MLS Week 3 - 2019

[LionNYC]

MARCH 12 - TUESDAY
Santos Laguna vs. New Jersey Red Bulls Leg 2, 8 PM (2-0, Concacaf Champions League - YahooSports.com, Univision Deportes)
Tigres UANL vs. Houston Dynamo Leg 2, 11 PM (2-0, Concacaf Champions League - YahooSports.com, Univision Deportes)

MARCH 13 - WEDNESDAY
Atlanta United FC vs. Monterrey Leg 2, 8 PM (0-3, Concacaf Champions League - YahooSports.com, Univision Deportes)

MARCH 14 - THURSDAY
Sporting Kansas City vs. Independiente La Chorrera Leg 2, 8 PM (1-2, Concacaf Champions League - YahooSports.com, Univision Deportes)

MARCH 16 - SATURDAY
Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1 PM
Columbus Crew SC vs. FC Dallas 2 PM
Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 PM
New Jersey Red Bulls vs. San Jose Earthquakes 3:30 PM (Univision, Twitter)
Orlando City SC vs. Montreal Impact 4 PM
D.C. United vs. Real Salt Lake 8 PM
LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC 10:30 PM

MARCH 17 - SUNDAY
New York City FC vs. Los Angeles Football Club 3 PM (FS1)
FC Cincinnati vs. Portland Timbers 5 PM (FS1)
Atlanta United FC vs. Philadelphia Union 7 PM
Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution 7:30 PM
Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kanas City 9 PM

 

[mgarbowski]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1105187571410354176

Two games. It's been two games. "No single person has caused me as much misery in my life as you have."

 

[Shwafta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1105187571410354176

Two games. It's been two games. "No single person has caused me as much misery in my life as you have."

I want to say that's a troll account making fun... but I also know ATL fans

 

[Victors87]

I want to say that's a troll account making fun... but I also know ATL fans

They are also getting eliminated from champions league

 

[Shwafta]

They are also getting eliminated from champions league

They went out in a great way, unlike RB, and against arguably the best team in CONCACAF right now. Can't say I'd be too mad if I was an ATL fan.

 

[dummyrun]

I want to say that's a troll account making fun... but I also know ATL fans

I see we're starting a stone collection here in our house with floor-to-ceiling windows.

 

[Shwafta]

I see we're starting a stone collection here in our house with floor-to-ceiling windows.

They went out in a great way, unlike RB, and against arguably the best team in CONCACAF right now. Can't say I'd be too mad if I was an ATL fan.

I'd argue I'm not making a 'stone collection here in our house with floor-to-ceiling windows' but rather saying that not every team can experience good literally every season. NYCFC missed playoffs first year, and then after that has struggled with the playoffs consistently. I know some teams still haven't gotten playoff wins etc, but we have our own problems as well. ATL comes in and immediately makes playoffs, and wins mls cup second year- you can't expect that every year. They made CCL and did an insane comeback in the first round, but lost gracefully in the second round... and people are acting like it's the end of the world for ATL. At least from my point of view, that's that. I know it's impossible to ask for first place every season for NYCFC, but we still haven't reached any "glory" yet, so by virtue we have the right to want glory and push for it. If we came off of an MLS cup win and a managerial switch at the same time, I honestly wouldn't expect too much from the new coach immediately, as is the case with De Boer. If he doesn't pick it up within, let's say, 5 games, then I'd get worried. But they're acting like they've missed the playoffs and it's the second game.

....sometimes I wonder why I spend time to write meaninglessly long replies when I have a physics exam in 45 minutes.

 

[Ulrich]

Looks like the xG on that zinger was a solid 1.0 only to fall flat in the face of the rebuttal for a 0.0

 

[Gotham Gator]

Atlanta is smack dab in the middle of SEC country. It won't take much for the natives to get restless.

 

[Fantazma]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1105187571410354176

Two games. It's been two games. "No single person has caused me as much misery in my life as you have."

lmfao this is the kicker of the whole rant.

 

[NickA]

Can't say I disagree with this ranking.

 

[JohnB]

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Can't say I disagree with this ranking.

While I agree, I do not understand how we can have two conflicting narratives coming out of the talking heads at MLS


1) Wow, DC is going to possibly run the table except for maybe Atlanta OMG ROONEY SO GOOD
2) NYCFC tied the (albeit improved) worst team (Orlando) in the league from last year and needs to fall spots after keeping an offensive "juggernaut" (D.C.) to 0 goals.

yes it was ugly, yes it required otherworldy saves, but what team doesn't every once in a while have games like that...

 

[LionNYC]

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Can't say I disagree with this ranking.

While I agree, I do not understand how we can have two conflicting narratives coming out of the talking heads at MLS


1) Wow, DC is going to possibly run the table except for maybe Atlanta OMG ROONEY SO GOOD
2) NYCFC tied the (albeit improved) worst team (Orlando) in the league from last year and needs to fall spots after keeping an offensive "juggernaut" (D.C.) to 0 goals.

yes it was ugly, yes it required otherworldy saves, but what team doesn't every once in a while have games like that...

MLS Digital has had an anti-NYCFC vibe since inception. It starts with Gass who does RBII broadcast commentary. Doyle just hated Vieira for sticking always to the 4-3-3 and hates Dome for sucking. Warshaw is just the guy that is alternate and picked Philly to beat us in the playoffs last year.

 

[Ulrich]

MLS Digital has had an anti-NYCFC vibe since inception. It starts with Gass who does RBII broadcast commentary. Doyle just hated Vieira for sticking always to the 4-3-3 and hates Dome for sucking. Warshaw is just the guy that is alternate and picked Philly to beat us in the playoffs last year.

You can’t get mad at Doyle for hating Dome.

 

[NickA]

MLS Digital has had an anti-NYCFC vibe since inception. It starts with Gass who does RBII broadcast commentary. Doyle just hated Vieira for sticking always to the 4-3-3 and hates Dome for sucking. Warshaw is just the guy that is alternate and picked Philly to beat us in the playoffs last year.

While I don't disagree with you, I have trouble trying to figure out what type of team we have. So middle of the road seems OK to me. I do think we will get better as the season progresses. LAFC is another good test. We definitely need some points for our psyche and the table.

 

[JayH]

Kaku out of 18, coach’s decision. Hmmmm.

 

[Keith Putnam]

Yeah yeah, Rooney's hat trick and all, but this volley:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1107250326191702016

 

[Shwafta]

And people still complaining when NYCFC tie 0-0 to a team that demolished a likely high-placed playoff team 5-0.

 

[mgarbowski]

And people still complaining when NYCFC tie 0-0 to a team that demolished a likely high-placed playoff team 5-0.

Invalid comparison. DC is extremely great at Home and even more terrible Away. They have won exactly one Away Game since July 2017, and that was against an epically bad San Jose last year. They are 0-2-4 Away since Rooney showed up, with 2 of the draws coming at Yankee Stadium. The other 2 points they got came against non-playoff teams. Failing twice to get wins against them at YS, and being responsible for half of their Away points since last July, is a black mark, regardless of how they dominate at home.

 

[mgarbowski]

Somebody better get on this. #SaveTheCrew