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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #325 on: December 08, 2014, 12:47:05 AM »
They have said that one of the aims of the new CBA is to increase transparency. Whether they'll actually do that, we'll see.
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« Reply #326 on: December 08, 2014, 10:38:41 AM »
Still very, very early, but from the way they're running things so far I'm not sure there's anyone with a better chance of winning a wide-open Eastern Conference next year than Orlando. NYCFC's got money, but those guys seem to really get what it takes to be successful in this league.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #327 on: December 10, 2014, 02:46:53 PM »
Expansion draft's over, and now I regret all the nice things I said about Orlando. Donovan Ricketts first overall? Jalil Anibaba? What the hell are they smoking? Sounders only lose one guy, and it's a guy who sucks and I would have just outright cut.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #328 on: December 15, 2014, 07:01:09 PM »
Somewhat sad news today as U.S. national team legend and the only American to have played in four World Cups, DaMarcus "Run DMB" Beasley announced his retirement from international soccer. People questioned his inclusion on this year's team at age 32, but he was one of the best guys the U.S. had, playing every minute of the tournament. Donovan got all the press, but this was the biggest loss for U.S. soccer in 2014.
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« Reply #329 on: December 20, 2014, 03:56:43 AM »
It's crazy to think that it was Beasley of all people that made it to 4 world cups and not Landon. Especially since he had all those injuries throughout his career. He always seemed to hit his stride at the right time when it came to getting selected for the national team.
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« Reply #330 on: December 30, 2014, 03:23:12 PM »
One constant for American soccer fans is getting overexcited about every new prospect that comes along as the savior of the national team. Today, that torch was passed to 17-year-old Arsenal phenom Gedion Zelalem, who has obtained U.S. citizenship and begun the process with FIFA to be eligible for us.

By my count, this is the fourth savior we've had this year, after Julian Green, DeAndre Yedlin and Rubio Rubin. Next will be whichever kind-of-obscure player stands out in January USMNT camp.
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« Reply #331 on: January 02, 2015, 12:24:03 PM »
Delusional NYCFC supporters mad that the team is being treated like the farm/reserve team it's destined to be. Comedy ensues.


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« Reply #332 on: January 03, 2015, 04:23:27 AM »
I knew that this whole NYCFC thing was going to happen, but I'm very impressed they managed to get to this point this quickly. They couldn't even make it into the calendar year the team was going to start playing before pissing everybody off.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #333 on: January 06, 2015, 04:19:20 PM »
Garth Lagerewey, the guy who turned small-market Real Salt Lake into perennial contenders, has now been officially announced as General Manager and President of Soccer for the Seattle Sounders. Now I just hope we actually have a season this year so I can see him work his magic.
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« Reply #334 on: January 19, 2015, 03:40:53 PM »
MLS is lucky general interest in the league is so low otherwise the rigging of the process so that L.A.SeattleToronto get the big name free agents would have been met with more scrutiny than it is.

And by more scrutiny I mean more than zero.
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« Reply #335 on: January 19, 2015, 03:47:11 PM »
They're not rigging ****. Toronto's owners are willing to spend ridiculous money in the hopes of maybe making the playoffs this time (BTW, they won't unless they address the part of the team that actually needed help, namely the back line), and they're doing so. They're signing guys who want to sign there.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #336 on: January 20, 2015, 01:28:18 PM »
I like how Toronto just made Giovinco the highest paid player in the league and there's still the very real possibility of a work stoppage.
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« Reply #337 on: January 23, 2015, 11:06:24 PM »
So it's looking more and more like the season's not going to start on time. The union seems to be playing hardball, standing firm and demanding real free agency, which the owners are very, very strongly against. As far as I'm concerned, if the players can actually get what they want it's worth missing some of the season for, but that's a big if.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #338 on: January 24, 2015, 12:07:57 AM »
I like how Toronto just made Giovinco the highest paid player in the league and there's still the very real possibility of a work stoppage.

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« Reply #339 on: January 24, 2015, 08:06:21 PM »
After a pretty lousy start and battling really awful field conditions and officiating the whole way, the U.S. Under-20 team went on a great run, winning four in a row to qualify for the U20 World Cup this summer in New Zealand. Emerson Hyndman had a hell of a tournament, and looks very much like someone who'll be playing in the U20 World Cup this year, the Olympics (effectively the U23 World Cup) next year, and the full blown World Cup in 2018.
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« Reply #340 on: January 24, 2015, 09:31:09 PM »
A bit late but I just saw that Altidore transferred back to MLS. With Toronto no less. Shame he couldn't succeed in England. Part of me wants to blame the clubs he was on, but I know that was only part of it.
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« Reply #341 on: January 24, 2015, 09:48:10 PM »
Jozy's main problem is he can't get out of his own head. When things start going poorly he tends to psych himself out and fall into a downward spiral. He's played well for the national team even while playing extremely poorly at Sunderland because Klinsmann has shown the ability to get him into the right frame of mind.

Playing in MLS may improve his form for the national team specifically because it's a lower level of competition. He's clearly got talent, and this should help build his confidence, which is a vital part of his game.
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« Reply #342 on: January 25, 2015, 08:29:19 AM »
One interesting point in this Giovinco saga is apparently his salary for Toronto FC is higher than any player salary in all of Serie A, which is generally considered one of the four best leagues in the world.
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« Reply #343 on: January 25, 2015, 01:39:02 PM »
Most of those reported Euro league salaries are after taxes though, whereas US league figures are before taxes. So it's not a direct comparison.
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« Reply #344 on: January 28, 2015, 06:56:22 PM »
It's only 45 minutes, but man, the U.S. national team looks really, really good in a 3-5-2. Taking a 2-1 lead into the half, but beyond that they're just looking sharp, executing great passes, and playing with a spark I haven't seen in a long time. And clearly the flow of guys coming from England to MLS has helped the national team, with Brek Shea (!!!) and Jozy Altidore both scoring so far.
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« Reply #345 on: January 28, 2015, 07:40:03 PM »
Oh well...
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #346 on: January 28, 2015, 08:06:07 PM »
See, they switched out of the 3-5-2 and played a lot more poorly.

I think we've seen enough to conclude that the Jermaine Jones at center back experiment didn't work. Swap him out for Cameron/Brooks/Gonzalez and I think they'd do a lot better.

DeAndre Yedlin is just stupidly fast, and was a great piece of the attack in the first half.

To the surprise of basically no one who isn't Jurgen Klinsmann, Michael Bradley is a much, much better player when you don't try to force him to play as a 10.

Good performances from guys getting their first U.S. cap, especially Birnbaum, but also the more limited amount we saw from Trapp and Zardes.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #347 on: February 08, 2015, 06:07:47 PM »
It may have been "just Panama," but a really strong performance by the U.S. just now to win 2-0. They somehow managed to keep a clean sheet with only one natural defender starting on the back line, and Gyasi Zardes came up huge in his first international start, with a fantastic assist on the second goal and generally dominant play all around. Now let's see them do it against a non-CONCACAF team or on the road.
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Re: Soccer Discussion: Fast kickin', low scorin', and ties!
« Reply #348 on: February 08, 2015, 06:57:41 PM »


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« Reply #349 on: February 09, 2015, 12:00:14 AM »
First time I have ever seen a goal like that on live television. It looked like Altidore got it initially, but that was all Bradley! Loved it!
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