MLS Week 27 - 2017

[Gotham Gator]

We got things off to a great start last night in what should have been a marquee matchup of the week (rain and missing players kind of ruined that).

Some good stuff this weekend.

• Cows will try to kick over the lamp in Chicago at 4pm on Saturday on Unimas. Huge game for 3rd in the East.
• We host Portland in a game featuring 2nd in each conference.
• Sunday starts with Sporting KC going into surging Columbus.
• Then, Atlanta hosts Dallas for its first match in the new stadium.
• Finally, Seattle host LA.

 

[JGarrettLieb]

We got things off to a great start last night in what should have been a marquee matchup of the week (rain and missing players kind of ruined that).

Some good stuff this weekend.

• Cows will try to kick over the lamp in Chicago at 4pm on Saturday on Unimas. Huge game for 3rd in the East.

So conflicted about this game, I really don't want Chicago to pick up points as getting a nine point advantage over Chicago, assuming we beat Portland, with 7 games remaining would put us nearly out of reach. On the other hand I would prefer if NJRB never win another match for the rest of the season and fall out off the playoffs race.

So I guess a tie would work?

But being honest Chicago fans deserve some happiness after the past years, so I hope Chicago wins this game.

 

[Gotham Gator]

I think it depends upon who you would like to face in the conference semifinals. I am willing to have Chicago stay a little closer to us in order to avoid having NJ or Atlanta end up in the 3rd position and line up to face us in the playoffs. I think the Cows and the Five Stripes would each be tougher opponents in that round than the Fire.

If I could pick the finish in the East 3 through 6, I would go: Chicago, NJ, Atlanta, Columbus/Montreal. That's pretty close to where things stand right now.

 

[Gotham Gator]

The number of the day in MLS is 4,872.3.

That's the number of Chicago defenders that were standing around ball watching on New Jersey's first goal.

 

[ferrarinycfc]

Atlanta UTD, in their new stadium, have taken MLS up a notch .

 

[LionNYC]

Atlanta UTD, in their new stadium, have taken MLS up a notch .

Okay, my two cents on Atlanta United and the Mercedes Benz for soccer...

- The main camera is two or three yards left of the midfield line. This is very, very annoying at least for me.
- Originally, they had a very zoomed in frame so you couldn't see what was really happening. During a free kick, you only saw the player and the ball and not the action inside the 18 yard box. They changed this later in the game but still it's annoying.
- You can't see corners being taken on the nearside due to the height of the stands. They'll need a camera on the touchline or on the opposite side of the field (but that would break the 180 degree camera rule).
- It's turf, and even if it's the best turf in the world, it's still turf and soccer is a grass field sport.
- Pyrotechnics during the national anthem I believe is one of the worst things you can do, especially in a domed field. All that smoke stayed low for a long portion of the match and it greyed out the screen.

 

[Vallos]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaUnited/comments/6za2ih/the_myth_is_true_you_cant_see_the_corners/

 

[LionNYC]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaUnited/comments/6za2ih/the_myth_is_true_you_cant_see_the_corners/

Reading on that same thread, from the supporter's section you can't see the endline or the bottom half of the goal from a vertical perspective. So any low shot is unseen by upper rows.

And they say this was built for soccer...

 

[ferrarinycfc]

Okay, my two cents on Atlanta United and the Mercedes Benz for soccer...

- The main camera is two or three yards left of the midfield line. This is very, very annoying at least for me.
- Originally, they had a very zoomed in frame so you couldn't see what was really happening. During a free kick, you only saw the player and the ball and not the action inside the 18 yard box. They changed this later in the game but still it's annoying.
- You can't see corners being taken on the nearside due to the height of the stands. They'll need a camera on the touchline or on the opposite side of the field (but that would break the 180 degree camera rule).
- It's turf, and even if it's the best turf in the world, it's still turf and soccer is a grass field sport.
- Pyrotechnics during the national anthem I believe is one of the worst things you can do, especially in a domed field. All that smoke stayed low for a long portion of the match and it greyed out the screen.

Ill concur with what you said. Its not as good as a lot of people hoped.

However, if they continue to get 45,000+ crowds in a stadium they dont pay rent for, it means a lot of $$$

 

[SoupInNYC]

Ill concur with what you said. Its not as good as a lot of people hoped.

However, if they continue to get 45,000+ crowds in a stadium they dont pay rent for, it means a lot of $$$

I've heard in one of their upcoming games they're looking to break the MLS attendance record with a crowd over 70k