MLS 2016

citytillidie

Some slip on a pen from David Villa in tonights game for New York City

ben.schlomo

citytillidie wrote: »

Some slip on a pen from David Villa in tonights game for New York City

Ya twas horrendous and cost them dearly in the end, they also just cant defend. Love the late goals in MLS games, they happen so regularly.

eire4

FatherTed wrote: »

Lampard gets paid more than the entire Red Bulls team who they lost 0-7 to on Saturday.... Also he was booed when he came on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Uo9Vj6yk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Uo9Vj6yk0

The whole Lampard deal has to be one of the worst financial decisons any team has made in the MLS this season if not the worst.

Headshot

Villa is still to good for MLS.

Headshot

Good match.

This game had goals all written over it

Johner

Headshot wrote: »

Good match.

This game had goals all written over it

Tommy McNamara has such a wicked long range shot.

geoffrie1

Johner wrote: »

Tommy McNamara has such a wicked long range shot.

His second one off the cross bar was class.

What was David Villa at near the end? He literally was happy to get a yellow card and now misses the next game. Strange behavior.

Tomagotchye

Apparently Steven Taylor is going to sign for Portland. 30 and an injury disaster. Then he'd slot in beside Ridgewell who's also 32? Not sure about that.

Watching them play now against sporting kc, defence doesn't look too bad. Midfield and up front look lacluster though

citytillidie

So will this be the year of a Canadian winner of the MLS? For the 1st time a Canadian team will be in the final.

Eastern Conference Final
1st leg Impact de Montréal V Toronto FC game has been moved from Stade Saputo to Montréal's Stade Olympique Nov 22nd
2nd leg Toronto FC V Impact de Montréal BMO Field Nov 30th

Western Conference Final
1st leg Seattle Sounders FC V Colorado Rapids CenturyLink Field Nov 22nd
2nd leg Colorado Rapids V Seattle Sounders FC Dick's Sporting Goods Park Nov 27th

Third_Echelon

citytillidie wrote: »

So will this be the year of a Canadian winner of the MLS? For the 1st time a Canadian team will be in the final.

Eastern Conference Final
1st leg Impact de Montréal V Toronto FC game has been moved from Stade Saputo to Montréal's Stade Olympique Nov 22nd
2nd leg Toronto FC V Impact de Montréal BMO Field Nov 30th

Western Conference Final
1st leg Seattle Sounders FC V Colorado Rapids CenturyLink Field Nov 22nd
2nd leg Colorado Rapids V Seattle Sounders FC Dick's Sporting Goods Park Nov 27th

Toronto look to be hitting savage form at the right time. They were excellent in the NYCFC ties. Giovinco really stepped it up!

Colorado would be my dark horse though!

citytillidie

1st legs were last night / this morning

Impact de Montréal 3 V 2 Toronto FC
Seattle Sounders FC 2 V 1 Colorado Rapids

Both games lots going on for the 2nd legs

Montreal v Toronto was a very exciting game, Montreals counter attacks were so fast. For once, Giovinco didn't have a great game, gave the ball away a lot, poor free kicks but he did win a lot of fouls.

The Atmosphere seemed great, 61,000 - second biggest attendance at an MLS game. Can't wait for the second leg back here next Wed

The pitch measurement incident at the start was embarrassing though!

Johner

The second leg of Colorado - Seattle is on now on Sky Sports 4.

Johner

Big goal for Seattle. 3-1 on aggregate now.

dan1895

Johner wrote: »

The second leg of Colorado - Seattle is on now on Sky Sports 4.

Why is this on tonight and the other game not until Wednesday night/Thursday morning?

citytillidie

dan1895 wrote: »

Why is this on tonight and the other game not until Wednesday night/Thursday morning?

Pitch in Toronto is being used for the Gery Cup tonight (Canadian Football version of the Super bowl)

citytillidie

2nd leg result Colorado Rapids 0 V 1 Seattle Sounders (Agg 1-3)

Seattle Sounders through to the final on December 10th / 11th and wait on Wednesdays 2nd leg between the 2 Canadian teams.
If Toronto win they host the final, if Montréal win then Seattle host the final.

2nd leg Toronto FC V Impact de Montréal (Agg 2-3)

Who will be the 1st team from Canada to reach the MLS final?

dan1895

citytillidie wrote: »

Pitch in Toronto is being used for the Gery Cup tonight (Canadian Football version of the Super bowl)

Thought they would use the Rogers Centre for that seeing as that's where the Argonauts play out of.

