MLS Cup Playoffs - November 21 - Atlanta (Home)

Check ticketmaster since tickets are out now! It's >50 for basically everything

That's not outrageous compared to playoffs in other sports but high for an event that most people in NYC don't even know is happening. $200 after fees and a snack to take two kids to the game is pretty prohibitive for most. If the TM map is to be believed though, there aren't swaths of available seats, so maybe they're getting the pricing right? Guess we'll see.
 
Well shit. I guess Sands slides in centrally and we have grey as the outside back again. I don’t think we see Vuk centrally and sands stay out wide.
Yikes! Sands needed to slide to the 6 since we were missing Parks and Zelalem to make sure we were linking our lines (or passing through theirs) . Are we going to see Rocha? Maxi playing further back than he should?
 
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Yikes! Sands needed to slide to the 6 since we were missing Parks and Zelalem to make sure we were linking our lines (or passing through theirs) . Are we going to see Rocha? Maxi playing further back than he should?

Can't Gudi play there? I thought he had some run as a defensive midfielder in a game this season.

If Callens can't go, maybe we see something like:

----Taty---
Santi-Maxi-Medina
--Gudi-Morales
Malte-Sands-Chanot-Gray
 

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I have combed the Peruvian press for information, and according to the reports it doesn't look too serious. Hopefully it'll be fine. The coach is quoted as saying that the substitution was "preventive" because Callens had felt "some discomfort" on a calf muscle (he didn't say which one) because of what he described as "overuse" or "overexertion" I guess (it was "sobrecarga muscular" in Spanish, which would literally mean an overload, so I guess it's an overload of matches)
 
If Callens is out, we have 4 options.
1 - Put Vuk into the back line & play Sands at the 6.
2 - Put Gudi into the midfield & play Sands at CB.
3 - Play a backup midfielder like Haak, Rocha or Torres.
4 - Move one of our attacking mid/wingers back to the 8, like Santi, Jasson or Medina.

My guess #2. Gudi has played a lot of midfield in his career. If Callens can't go, we could slide him in as a left footed 8 with Morales beside him.
 
Callens is back in the training center and working out. so who knows.
 
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All of the MLS pundits, except for Jillian who does the broadcasts for Atlanta and has them winning MLS Cup, has us advancing past Atlanta...and then losing to New England.
 
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All of the MLS pundits, except for Jillian who does the broadcasts for Atlanta and has them winning MLS Cup, has us advancing past Atlanta...and then losing to New England.
My bracket is scarily similar to Calen’s Bracket… makes me think I have to start rethinking mine.
 
Look at this incredible opportunity my ticket rep just sent my way:

The club would like to provide you with the opportunity to upgrade your current seats to our Etihad First Class Club pitchside level seating. This will be an up-close and personal view of the players in what is going to be one of the biggest matches in club history. In addition, pitchside seating provides you access to the Legends Suite and Pepsi Club.

The cost of upgrading your 2 seats for the match on Sunday would be $831.