by joshsippie | Apr 19, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps
Here we are, seven games into the Vancouver Whitecaps season, and the Canadian side has yet to score a goal from open play. All four of their goals have been scored from the penalty spot by their catalyst, Pedro Morales, who is now out injured. It is a bit of a...
by tiqiq | Apr 19, 2016 | DC United
DC United built themselves a pretty clear reputation last year as a team that knew how to hunker down and make your life difficult. They would grind out a 0-0 draw and be perfectly happy with it as the opposing team sauntered away in frustration. It was kind of their...
by jabarilegendre1 | Apr 18, 2016 | New York City
New York City FC is one of the tougher to understand teams in MLS at the moment. They have quite the array of statistics going for them. For instance, no team maintains more possession and no team fires more shots per match. That in and of itself is enough to think...
by joshsippie | Apr 18, 2016 | Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union are definitely one of the upstart teams of the season. They are coming off of several poor seasons in a row, but between a gelling cast of characters on the pitch and a new cast off the pitch, there was a lot of belief going into this season....
by joshsippie | Apr 18, 2016 | New York Red Bulls
MLS has this wonderful quality where anything can happen. There is such a degree of competitive balance that any team can rebound from a down year and mount a comeback. This year is going down that path. The first four teams to tank were four of the strongest teams in...
by tiqiq | Apr 17, 2016 | DC United
DC United have had a very polarizing season. In their first four matches, they scored just two goals, as the formation continued to flip and flop and turn on it’s own head. It has been like a high school chemistry experiment where all sorts of things are being...
by joshsippie | Apr 17, 2016 | Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids were on a good route this season. Their offense needed a bit of time to gel, but between a soon-to-be-healthy Kevin Doyle, Shkelzen Gashi and Marco Poppa, they had a great foundation to build off. They were all either picked up this year or last...
by natepressler | Apr 17, 2016 | MLS, Toronto FC
For quite some time now, the ‘Yankee’ brand of soccer that MLS produces has not been too highly viewed by the more ‘established’ countries that are of the belief that since they’ve done it longer, they must do it better. Style and flair...
by natepressler | Apr 16, 2016 | Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew are one of those teams raising eyebrows thus far into the year. Going into the Saturday night match up with New York City FC, they sit dead last in the East, winless, and with the fewest goals scored of any other team (3). It’s a poor position...
by joshsippie | Apr 16, 2016 | Houston Dynamo
After getting off to one of the best offensive starts in MLS history (12 goals in three appearances), they have fallen flat on their faces. Not only have they only scored two goals in their last three, they have given up six goals in the same span. Mathematically,...
