Also I know he’s unpopular because well he’s not very good as an announcer but Ale Moreno is still showing Columbus love, tweeted out his #SaveTheCrew scarf before the match and wore it on television. Wrapped around his neck so not easily identifiable but he made announced it ahead of time too so I appreciate him.
I was about to scream with how much they kept ramming home his Barça connection. Motherfuckers, he had one garbage time start with Barça and a couple of substitutions. He wasn't some vital cog with Messi, et al.
He was on their youth squads with Messi for years. He wasn’t a first teamer but he was raised in their system. He and Messi are still really close. Probably one of those guys that goes back and coaches in their system. The Jozy goal took 9 touches to go from the top of their 18 to the back of the Sounders net by 7 different players.
Maybe if I wasn't so pissed off about how thoroughly dominated the Sounders were, how bad Lodeiro shit the bed, how fucking stupid Schmetzer was through the full 90, etc. I wouldn't care as much. Basically I'm salty. And I'm still salty. That was an embarrassing performance by the Sounders, and a complete throttling by Toronto. Hard to say I've seen anything quite like that beat down, and I say that as someone that was subjected to the utter skullfucking ND endured at the hands of Bama.
Vanney has him playing too deep earlier in the playoffs but moved him further upfield today. He was on his game.
was wondering about his stint with Italy's National Team. Found this on his wikipedia: Under Conte's successor, Gian Piero Ventura, Giovinco was once again overlooked for Italy's 2018 World Cup qualifiers and friendlies, in spite of his club form for Toronto in the MLS; when asked about the omissions of Giovinco and Domenico Criscito from his squad, Ventura commented: "Giovinco is a different story. I have done everything to help him but the reality is that he plays in a league [the MLS] that doesn't count for much, and the number of goals he scores is less important because with the quality he has got, he is bound to make a difference in that league. The problem is that if you play in that type of league, and you get used to playing in that type of league, it becomes a problem of mentality. wooooooooooooof.
seems its the way the majority if average fans think of the MLS, just think its kinda crazy for another national team coach to call out the league.
I mean Klinsmann was pretty open in saying that our best players needed to be testing themselves in Europe instead of playing in the MLS while he was the US coach so not that crazy
"The majority of average fans" are not wrong, either. MLS is definitely a second rate league, which is something I think we struggle with because we're so used to all of our sports leagues being the best in the world.
Definitely, especially when all Mexican coaches want their guys out of Liga MX ASAP too. Argentina, Brazil, Chile work the same way. They may take a few domestic guys but it'll always be that way. Europe is where you prove yourself
I've been having issues with tweets loading all night. https://www.lafc.com/diego-rossi/?mpweb=1150-136-97604 And their third dp: They also traded for Zimmerman and rumors are they're getting Sacha as well.
It sounds like the Uruguayan federation is pretty ticked at Rossi. They think he's going to be a star and wanted him in Europe.
Holy shit. LAFC got Laurent Ciman as well? And I'm sure they'll take Hillard-Arce in the draft (or trade the pick to someone with a CB need). That's a hell of a CB trio, had to be on the short list if not league best.
I feel like it will be Sacramento and Nashville with Cincy and another city told to wait until next year. Columbus being in flux is probably hurting Cincy right now.
as a fan of the MLS for about 8 minutes now, I know nothing of this MLS commish. I assume we should hate him like all commissioners of major pro sports