OT: Official Soccer thread

[GloryDaze4877]

Nevermind...Davies with his 2nd on the header...2-2.

 

[Kelly23]

I don't watch Mls like ever but this is the first good Mls game I've seen.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Revs win on Aggregate 4-3, and advance to Finals.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Hey MLS final. Time to jump on the band wagon, go revs!

 

[BigBadBruin8]

I was there it was freezing but an incredible game. Great to see them move on.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Just watched the 2nd half of SEA vs LA and what a contrast in style from the NE v NY game...and not for the better. This was like watching paint dry Hard to believe this is even the same sport I watched the other night.

I hope the Revs kick the crap out of LA.

 

[Gator Mike]

Revs will be HUGE underdogs against LA.

On the plus side, they should win the central midfield battle as Nguyen and Jones are a step up from Juninho and Sarvas. Most concerning? Keane and Zardes running the channels against Goncalves and Soares.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Just watched the 2nd half of SEA vs LA and what a contrast in style from the NE v NY game...and not for the better. This was like watching paint dry Hard to believe this is even the same sport I watched the other night.

I hope the Revs kick the crap out of LA.

if they do we can sing OLE OLE OLE to LD

 

[BigBadBruin8]

Revs will be HUGE underdogs against LA.

On the plus side, they should win the central midfield battle as Nguyen and Jones are a step up from Juninho and Sarvas. Most concerning? Keane and Zardes running the channels against Goncalves and Soares.

The Revs would have been underdogs to either Seattle or LA since they had fewer points than both and this game is a home game for the WC champ. But the Revs with Jermaine Jones in central midfield can beat anyone. Their attacking style is going to give the Galaxy problems, and the Galaxy offensive stars will create issues for the Revs defenders. I could definitely see a 3-2 or even 4-3 final on this one. Revs finally get it done.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

NE 1 LA 1 106 MINUTE they've reached halftime of the extra session

 

[Arthur*]

Robbie Keane just daggered us

Always a bridesmaid

 

[EverettMike]

The Revs are the Indians/Bills/Vikings of MLS.

 

[Arthur*]

Who taught the Revs to shoot, Dennis Seidenberg?

 

[Arthur*]

Great effort but they just came up short.

At least it's not like that 2005-2007 run where they just got boned by bad luck. The worst was when they lost MLS Cup on a Golden Goal, so the league changed the rules to Sivler Goal and they scored first in extra time the following year and still lost.

 

[C77]

Sure looked to me like the referees wanted to give Donovan his victorious farewell send off.

What happened with the non-call on Nguyen in the box when a clear scoring chance was denied?

And then the "hand ball" right outside the Revolution box that was called is never called there unless it is intentional, and if it is intentional it's a card.

Then how the heck do they end the half/game when there was a Revolution free kick to come? I have never seen that. The referees always wait until after the free kick to end the game.

 

[TP]

Almost an exact replay of 2002.

Meh

 

[JRull86]

NE Revs = Buffalo Bills

 

[BigBadBruin8]

Great season, but a damn shame. I also hate Landon Donovan.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Great season, but a damn shame. I also hate Landon Donovan.

Seconded.

 

[dabid]

someday we'll see the revs win the championship and it will be glorious

 

[BergyDGD]

Great season, but a damn shame. I also hate Landon Donovan.

Let him have his MLS moment because God knows he couldn't do squat in upper echelon leagues abroad unlike Dempsey and Howard who excelled abroad in the EPL. Donovan loved being a big fish in a small pond. I say this as an MLS and Revs supporter, I'm not trying to rag on the league, it's taken great steps. Now c'mon Arsenal!!! Should be an intense atmosphere in Istanbul as usual for the game vs Galatasaray today. I'd love to see TD Garden take on more of an atmosphere like Galatasaray home games

 

[Gator Mike]

Let him have his MLS moment because God knows he couldn't do squat in upper echelon leagues abroad unlike Dempsey and Howard who excelled abroad in the EPL.

You should ask Everton fans about this.

 

[Terrier]

Two items:


Man City, at the moment up 1-0 away to Roma, are through to the knockout stage if they can hold on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-crunch-clash-group-stage-finale-happens.html


A rather sad report that Hereford United has been suspended "from all football activity" by the FA.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ball-activity-FA-latest-blow-iconic-club.html

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Less than a million Americans watched the MLS Cup (964,000) on ESPN. 1.2 million people watched the World Series of Poker.

 

[MattFromFranklin]

Less than a million Americans watched the MLS Cup (964,000) on ESPN. 1.2 million people watched the World Series of Poker.

You get those numbers from the D&C Twitter?