MLS Thread: 2019 Edition

[Pouchkine]

I really just want to die right now. Up 2-0 and cruising and our best player gets injured. Up 3-1 and our DP gets injured. And to lose on THAT goal, THAT ****ING GOAL???? This ****ing team is cursed. 90 minutes back to NY from this ****hole, **** everything.

At this time the only thing that might end the "curse" is to get rid of the Red Bull gimmick crap and those awful shirts.

Great crowds and great matches, the new format is terrific, finally MLS gets something done really well.

 

[Pouchkine]

LA Derby is going to be amazing and single elimination has lived up to the hype I had for it!

Exactly, it's a great format for the playoffs AND it also rewards the teams for the "regular season" which now matters for real.

There were stats that with the home-away format the best teams completely lost their advantage and it was 50/50 results. Now with one game at home it's fair for the teams and great for the neutrals.

It's kinda like the NFL playoffs format which is excellent.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Sac Republic being announced as an MLS team tomorrow at 4.

Puts an end to garbage ass team names streak.

 

[Terry Yake]

holy **** galaxy-lolfc is gonna be insane

 

[BKIslandersFan]

holy **** galaxy-lolfc is gonna be insane

Can you imagine after the season they had, LAFC can’t manage to beat Galaxy and they are out?

 

[Gecklund]

Puts an end to garbage ass team names streak.

Very true. Also a good USL team that has a pretty rich ownership and already has a youth system. Sac Republic was created to be an MLS team.

 

[Terry Yake]

Can you imagine after the season they had, LAFC can’t manage to beat Galaxy and they are out?

lets just say that would be the best thing ever

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Very true. Also a good USL team that has a pretty rich ownership and already has a youth system. Sac Republic was created to be an MLS team.

So who's their rival? San Jose or one of LA teams?

 

[Gecklund]

So who's their rival? San Jose or one of LA teams?

I’d guess Seattle or Galaxy honestly. Both have good USL teams that Sac Republic plays pretty regularly. I doubt SJ because they loaned a few players (Tommy Thompson namely) to Sac and kind of had them as a development team almost. The SJ/Sac will be the one the media pushes though.

 

[Viqsi]

Finally got Twitter working again - I dunno why the hell they're now trying to do that Facebook-esque "to hell with chronology, here's what we think you should be reading" garbage - and thereby just confirmed how much I hate their idea of curating because it means I didn't find out about Pipa's departure 'till just now.

Figured it was more than probable given how Santos did as a makeshift #10, but still.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

At some point LAFC has to win, right?

This is totally set up to be that time.

I expect a painful defeat...but on the bright side this is almost a no pressure spot for the Galaxy. LAFC is a far better club right now and is the clear favorite. Only one team can actually disappoint tomorrow.

Zlatan had an unusually bad game against Minnesota...time for a bounce-back.

 

[PanniniClaus]

TFC capitalize on some horrid play from Chanot. 1-0 early in 2nd.

 

[robertmac43]

I really just don't like Castellanos....

 

[robertmac43]

What a terrible challenge there!

 

[kingsboy11]

Mataritta with the worse possible slide tackle you could possibly make in a knockout round. Wow

 

[robertmac43]

Mataritta with the worse possible slide tackle you could possibly make in a knockout round. Wow

I thought it was Mavinga switching teams there for a second.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Another wasted year. Sigh.

 

[robertmac43]

What a game! On to the next one, there is some kind of magic feeling right now with this team!

 

[Terry Yake]

This is totally set up to be that time.

I expect a painful defeat...but on the bright side this is almost a no pressure spot for the Galaxy. LAFC is a far better club right now and is the clear favorite. Only one team can actually disappoint tomorrow.

Zlatan had an unusually bad game against Minnesota...time for a bounce-back.

yeah i'm not expecting them to win this one. they've gotten lucky to even tie in the games they've played at the sperm banc

but like you said, there's no pressure on them at all given how good lolfc has been

 

[sabremike]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[robertmac43]

Bad blood between Seattle and Real Salt Lake right now. Pretty dirty challenge leading to it.

 

[robertmac43]

Looks like Nick Rimando's career is going to come to an end here with a loss.

 

[Gecklund]

Bad blood between Seattle and Real Salt Lake right now. Pretty dirty challenge leading to it.

That was one of the worst challenges I’ve seen live. Absolute disgrace of a challenge.

On a better note, Seattle is through. Much much better in the 2nd half. This is a good team that should cause a challenge to any team.

Bittersweet though cause of Rimando. The best keeper in MLS history.

 

[robertmac43]

The new MLS playoff format works, but no quick fix exists...

This article poses a couple good questions. Do you think there are too many teams making the MLS playoffs? And do you think the the regular season needs more in terms of excitement and by shrinking the playoff field there would be more intense regular season games?

 

[Pouchkine]

Nice to see the crap and fake baseball-soccer team out as well. No surprise there at all.

Tonight the games should be better.