Author Topic: MLS Team (Read 2980 times)

Observer · « **on:** July 25, 2010, 06:10:29 PM »

MLS Teams doing very well against Premier league teams this rounds. I know its friendlies, pre season and all that. Regardless the quality of football has been good. Today Kansas City with ten men from first half beat ManU 2-1. again displaying some good football. While NY deal with Man City

Well done

Cocorite · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2010, 06:13:28 PM »

Yeah just see dat. No doubt about the standard of play MLS is producing lately.

future socawarrior · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2010, 06:21:55 PM »

thats for the dumb Trinis that think that PFL anywhere close to MLS....

Fyzoman · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2010, 07:01:11 PM »

Quote from: future socawarrior on July 25, 2010, 06:21:55 PM

thats for the dumb Trinis that think that PFL anywhere close to MLS....

yuh lorse eh dey.

100% Barataria · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2010, 07:11:43 PM »

So wait, let me see if I get this straight, CB a few days ago said MLS is on the level of the lower championship/high league 1. In an interview today Henry basically said don't get carried away w/these results it is pre-season but posters here believe somehow that the MLS level is on the up and up?

fish · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2010, 07:19:56 PM »

But MLS is on the up. Every year, the league improves. Remember this league is fairly young. Look at the league when it first started. Then look at it in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010.

D.H.W · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2010, 08:06:34 PM »

stueps man utd play with a rel weak team. oh well , well done KC

JERSEY TRINI · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2010, 08:07:52 PM »

I don't care if these teams are in preseason or not the fact is that these same players could get together for four or five days with their national teams and play well. So how come they get excused for their clubs just because it's preseason but the fact is most if not all of them that played these last couple games have been together for the last three or more weeks?

Bakes · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2010, 08:46:45 PM »

Quote from: 100% Barataria on July 25, 2010, 07:11:43 PM

So wait, let me see if I get this straight, CB a few days ago said MLS is on the level of the lower championship/high league 1. In an interview today Henry basically said don't get carried away w/these results it is pre-season but posters here believe somehow that the MLS level is on the up and up?

There's no denying that MLS is on the up and up... only question is exactly how "up" de present "up" really is. When you look at the fact that most of the US MNT roster are MLS alumns, and even some who get left off the roster are presently plying their trades in Europe (Adu and Eddie Johnson being among the most notable; think what you want of them), it'PFs pretty indicative of the overall improvement of the quality of the players. Quality of the players itself is indicative of the overall quality of the league.

PFL have quite a ways to go in order to be on the same level... that is the central point here.

MEP · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2010, 10:42:13 PM »

Quote from: 100% Barataria on July 25, 2010, 07:11:43 PM

So wait, let me see if I get this straight, CB a few days ago said MLS is on the level of the lower championship/high league 1. In an interview today Henry basically said don't get carried away w/these results it is pre-season but posters here believe somehow that the MLS level is on the up and up?

regardless or should I say irregardless

of whether or not it is preseason EPL teams are being presented with quality opposition and that is all that matters. MLS is still in its adolescent stage and in a few years will mature into a pretty thriving and vibrant league.

warmonga · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2010, 10:56:38 PM »

weak mi rass hush allyuh c**t.. ley USA come play TNT a basketball game and TNT win hear allyuh. I live in USA and am proud to be living here I support all dem kids who born here , leave basket ball ,and di game wey dey does throw a ball and a big fat man does ketch it and run. I cya call it rugby and mi cya call it football. mi eh know what to call it it so f**kin gay.. rounders and all de other funny man game to play the world #1 sport Football. USA baby MLS f**k machester united and faggison or watever dey call him.

war

Blue · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2010, 11:09:47 PM »

I watch d NY - Man City game - it was fairly even, and de fella named Dane Richards (or something similar) looked like a decent player. Man City were playing some decent offensive stuff, but didnt really make much effort defensively, no tackling etc. Red Bulls deserved their win.

But lets not forget Man City had no Tevez, Toure (x2), De Jong, Vieira, Barry, SWP, Lescott, Kompany, Silva, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Boateng. To name a few.

Realistically, Man City wudda blow dem out if necessary. Even widout all de star players.

Observer · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:51:39 AM »

I don't think anyone is saying the MLS is in comparison, a premium league. What I noticed is that the
quality of football on display by a few teams is much better. From 2006 to present I really felt the MLS looked liked a glorified University league, with the loss of players like Valderama and Echevery. However, in 2010 clubs have invested wisely in some quality players and the football on display is of a higher quality. RSL, KC, LA, Dallas, NY, Chicago to name a few.

