by jabarilegendre1 | Apr 22, 2016 | New York City
We are now six games into the MLS season and it’s time we take a look at how new head coach Patrick Vieira is revamping New York City F.C. After an enticing season opener where the boys in blue notched four goals against the Chicago Fire, NYC have had trouble scoring...
by joshsippie | Apr 22, 2016 | Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is having quite the year. Now that I have overstated the obvious, let’s talk about why. Joao Plata. Now that I have stated why, let’s figure out why this could be a problem in the very near future. Dependency on one man is a dicey endeavor....
by estevantinoco | Apr 22, 2016 | Portland Timbers
David Villa. Bradley Wright-Phillips. Chris Wondolowski. Jozy Altidore. Didier Drogba. Clint Dempsey. Sounds like an MLS All-Star Squad eh? Only one issue. All of those players are looking up at Portland Timbers’ Fanendo Adi, who sits above them all on the top scorers...
by joshsippie | Apr 21, 2016 | Orlando City
Given the MLS’s growing, yet still lower level of prestige in the world of soccer, it is kind of surprising that any big-time signing could go ‘under the radar’, per say, but you could argue that Orlando City picking up Julio Baptista did just that....
by joshsippie | Apr 21, 2016 | Chicago Fire
Sometimes it’s nice to have a very solvable problem. When a team has a clear weakness that they can look at and say ‘we see that, and we have an answer’. I’m sure the New York Red Bulls would kill for an answer to their uncountable woes. But...
by griffinweshe | Apr 21, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City
Sporting KC came out with defensive dominance to start the season. They rose to the top of the West with four goals scored and just one goal surrendered after three games. But then Real Salt Lake came to town and things changed. The counter attacking play of the Utah...
by joshsippie | Apr 20, 2016 | MLS
We are about five months from the always exciting release of EA Sports FIFA 17. As always, the game will be the greatest thing ever, everyone will play it and there will be much rejoicing. However, if there is one area of FIFA’s yearly releases that continuously...
by joshsippie | Apr 20, 2016 | New York Red Bulls
A lot has been said about how the New York Red Bulls have been sputtering as a result of Bradley Wright-Phillips’ downfall. Yet, maybe the fault falls on the team as a whole for not using the temporary shortcomings of one star man to put the burden on another...
by griffinweshe | Apr 20, 2016 | USMNT
With all the hype surrounding the newest crop of USMNT youngsters, perhaps one of the brightest young talents is none other than Borussia Dortmunds Christian Pulisic. Brought into the club in January of 2015, he has exploded onto the first team scene in his short time...
by joshsippie | Apr 19, 2016 | LA Galaxy
When you think of the best defenses in MLS, teams like Colorado and Real Salt Lake have to come to mind because they win games by thin margins, where their defense is visibly keeping the team in the game and in the end, pulling home the points. But the fact that the...