2017 MLS Preseason Thread

[Gotham Gator]

This thread is for MLS team news (other than signings) and games in the preseason.

First bit of news...

https://twitter.com/x/status/823989182305595392

https://twitter.com/x/status/823977367379054592

Apparently, Dempsey's heart problem had something to do with shaving.

 

[Gotham Gator]

And there is this.

https://twitter.com/x/status/823973622351937536

https://twitter.com/x/status/824002590941859843

https://twitter.com/x/status/823981198267457536

https://twitter.com/x/status/824010868744720386

 

[LionNYC]

http://www.mnufc.com/post/2017/01/24/full-mnufc-preseason-list

They have no signed goalkeepers. One was acquired via the SuperDraft and remains unsigned. The other three are trialists and preseason invitees.

CLAUDIO REYNA AND DAVID LEE, JUST SEND THEM SAUNDERS. GET A PINCH OF GAM AND AN INTERNATIONAL SPOT FOR TWO YEARS FOR KHEDIRA COMING THIS SUMMER!

 

[Ulrich]

And there is this.

https://twitter.com/x/status/823973622351937536

https://twitter.com/x/status/824002590941859843

https://twitter.com/x/status/823981198267457536

https://twitter.com/x/status/824010868744720386

So can we assume this is the new *director of scouting' first big get?


*(Grabavoy)

 

[adam]

Can you believe we have live actual matches starting this Friday?

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/24/mls-preseason-four-teams-play-their-first-matches-week

 

[Fantazma]

Heart problems due to shaving?
Say what? How?

 

[Gotham Gator]

Heart problems due to shaving?
Say what? How?

Just joking on the picture.

 

[Fantazma]

Just joking on the picture.

damn and here i was about to let it all grow and save on those expensive razor blades

 

[gbservis]

Just joking on the picture.

Good to see him back, when the reports came out saying heart issues I was worried he could be done.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Atlanta still crushing the ticket sales. 27000 sold, and they still have 5 weeks to go. That's spectacular. Good on the folks there for buying a ticket. Should be fun until they suck, at which point no one will show. Atlanta is almost as bad as Miami with the bandwagoners.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-surpasses-000-season-tickets-sold/q8w42IGxFNWrFYtiYIMMtL/

 

[Viewfrom226]

Atlanta still crushing the ticket sales. 27000 sold, and they still have 5 weeks to go. That's spectacular. Good on the folks there for buying a ticket. Should be fun until they suck, at which point no one will show. Atlanta is almost as bad as Miami with the bandwagoners.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-surpasses-000-season-tickets-sold/q8w42IGxFNWrFYtiYIMMtL/

Hopefully will make for a nice secondary market to pick up tickets when we go down there in late May.

 

[Sabo]

Its been a long week and I was watching the NJRB-Timbers preseason game instead of doing anything else. We worry about our central defender pairing and don't know whether we are going to have one or two international players in those spots. Meanwhile (according to the announcers) the top two candidates to pair with Ridgwell have a combined 22 minutes of MLS experience between them.

First prediction of 2017. NJRB is going to allow more goals this season than NYCFC. Not based on what I saw tonight, but I think they are thin there and its going to bite them.

 

[LionNYC]

Its been a long week and I was watching the NJRB-Timbers preseason game instead of doing anything else. We worry about our central defender pairing and don't know whether we are going to have one or two international players in those spots. Meanwhile (according to the announcers) the top two candidates to pair with Ridgwell have a combined 22 minutes of MLS experience between them.

First prediction of 2017. NJRB is going to allow more goals this season than NYCFC. Not based on what I saw tonight, but I think they are thin there and its going to bite them.

Ridgwell plays for the Timbers...I don't understand how your post relates to the Red Bulls.

 

[SpicyRoll]

It's also way too early to make that bold statement when a lot of clubs in MLS are still bringing in players.

Look at the Revolution for example. They brought in 2 starting caliber CB in a span of 2 days.

Plenty of off-season action still to come.

 

[Sabo]

Ridgwell plays for the Timbers...I don't understand how your post relates to the Red Bulls.

Should have been two different posts. Same game.

I don't put stock in preseason performances, but I am not a big fan of circa 2016-2017 Ridgwell or Collin and they are the anchors of those teams D.

SpicyRoll is right, but preseason has started and I would take our roster of Ds over either NJRB or POR. NJRB just resigned Perinelle which makes me think they aren't going to make a big CB move.

This time of year the best statements are bold statements. Last season mine was Villa scoring more than Giovinco. This season its allowing fewer goals than NJRB. If I am right I will refer back to these posts. If I am wrong I will ignore them and nobody else will remember them.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Should have been two different posts. Same game.

I don't put stock in preseason performances, but I am not a big fan of circa 2016-2017 Ridgwell or Collin and they are the anchors of those teams D.

SpicyRoll is right, but preseason has started and I would take our roster of Ds over either NJRB or POR. NJRB just resigned Perinelle which makes me think they aren't going to make a big CB move.

This time of year the best statements are bold statements. Last season mine was Villa scoring more than Giovinco. This season its allowing fewer goals than NJRB. If I am right I will refer back to these posts. If I am wrong I will ignore them and nobody else will remember them.

I like Ridgewell. Only watch him 5-10 times per year in full games, but for some reason, I like his game. I think he's what we should hope for out of Chanot.

 

[Taurus]

Its been a long week and I was watching the NJRB-Timbers preseason game instead of doing anything else. We worry about our central defender pairing and don't know whether we are going to have one or two international players in those spots. Meanwhile (according to the announcers) the top two candidates to pair with Ridgwell have a combined 22 minutes of MLS experience between them.

First prediction of 2017. NJRB is going to allow more goals this season than NYCFC. Not based on what I saw tonight, but I think they are thin there and its going to bite them.

Did Freddy Adu get any minutes? If he did, how did he look?

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Did Freddy Adu get any minutes? If he did, how did he look?

Older than his birth certificate, I'd bet.

 

[Sabo]

Did Freddy Adu get any minutes? If he did, how did he look?

Freddy played 30 minutes. His skill was undeniable, but he wasn't in MLS preseason shape. He was totally gassed and not moving well enough to make me think he will make the roster.

My 17 year old daughter who is a USMNT fan watched a few minutes with me -- she had never heard the name Freddy Adu before.

 

[Ulrich]

Freddy played 30 minutes. His skill was undeniable, but he wasn't in MLS preseason shape. He was totally gassed and not moving well enough to make me think he will make the roster.

My 17 year old daughter who is a USMNT fan watched a few minutes with me -- she had never heard the name Freddy Adu before.

Even when Freddy is in shape he gets gassed after 35 minutes. The guy can spin a ball on his toes and climb stairs with it stuck to his boot, but get him to last a full game is not physically possible - Poku is a marathoner compared to him.