100% Barataria · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2010, 07:21:50 AM »

Quote from: Observer on July 26, 2010, 04:51:39 AM

I don't think anyone is saying the MLS is in comparison, a premium league. What I noticed is that the
quality of football on display by a few teams is much better. From 2006 to present I really felt the MLS looked liked a glorified University league, with the loss of players like Valderama and Echevery. However, in 2010 clubs have invested wisely in some quality players and the football on display is of a higher quality. RSL, KC, LA, Dallas, NY, Chicago to name a few.

This I agree w/, as far as the level of MLS, I will not use these friendlies as a barometer to evaluate the league level, others feel free to do so, the Concacaf CL is a much better barometer IMO to evaluate the league's level viz-a-viz the rest of concacaf, will see how the MLS teams perform this upcoming CCL.

Jah Gol · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:13:51 AM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_League

This should be instructive.

fish · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:45:09 AM »

Dane Richards... He is a rel hit or miss. Ask any jamaican

Fyzoman · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:33:23 PM »

Quote from: Observer on July 26, 2010, 04:51:39 AM

I don't think anyone is saying the MLS is in comparison, a premium league. What I noticed is that the
quality of football on display by a few teams is much better. From 2006 to present I really felt the MLS looked liked a glorified University league, with the loss of players like Valderama and Echevery. However, in 2010 clubs have invested wisely in some quality players and the football on display is of a higher quality. RSL, KC, LA, Dallas, NY, Chicago to name a few.

so how de F^&K it is dat some men could dress back and make such simple brilliant analysis of a situation..while others does just continue to talk ah pack ah arseness?

really Observer? so yuh mean wid all dese foreign nationals/internationals (granted some might be past dey sell-by dates) playing in de league, de league has improved??? (sarcastic question)

Of course de kiss-meh-foot league improve!

Dais why last year ah ask someone back home to tell me whether we PFL on par or better than MLS? Cause after watching some MLS game last year, I decided that if we PFL even on par wid MLS...we in good shape!

Observer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:18:15 PM »

Seriously if T&T had anything equivalent to the MLS I would be a very happy man and &T football would sky rocket. When i home and go to games, I have to look around and think I in the wrong place, because is only when teams run out I realize they actually have ah match.

kicker · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2010, 06:59:46 PM »

Quote from: Observer on July 26, 2010, 06:18:15 PM

Seriously if T&T had anything equivalent to the MLS I would be a very happy man and &T football would sky rocket. When i home and go to games, I have to look around and think I in the wrong place, because is only when teams run out I realize they actually have ah match.

Even after they run out sometimes yuh still in doubt...

g · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:14:52 PM »

Bottom line is that there no longer is an extreme gulf in quality across all leagues, teams from MLS being competitive against Premier League teams.

Look in concacaf champions league some of our own PFL teams were very competitive against MLS and Mexican clubs.

The quality of the PFL as a product has more to do with how it was marketed in the past. The league is making strides to address this.

I believe the only thing missing from propeling leagues like the MLS and PFL further is the introduction of a promotion/relegation league structure. This will inherently force clubs to improve or suffer the financial and competitive losses.

Already the concacaf champs league with its revenue potential has trickled down into the PFL this season with teams making strides to add quality to their squads with the goal of qualifying for the regional tourney.

Things will get better with time.

Bakes · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2010, 09:04:18 PM »

Quote from: Ryan on July 25, 2010, 11:09:47 PM

I watch d NY - Man City game - it was fairly even, and de fella named Dane Richards (or something similar) looked like a decent player.

One trick speed pony. Theo Walcott west of the Atlantic... at very best.

Quote from: fish on July 26, 2010, 08:45:09 AM

Dane Richards... He is a rel hit or miss. Ask any jamaican

...or Red Bulls watcher.

fish · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2010, 09:28:52 PM »

Quote from: Bake n Shark on July 26, 2010, 09:04:18 PM

Quote from: Ryan on July 25, 2010, 11:09:47 PM
I watch d NY - Man City game - it was fairly even, and de fella named Dane Richards (or something similar) looked like a decent player.

One trick speed pony. Theo Walcott west of the Atlantic... at very best.

Quote from: fish on July 26, 2010, 08:45:09 AM
Dane Richards... He is a rel hit or miss. Ask any jamaican

...or Red Bulls watcher.

For real.