MLS - August 28 - New England (Home)
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Do we know they won't just show for the game on Wednesday, and won't that be enough?
Gil is injured, so he will certainly miss Saturday.
Buchanan is on a flight to somewhere, likely for a transfer discussion (though winter transfer). Don't know what the MLS rules will be for him.
if they can keep someone from playing a league match for missing an all star game due to injury, they sure as hell better apply the same logic for any other reason.
Confirmed, Buchanan in the starting lineup this weekend and will score at least one goal. MLS is anything if not an inconsistent league.
LA Times reporting that both Vela and Chicharito will have to miss El Trafico this Saturday due to missing All Star Game, so same should apply for Buchanan
lmao the two biggest stars set to miss a huge game for marketing because of the all star game. what a farce!
Chicharito has been out for weeks. The odds he would have played more than 15-20 minutes next weekend anyway is minimal and probably not at all. Vela also hurt himself last weekend, with an injury similar to what kept him out several weeks earlier this year. The rule makes sense and I don't know why people feel a need to blame it for things it has nothing to do with. Yes, we know they won't play next weekend because they are sitting out midweek; but it all would have happened anyway.
The league has never not enforced this rule.
Remember that in 2016 that both Lampard and Gerrard were Commissioner's Picks and had to miss the game due to injury, lol
This does say though that even if they weren't injured and they missed it, MLS wouldn't have blinked an eye. (Which I guess makes sense, it's just silly.)
As for your second comment, didn't Villa miss a game because he was injured through the all-star game?
David Villa out of next New York City FC match over All-Star Game miss | amNewYork
MLS’ rigid rules are at it again.New York City FC forward David Villa missed the MLS All-Star Game against Italian ...
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Buchanan isn’t injured. That rule has been enforced for injured players.
Supposedly the deal he is going to sign loans him back to the Revs the rest of this year - it wouldn’t surprise me in the least for MLS to start the Buchanan farewell tour next weekend.
As for your second comment, didn't Villa miss a game because he was injured through the all-star game?
David Villa out of next New York City FC match over All-Star Game miss | amNewYork
MLS’ rigid rules are at it again.New York City FC forward David Villa missed the MLS All-Star Game against Italian ...
"never not enforced" = "always enforced"
Zlatan wasn’t injured when he missed the game back in 2018. He was forced to miss LAG’s next regular season match.
IIRC, Villa was injured before the All Star Game and it was widely thought that he would be coming back the game immediately after the All Star Game as the timing of his recovery just so happened to be that way.This does say though that even if they weren't injured and they missed it, MLS wouldn't have blinked an eye. (Which I guess makes sense, it's just silly.)
As for your second comment, didn't Villa miss a game because he was injured through the all-star game?
David Villa out of next New York City FC match over All-Star Game miss | amNewYork
MLS’ rigid rules are at it again.New York City FC forward David Villa missed the MLS All-Star Game against Italian ...
I’ll try to go check match logs later to see if he played the game after, but I’m pretty sure he did
This is correct.
Interesting that the two most high profile Mexican players in MLS are going to miss this event created to market the league to the Mexican diaspora.
Villa missed left the 6/24 game after just 27 minutes and the missed 6 games leading up to the All Star Game (on 8/1/18). Was forced to miss the next match held on 8/4/18 and then started and played 70 minutes in the following match on 8/12.
