MLS Week 27 - 2019

[LionNYC]

SEPTEMBER 6 - FRIDAY
US Men's National Team vs. Mexico 8:30 PM (FS1, Univision)

SEPTEMBER 7 - SATURDAY
New York City FC vs. New England Revolution 3:30 PM (Univision, Twitter)
FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC 7:30 PM
Orlando City SC vs. Los Angeles Football Club 7:30 PM
Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders FC 9 PM
Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City 10:30 PM

 

[Shwafta]

So we're the only match of significance in the east. The west is gonna be fun!

 

[Gotham Gator]

After this week, we will be equal on games with Atlanta and have only one game in hand on Philly.

 

[moogoo]

I'm gonna hope we win at home against the revs while being severely shorthanded. it's not going to be easy but if we can maintain possession and play our game, I think we can pull it off.

TFC should easily dispatch FCC.
LAFC should easily dispatch OCSC, but Orlando has times when they play like a championship team. I am kinda hoping for a surprise upset here, especially if Vela is still out and they also have a few callups as well. but their bench is deep.
Rapids over Sounders cause ... altitude and sounders are inconsistent, and their team is decimated with injuries and callups like us.
Timbers v SKC will be a tight game. I'm calling a draw here.

 

[Ulrich]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1170087984311541760

 

[LionNYC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1170087984311541760

What if a team had so many players called up, and couldn't sign players on short terms loans, so that they could not legally field a team to play a match?

 

[moogoo]

What if a team had so many players called up, and couldn't sign players on short terms loans, so that they could not legally field a team to play a match?

It's a travesty that this is the situation as it is. As difficult as it is, MLS needs to make some changes. Leagues cup shouldn't need to exist and we should have more league games instead so we can take real FIFA breaks

 

[mgarbowski]

Leagues cup shouldn't need to exist and we should have more league games instead so we can take real FIFA breaks

I get the Leagues Cup bit, but how does adding more league games help to take FIFA breaks? You could eliminate the Leagues Cup, CCL, and USOC, and for MLS to play just a 34 game season plus playoffs, while pausing for all FIFA breaks, would still require multiple DGWs.

 

[moogoo]

I get the Leagues Cup bit, but how does adding more league games help to take FIFA breaks? You could eliminate the Leagues Cup, CCL, and USOC, and for MLS to play just a 34 game season plus playoffs, while pausing for all FIFA breaks, would still require multiple DGWs.

Yea but still less games to play that MLS teams don't even field their starters for. So they're useless games. Less games makes playing double game weeks easier for teams and allowing for FIFA breaks.

Just think leagues cup doesn't really add anything to MLS at this stage. Too soon I think

 

[mgarbowski]

Yea but still less games to play that MLS teams don't even field their starters for. So they're useless games. Less games makes playing double game weeks easier for teams and allowing for FIFA breaks.

Just think leagues cup doesn't really add anything to MLS at this stage. Too soon I think

You said you want more league games. I ask again. How does that help? The ones we have don't fit even without Leagues Cup.

 

[moogoo]

You said you want more league games. I ask again. How does that help? The ones we have don't fit even without Leagues Cup.

I meant league games in double game weeks so we cAn take FIFA breaks. Not more overall.

They are somehow gonna fit more games next year with the new teams... Which is only gonna make things worse

 

[Gotham Gator]

I have read that all the teams have the choice to take off for international breaks and that those who don’t make that choice so they don’t have to play so many mid-week games - us included.

 

[moogoo]

I have read that all the teams have the choice to take off for international breaks and that those who don’t make that choice so they don’t have to play so many mid-week games - us included.

i'm sure we're stuck without that choice because of our stadium issues, sadly

 

[Gotham Gator]

i'm sure we're stuck without that choice because of our stadium issues, sadly

Exactly.

 

[moogoo]

WOWSER..

Orlando on top 30 mins in....

vela still out.

even so - a vela-less LAFC shouldn't be losing to Orlando.

 

[mgarbowski]

WOWSER..

Orlando on top 30 mins in....

vela still out.

even so - a vela-less LAFC shouldn't be losing to Orlando.

Not just Vela

Atuesta
Kaye
Rodriguez
Zimmerman
Vassell

And only a five man bench.

 

[LionNYC]

We are currently 9 points back of LAFC, if the results holds and we would have a game in hand. Is the Supporters' Shield a possibility?

 

[mgarbowski]

We are currently 9 points back of LAFC, if the results holds and we would have a game in hand. Is the Supporters' Shield a possibility?

No

 

[Shwafta]

We are currently 9 points back of LAFC, if the results holds and we would have a game in hand. Is the Supporters' Shield a possibility?

I posted this last week. No one listened to me

 

[Shawn Ryu]

They really should have let FCC in in 2020.