Johner

The second leg of Toronto - Montreal starts in just over an hour. Could be an absolute cracker.

LuckyGent88

Johner wrote: »

The second leg of Toronto - Montreal starts in just over an hour. Could be an absolute cracker.

Certainly has turned out to be a cracker.

2-2 now after 60 mins and 5-4 on aggregate to Montreal. More goals left in this game though.

dan1895

Stupid work! 7-5 on aggregate. Delighted for TFC who really don't know when they are beat.

Johner

What a game that was. Gotta love the MLS.

Toronto would have to be favs for the final but it's certainly a tight one to call. Seattle have really hit form at the right time and have been very impressive in dispatching Dallas and Colorado when they wouldn't have been fancied to progress.

eire4

Johner wrote: »

What a game that was. Gotta love the MLS.

Toronto would have to be favs for the final but it's certainly a tight one to call. Seattle have really hit form at the right time and have been very impressive in dispatching Dallas and Colorado when they wouldn't have been fancied to progress.

With Toronto getting to play the final at home they would have to be pretty firm favourites to win their first MLS title.

Johner

eire4 wrote: »

With Toronto getting to play the final at home they would have to be pretty firm favourites to win their first MLS title.

5/4 to win in 90 minutes and 4/6 to lift the trophy. The 5/4 for them to win in the 90 looks a decent enough bet.

Tomagotchye

So, who are we going for? I have Toronto down for it myself but you never know with this Seattle team.

Got a fee beers. Hopefully some good football now

ben.schlomo

Tomagotchye wrote: »

So, who are we going for? I have Toronto down for it myself but you never know with this Seattle team.

Got a fee beers. Hopefully some good football now

Wouldn't be surprised if Seattle did it after the season they've had. Morris and Lodeiro firing will help obviously. Hopefully a good game either way.

Tomagotchye

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if Seattle did it after the season they've had. Morris and Lodeiro firing will help obviously. Hopefully a good game either way.

They've had a wild ride. Sacking the manager seems a stroke of genius now but I wonder if they will get in a habit of it now they have gotten a taste of the benefits of new manager syndrome? It honestly could go either way but I just think Toronto have more in their locker and it will make the difference.

rmchmufc

How come the game is in Toronto and not at a neutral venue?

dfx-

It rewards the better regular league performance. So if Montreal had beaten Toronto (as I was hoping for Piatti alone), the game would've been at Seattle.

Tomagotchye wrote: »

So, who are we going for? I have Toronto down for it myself but you never know with this Seattle team.

Got a fee beers. Hopefully some good football now

As in most neutral games, I'll shout for the away side, the underdogs probably too.

Tomagotchye

dfx- wrote: »

It rewards the better regular league performance. So if Montreal had beaten Toronto (as I was hoping for Piatti alone), the game would've been at Seattle.



As in most neutral games, I'll shout for the away side, the underdogs probably too.

Fairly even so far. Bit of bite in the challengesbut not so much goal actikn. I love altidore, pops up everywhere and does a great job. Total pro

FatherTed

rmchmufc wrote: »

How come the game is in Toronto and not at a neutral venue?

Whoever has the better record in the league hosts the final.

Giovinco is getting fouled a lot, I think he will get free at some point to set up a goal score.

ben.schlomo

A typical final type game, no fluency, no quality, niggley fouls every minute. We are crying out for a goal.

dfx-

don't see the fuss about the referee from the commentators. Geovinco is falling down around the box regularly, impossible to trust him which is a foul and isn't. He's also reffed plenty of Rovers v Bohs games...the atmosphere won't bother him.:pac:

Corholio

dfx- wrote: »

don't see the fuss about the referee from the commentators. Geovinco is falling down around the box regularly, impossible to trust him which is a foul and isn't. He's also reffed plenty of Rovers v Bohs games...the atmosphere won't bother him.:pac:

Was thinking the exact same thing. It's the type of game where if you turned off the commentary you'd have a different opinion of challenges etc, or at the very least not be as easily swayed. Giovinco has never needed much to go down.

ben.schlomo

Ah yeah he's been consistent in so far as he's let everything go. Such a poor game though, not an ounce of quality from anyone.

RichFTW

rmchmufc wrote: »

How come the game is in Toronto and not at a neutral venue?

