but wild card spots are golden in any sport. The NBA should consider this, considering the western conference is dominant and the stupid warriors always finish 6th in the east, but 9th in the west. This is even better in MLS because it makes the playoff race even more exciting, and before this weekend's games there were no teams mathematically eliminated. This also gives my san jo quake boooiiiiisss a better shot at sneaking in.
2 New Expansions – Not only is the league up to 14 teams currently, with Seattle coming next year and Philly the year after, but the league is looking to hit 18 teams by 2012. That is grand, but the fact that there are quite possibly 6 real contenders (St. Louis, NYC2, Vancouver, Portland, Montreal and Las Vegas). More competition means better ownership, bigger franchise fees, and more commitment to the league and to soccer, which is good all around.
1 Landon Donovan – the dude is scorching it this year. For all you Landon haters out there, the talks about Bayern Munich being interested when the winter transfer window comes around is because of his stellar play this year. Averaging just under a goal a game? Straight up ballin son.
what does this all mean? It might be the best time to be an MLS fan ever. I'm certainly loving it, that is for sure. things may not be all good in the hood yet but they get closer every day. Soccer is here to stay folks, best get used to that idea. oh and let's all hope that vegas gets an mls franchise, that would make for some absolutely glorious soccer trips.
biggy
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