Five - count 'em, five - midweek games tonight.
Good week for MLS soccer.
Good week for MLS soccer.
MLS Week 11
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I look forward to NYCFC being good enough that I can root for the East to be better than the West, or at least not be an embarrassment.
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Philly look like the real deal this year. 2-2 to LA, but they had a lot of chances to put them up 3-2. Doesn't look like we can depend on them to be bottom feeders with Chicago this time around. Columbus is currently 2nd to last in the East with Kamara probably out - maybe they will stay there?
I was having trouble with the Philly-LA game. Should I do the right thing and root against the Evil Galaxy? Or should I do the right thing by NYCFC and root against the Eastern Conference team. I suppose in the end 2-2 is about okay.
I only watched the 20 minute condensed match, but it did look like Philly dominated for the most part and that Bruce was in classic "take a point on the road" mode. At the same time, the two LAG goals looked really good, while Philly's were more opportunistic.
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So the transfer window opens back up on the 4th of July, Columbus has to go with Conor Casey and the other Kamara as their only forwards until then (at the very least.)
Their schedule:
Colorado, @Toronto, RSL, @Philly, Montreal, Red Bulls, @SKC.
Maybe the play better without Kei but I honestly don't think they will, they could honestly be DOA already. I think at this point I would count out Chicago, Columbus, and DC making it a 7 team for 6 spots battle (us, RB, TFC, Montreal, Orlando, NE, and Philly) and the only two I feel like are "locks" right now are TFC and Montreal
Don't trust one aberrant year. Never underestimate TFC's ability to miss the playoffs.
I would be shocked if TFC miss the playoffs this year.
- They have the same core group as last year which includes the best player in the league.
- They co-lead the East in PPG (tied with PHI).
- They played half of their road schedule in their first 8 games, finishing 3-3-2, putting them on track to have one of the 4 best road records in the league.
- They have 16 home games left.
- They have only 2 West Conference Road games left.
I mostly agree, except I tend to be a bit less willing to write opposing teams off this early. Bad karma, hubris, whatever: I don't like doing it. But you've identified the right teams, I think, and even with my wariness I'm willing to call Chicago out now.
TFC defies logic.
I think i'm immune to this approach to TFC because I never closely followed MLS until last year. I could look at their history but I never lived it. Then all summer everyone told me that TFC was a lock to miss the playoffs based on history and I kept saying I didn't see it based on their performance last year. That I ended up right, which happens on occasion, just solidified my views.TFC defies logic.
The East is too packed together to draw many conclusions - even this far into the season. Sure, Chicago is looking at trouble, but only 6 points separate first place and 9th place. In the West, 11 points do.
But maybe they'll suck at home with this 16 games - there is definite precedence for playing poorly at home. Look no further than NYCFC.
I won't predict someone to be an outlier just because someone else is an outlier. In fact, I expect by the end of this year it is more likely that NYCFC will revert to the norm than that TFC have a better road record than home record.
But but but, then that means TFC making the playoffs again is also an outlier, as is RB (fans believing) being a good team again just because of last year.
It goes both ways...
Tonight will be NYRB's 4th appearance on Friday night Unimas national TV this year. RB has also been on Sunday twice ESPN or Fox.
NYCFC will have its 5th Sunday ESPN/Fox national TV appearance this year.
NYCFC will have its 5th Sunday ESPN/Fox national TV appearance this year.
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