My guess would be that most sides wouldn't have a big enough fan base to fill a neutral venue if they had to travel in numbers. Especially with the huge distance that some clubs are from each other. Having the top seeded team get home advantage solves the risk of having a half full stadium for the final plus it rewards regular season form.

Richard Hillman

Makes finishing high in the league more of a priority. I reckon they will eventually move to a neutral venue when the event gets big enough

Beefy78

This is a pretty bad game of football.

I'm nominally supporting the Sounders as I've a lot of friends in Seattle who support them but they've been second best all night.

Richard Hillman

I started to the game as a neutral but Seattle have not endeared themselves to me, so want Toronto to win

ben.schlomo

Beefy78 wrote: »

This is a pretty bad game of football.

I'm nominally supporting the Sounders as I've a lot of friends in Seattle who support them but they've been second best all night.

Ya they've both been wretched but Seattle more so. Never got going, Lodeiro and morris barely had a tough all night. It's the usual area that MLS falls down on, passing/creativity in the middle/final third. All the effort and energy is unquestionable but the quality often lags behind.

Beefy78

Ricketts should score there. I think Seattle are going to steal this.

Edit - WHAT A SAVE! Where has this action been all night?

Richard Hillman

Phenomenal save. Phenomenal.

dfx-

It's been a nervy engaging final, not *that* bad a game imo. Not much creatively from either side, but Seattle have defended well. Toronto have not created much at all and not handled the occasion well..

ben.schlomo

dfx- wrote: »

It's been a nervy engaging final, not *that* bad a game imo. Not much creatively from either side, but Seattle have defended well. Toronto have not created much at all and not handled the occasion well..

Engaging, yes. That bad, yes.

Very calm from Torres for the winning pen. Frei was the hero though with that save and the save from that awful Bradley penalty.

Beefy78

Enjoyable shootout. I think the better team lost but Seattle is a proper football city. They love the sport there and I'm happy for them.

RichFTW

Toronto is a sports mad town as well. Football has been growing pretty quickly over the last few years despite not being anywhere near as successful or competitive as someone like Seattle.

Beefy78

RichFTW wrote: »

Toronto is a sports mad town as well. Football has been growing pretty quickly over the last few years despite not being anywhere near as successful or competitive as someone like Seattle.

I don't disagree with you. I've never been to Toronto or anywhere in Canada really so can't speak for it. I just know that I've been to a fair few places in the US and have never seen somewhere there so visibly behind their MLS side. Flags, shirts on the street, etc. I saw both the Seahawks and Mariners play whilst I was there and most people once they heard my accent wanted to talk about the Sounders and were really knowledgeable about them.

And they were sucking when I was there.

I've always thought it was a bit strange that Canada haven't been more of a player in football over the years, with the UK historic cultural influence. Glad to see that they're catching on.

RichFTW

Beefy78 wrote: »

I don't disagree with you. I've never been to Toronto or anywhere in Canada really so can't speak for it. I just know that I've been to a fair few places in the US and have never seen somewhere there so visibly behind their MLS side. Flags, shirts on the street, etc. I saw both the Seahawks and Mariners play whilst I was there and most people once they heard my accent wanted to talk about the Sounders and were really knowledgeable about them.

And they were sucking when I was there.

I've always thought it was a bit strange that Canada haven't been more of a player in football over the years, with the UK historic cultural influence. Glad to see that they're catching on.

Ya Seattle always have a good fan base for their sports teams. They have made the playoffs every year since they joined the MLS though while TFC only made the playoffs last year after 8 seasons of not making it. Making the playoffs is considered a winning season in US sports which is always going to lead to more support on the streets and a growing fan base. TFC were terrible for years and have still managed to have one of the best attendance records in the league.

At work, all the parents have their kids playing football which didn't happen a few years ago so the sport is definitely taking off at the grassroots level. More people are playing the sport on weekends as well and you can see the interest levels rising when you go to bars to watch the games.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Game being played now in about a foot of snow between Minnesota and Atlanta.

Why are they playing in an outdoor stadium in Minnesota I mean have none of the people who set up the team seen Fargo.

OneColdHand

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Game being played now in about a foot of snow between Minnesota and Atlanta.

Why are they playing in an outdoor stadium in Minnesota I mean have none of the people who set up the team seen Fargo.

3-1 after half an hour, so doesn't seem to be affecting the football!