Major Link Soccer - Streak Breaking Edition
by Dizzo on Aug 8, 2011 7:00 AM PDT
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PrintGreat weekend for the Seattle Sounders. They fought through fatigue, heat, humidity and a goal deficit to end Sporting Kansas City's 14 game unbeaten streak in MLS. The 2-1 victory marks the second time the Sounders have come from behind in overtime to defeat the Sporks. To be fair, the Sporks outplayed the Sounders for the majority of the match even after designated player Omar Bravo was sent of for a reckless challenge. We'll take it anyway.
Arlo White has your match recap with highlights while Matt Gaschk has the post-game interviews with some very happy Sounders. You can also see photos from the San Francisco match last Wednesday here and here.
Congratulations to Kitsap! The Kitsap Pumas have won the first ever PDL trophy for the club and the state of Washington. Robby Christner scored the first and only goal of the match in the 11th minute. The rest of the game would involve a solid team defensive effort as the Laredo Heat pushed for an equalizer. David Falk has highlights from the nationally televised match as well as few photos from the match.
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LA Downs Dallas: The LA Galaxy showed once again this weekend why they are the dominant team in the league. FC Dallas took an early lead in the game off a Marvin Chavez goal. After that it was a game marked by defensive dominance by LA and one too many set-piece chances given by the normally stout FC Dallas defense. Eventually, the Galaxy would score three goals to win 3-1. It's going to be an uphill challenge for any of the other teams in the league to catch the Galaxy at this point.
NYRB Continue to Slide: The New York Red Bulls continued their summer slide down the Eastern Conference leader board this weekend with a 3-0 loss to Real Salt Lake. Some amazingly poor play in the first half allowed RSL to secure 2 goals. Newly minted DP Frank Rost and Dax McCarty were replaced at half-time due to injuries and poor performance, respectively. Well, on the positive side, they already did win a trophy this summer!
De Rosario Gets Revenge: Meanwhile, former Red Bull and Toronto FC player, Dwayne De Rosario scored a hat-trick against one of his many former teams. The 3-3 tie was one that Toronto FC really should have won and perhaps would have if they had given De Rosario the check he wanted. Toronto FC benefited from a 7th minute send-off off DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid (a great way to impress coach Jurgen Klinnsman by the way) as well as some poor decisions by referee Jasen Anno.
Montreal's New Logo: The Montreal Impact have released their new logo. It's a sleek new design that does a good job of highlighting the history of Quebec. The blue, black and white colors will look nice on the jerseys. Ultimately though, there's nothing terribly innovative about the new crest.
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Probably because all of the team colors have to make it past some MBA...
…and anything remotely innovative is going to be seen as not appealing to the broadest possible audience in some focus group, so we wind up with dull colors for most teams. The more time goes on, the more that I’m glad the Sounders have been pretty bold with their color choice.
I feel the same way
Not only is Rave Green bold for MLS, but it seems pretty bold on a global scale as well.
I just wish we would actually wear Rave Green when playing international matches.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Aug 8, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I'm the only one but I actually quite like the Electricty kits.
doesn’t get much bolder than that
by Philip Mueller on Aug 8, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only thing I don't like about the Electricity is the way they mix in the crowd
The rave green looks kind of dingy and drab next to an Electricity kit. In terms of on-field appearance, I like them. It’s not something I would wear as casual wear, but I don’t wear jerseys anyway. I would wear it as a uniform to play, though.
Its not that I don't like them
I just don’t understand the contradiction coming from the FO. They talk about wanting to build a global brand, but then don’t wear the jerseys that scream our brand when playing on the global stage.
Unless we want to be known for yellow outside of the US….
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's a good point.
Commentators regularly refer to Electricity as “Rave Green” because they’ve heard of it and assume that’s it.
by Philip Mueller on Aug 8, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Electricity kits too.
That’ll be my next purchase. In fact I believe it should be sold as the fan’s first choice as it is so damn loud. Think of 40k people chanting with that kit on.
Sports. Right?
Meh
Looks like the illegitimate love child of KC and Seattle’s shields.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Given recent history, I'm quite certain we'd be the b**ch in that arrangement.
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by J.Schnauzer on Aug 8, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
No, you'd be the dominant part of the patch until the very end ;)
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by ABTsportsline on Aug 8, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
On the other hand, they're one of like two teams with the balls to wear pink kits
Really hoping those survive the transfer to MLS
by Tohoya on Aug 8, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wonder what NYRB's season would have been like
If they didn’t play in the Emirates Cup. Seems that matches on both sides have taken a dive.
They've been pretty mediocre for a while now
not just around the Emirates Cup time. I think it just goes to show that you can’t build a team out of a few DPs and not a lot of quality depth.
I think they have quality depth
It’s just looks to all be on the attacking side (Richards, McCarty, Rodgers, Agudelo, Ballouchy, Lindpere). They might be leading the league in GF, but are near the bottom in GA. They have some quality defenders (Ream, Marquez and Albright), so I don’t know if the problem in lack of defensive roster depth or tactics. Doesn’t help that their keeper situation is a mess.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
My read is a lack of depth, international call-ups, & GK problems
I don’t have the stats at hand, but their defense looked pretty good for the 1st third of the year. Then they had international call-ups and some injury problems. Chris Albright and some of the other reserves never gelled with the starters when they returned. Both the main GKs never seemed able to organize the back-line when Marquez was out.
So, they bring in Frank Rost to provide some skill & leadership in goal. He’s fighting injury problems and still needs to get comfortable with his defense. I doubt the team has much chance to train with him with all the injuries & travel. Lots of blame to go around from the NYRB F.O. on down.
On the flip side…they can turn the defensive slide around assuming they get some rest, good fortune on the injury front and some time for the 1st team defense to get comfortable with each other again. They’ll probably make it into the playoffs and be ready for a run. Even if they give up the top spot in the East.
It'll be interesting to see what spot they get in the playoffs
IIRC their PPM puts them on the outside looking in at the moment, but you have to believe that they’ll at least manage to snag a WC spot over a team like Houston. I’m not sure I’d bet on them getting one of the top 3 spots in the East, though.
Fair enough
you’re probably right, at least in terms of the attackers. But the starting central defense of Keel and Mendez were horrid for a few weeks (along with the predictable unpredictability in goal) and there wasn’t much behind them.
I wonder now since the Gold Cup is done with and their non-MLS games like the Emirates Cup are over with, if they’ll refocus and get back on track. I think they play Chicago next week in NY, so it would be a good time to make a statement.
Can a statement be made by beating an awful team?
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It can if the statement is...
We don’t suck quite as bad as them.
by central_scrutinizer on Aug 8, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
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