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People ask why don't the euro snobs watch MLS? It's stuff like this. Brad Davis was so unimpressive in the international games that I've seen him play in that I must conclude that if he's scoring at such a clip, his competition is pretty poor.Maybe his role is different in Houston than it was for the USMNT, but still.
Would you say the same for Diego Costa's competition in Spain? He scored something like 40 goals last season but was ineffective for Spain in the World Cup. Rom Lukaku scored 15 goals in the EPL last season but can't get a start for Wilmots over a 19 year old. I can't speak for Davis or the MLS, but I think you'll find plenty of anonymous results like this if you look for them.
People ask why the Eurosnobs are incredibly hypocritical when they talk about MLS? It's stuff like this. Are you really trying to pretend that there are not multiple players all over the world in all types of leagues who will do well after having a poor WC?
It is a good one to watch. The Portland-Seattle fans take this game really seriously and there should be a really wild atmosphere.
I would say Diego Costa did not play the same role for España, as he did for Atletico. Same position, but different roles/philosophies.
To keep it on topic for this thread, I guess there are 3 main players to watch: Dempsey, Yedlin and Nagbe.
Yeah, he is a great setup guy but never been a goal scorer.
I didn't remember that it was his first season... I do remember liking him for NY, and wondering why they let him go. Same for Magee and a few othersYeah, he is a great setup guy but never been a goal scorer.
Looking up his stats, he has been playing since 2002 and he has only scored over 5 goals in an entire season twice, so this mini run of goals is obviously out of character.
I forgot he was with NY in his first season. That adds another player to the NY American list:
Howard, Ream, Bradley, Agudelo, Jozy and Davis. Pretty good basis for a team if they had kept them together
He was in the running for the rookie of the year with NY.I didn't remember that it was his first season... I do remember liking him for NY, and wondering why they let him go. Same for Magee and a few othersYeah, he is a great setup guy but never been a goal scorer.
Looking up his stats, he has been playing since 2002 and he has only scored over 5 goals in an entire season twice, so this mini run of goals is obviously out of character.
I forgot he was with NY in his first season. That adds another player to the NY American list:
Howard, Ream, Bradley, Agudelo, Jozy and Davis. Pretty good basis for a team if they had kept them together
As far as that goes, Higuain, Aguero and Palacios looked like they'd never seen a soccer ball before.
I agree and when they go back and dominate their leagues no one is going to to say those leagues stink because they did not play well in the WC.
Davis has been a quality player in the MLS, sure. But when faced with tougher competition, he really looked out of his depth. Even Bedoya or Zusi looked more at home on the WC pitch than Davis. I'm not saying he didn't belong on the team (although I would have taken LD over him), just trying to highlight some of the disparity between MLS and other leagues.
God yes. I was yelling at them for the last few games to make the runs cutting toward Messi, especially when he heads right. SOOOOO many Barca goals are scored that way with Messi sucking defenders in only to find a teammate cutting in for an easy finish. Aguero didn't seem to understand that much, and his touch didn't help matters. Higuain should have finished multiple times, but was simply off.
Costa had a really poor Cup, but then again so did all of Spain. Like I said earlier, they should have played Villa + Costa up top with Koke in the mdifield and Juanfran at right back. Should have brought Gabi along for the ride too. Then again, that wouldn't have prevented Iker and Pique from ####ting the bed multiple times.
That highlights nothing except hypocrisy IMO. Do you know how many players from EPL, La Liga etc looked out of their depth?
Newer fans said they wanted to track US players here because they did not want to wade into the soccer thread which is vastly non US based.Ok whats the protocol here exactly? Why is an MLS game being discussed in the USMNT thread?
This thread needs to go away unless there are firendlies, qualifiers or international tournaments. Too much redundancy going on.
Ok whats the protocol here exactly? Why is an MLS game being discussed in the USMNT thread?
This thread needs to go away unless there are firendlies, qualifiers or international tournaments. Too much redundancy going on.
Newer fans said they wanted to track US players here because they did not want to wade into the soccer thread which is vastly non US based.Ok whats the protocol here exactly? Why is an MLS game being discussed in the USMNT thread?
This thread needs to go away unless there are firendlies, qualifiers or international tournaments. Too much redundancy going on.
I don't really care since I read both but I can understand new fans who just want to follow how US players like Dempsey, Yedlin etc are doing at club level.
I hope the three sweeper formation doesn't catch on.
The vast majority of US players are not talked about in the main soccer thread. That thread is 99% Euro soccer from August to May. If a US player stumbles into the conversation every 500 posts we are lucky.
No idea. We were talking in the soccer thread about that game and I did not see any new names posting in there.
None, that's how many
No need to get panties bunched up here.
No thanks.
No way. This thread is exactly what I wanted. I looked in the main soccer thread the other day and it had grown to like 10 pages of stuff I didn't care about. If guys like native, etc don't want to post here......then don't post here. It's not a big deal. Nobody's feeling will be hurt.
Premier - Then maybe change the name of this thread to "USMNT and MLS"?No way. This thread is exactly what I wanted. I looked in the main soccer thread the other day and it had grown to like 10 pages of stuff I didn't care about. If guys like native, etc don't want to post here......then don't post here. It's not a big deal. Nobody's feeling will be hurt.
I think this is fine but that is not what Gator originally said which started the conversation. "If new fans care about usmnt players and their club teams, they can check there. If not, they can wait until qualifiers start again."
why does the name have to change? MLS as a league can be discussed in the soccer thread.Premier - Then maybe change the name of this thread to "USMNT and MLS"?No way. This thread is exactly what I wanted. I looked in the main soccer thread the other day and it had grown to like 10 pages of stuff I didn't care about. If guys like native, etc don't want to post here......then don't post here. It's not a big deal. Nobody's feeling will be hurt.
No. The intent is to discuss USMNT. Most of them play in MLS. Therefore there will be some MLS discussion here.Premier - Then maybe change the name of this thread to "USMNT and MLS"?No way. This thread is exactly what I wanted. I looked in the main soccer thread the other day and it had grown to like 10 pages of stuff I didn't care about. If guys like native, etc don't want to post here......then don't post here. It's not a big deal. Nobody's feeling will be hurt.
cool. Most of what I post I just find on BS or Yanks Abroad web sites.
