Gecklund
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It was on an Instagram MLS rumors page that generally tends to be pretty reliable.
MLS Thread: 2019 Edition
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I thought MLS was all about getting away from football stadiums and into soccer specific? Can't see them happy about that even if it wasn't working outside the city I don't think it'll be any better at soldier field.
Also this new Miami team is already looking like a bad idea with the stadium not even in Miami and now the issue over the name Inter. I can't see this working out too well just like the last time in Miami.
Also this new Miami team is already looking like a bad idea with the stadium not even in Miami and now the issue over the name Inter. I can't see this working out too well just like the last time in Miami.
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Soldier Field could be a temp solution until Mansueto can build his own stadium in the city.
kingsboy11
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Chicago City Football Club is an awful name. I'm not surprised they want to get out of Bridgeview, but man they didn't need to change the name.
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Huge game tonight for Sporting KC away to Monterrey in the first leg of the Concacaf 1/2, I think they have a shot, they just destroyed Montreal 7-1, have quality mostly everywhere and have a good coach. Do you think they will do it?
Basement Cat
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I see a 2-0 Monterrey win. SKC takes them 2-1 at home, but the away goal spurns them.
0-5. Now this is something else. From 7-1 to 0-5 it's laughing stock bad. Tough to explain such a scoreline.
Basement Cat
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The gap is still large enough where MLS teams are prone to getting it handed to them in Mexico. Loosen up the purse strings, Garber! Spots 1-4 on an MLS roster are fine compared to Liga MX. Spots 5-18 are miles behind.
bleedblue1223
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Sporting has a lot of injuries right now, watching them it looks like the starting 11 looks a little overworked in some games. MLS always has this issue.
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Yeah, MLS teams can't win when the bench players get paid what they are paid. You need quality to rotate in when you try to compete in both MLS and champions league.
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Sporting played Saturday afternoon at home and the away game was Thursday night. At the "start" of the season we really can't use this excuse. They destroyed us 7-1 on saturday, they sure looked good then, tough to understand how they can get hammered so easily last night. Atlanta also. We are talking about top MLS clubs not mediocre teams.
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Montreal didn't have Piatti, that's a huge difference maker in that game. I'm not calling it an excuse, and the Mexican clubs are better. My point is simply this, Sporting has had inconsistencies in MLS play and champions league due to the players not being used to this type of schedule, and then injuries on top of that. It's context of why the MLS in general typically doesn't do well in the competition.
But this time they had 5 days between games which is better than the usual 3-4 days. We were missing Piatti on saturday but we could have conceeded 10 goals it was that bad.
What key guys were they missing last night?
What key guys were they missing last night?
bleedblue1223
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Monterrey is just simply a better team, proven by what they did against Atlanta and Sporting. Sporting themselves have had inconsistencies this season due to not being able to rotate like they would prefer. They have been inconsistent all year, it's not like they've been dominating teams like they did against Montreal or that they are even playing to last season's standard. Fatigue isn't just x amount of games in a week or 10 days, it's about the minutes and travel over a longer duration too.
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I see. Atlanta was even worst but had a new coach but overall for the "casual" observer it's not looking good for MLS. In 2019 for MLS to still not have won it and really the worst part is those hammerings it's really tough to take,
bleedblue1223
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Yeah, with the way the MLS is structured, it's very hard to have quality depth due to teams not being able to really invest much in depth players, and when schedules are included the Mexican teams are closer to mid-season form, while the MLS is just getting started. It's why I don't really care about the competition because it's just very unlikely that a MLS club wins it. I'm not sure the casual fans even know the tournament exists though.
Most people know for sure, yeah your league is getting better but you can't even beat the Mexicans... That's all you hear from casual fans. Look at the comments on the official MLS website, people are not happy there either.
Terry Yake
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that's what i was thinking. unless soldier field is just a temporary venue. although isn't their stadium fairly new?
and chicago city FC would be an awful name. i don't understand the need to try and mimic euro team names
Chicago "City" AND "FC" makes it even worst, absolutely terrible. MLS has lost control over stadiums and quality grass field. Now you still see football stadiums, a lot of synthetic fields and even a small baseball stadium...
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Most? The die-hards know about the tournament, but I know plenty of SKC fans that don't know about it because they are casual fans that like going to games for the experience, but don't really invest much time in it. Mexico has a better league, simple as that. They are also setup better to succeed in it, and if the MLS seriously wants to compete in it, then they have to make some changes, it's just not a high priority.
