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I really couldn't have hoped for a better finish. KC gets a ridiculous 9 minutes because of their own supporters' antics, and all they have to show for it is a goal against. Just beautiful.
Poor Zarek got abused all night though. That was unpleasant to watch.
Poor Zarek got abused all night though. That was unpleasant to watch.
Absolutely. The stadium is great and is going to be rocking for this game. Cant wait for next Saturday.
Hey. So. Real talk. American Soccer ERA.
You know how I'm like, so super RCTID. I could go into my history here, but I'm kinda drunk still and excited from that win. So I'm choosing not to. Frankly, I'm surprised I'm not just dancing around my apartment with my cat. I know Atlanta is like, the new hotness but is rooting for them fun? Reaaaaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyy? The big team with all the money and the huge stadium and the big market and blah blah blah etc? That's not fun.
You know what's fun? Portland. We're fun. We have a quirky reputation, even though that's really annoying and actually very not true anymore because fucking tech companies are fucking driving up our rent those mothofaisfhasofd annnnnnnnnyway yeah sports.
No seriously! We're a small market team. Our stadium seats like, 21k. Atlanta seats a ton more. We have franchise players that are on their way out, like Valeri (our best player ever) and Chara (also our best player ever, don't talk to me about this I'll want to explode before deciding) and like, we're underdogs. We're kinda always underdogs. And that's the best kind of team to root for, isn't it? Sports to me are about evoking emotions, and my Timbers provide the most entertaining drama that I get to personally experience. Root for us underdogs. Go Timbers. Rose City Till I Die.
You know how I'm like, so super RCTID. I could go into my history here, but I'm kinda drunk still and excited from that win. So I'm choosing not to. Frankly, I'm surprised I'm not just dancing around my apartment with my cat. I know Atlanta is like, the new hotness but is rooting for them fun? Reaaaaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyy? The big team with all the money and the huge stadium and the big market and blah blah blah etc? That's not fun.
You know what's fun? Portland. We're fun. We have a quirky reputation, even though that's really annoying and actually very not true anymore because fucking tech companies are fucking driving up our rent those mothofaisfhasofd annnnnnnnnyway yeah sports.
No seriously! We're a small market team. Our stadium seats like, 21k. Atlanta seats a ton more. We have franchise players that are on their way out, like Valeri (our best player ever) and Chara (also our best player ever, don't talk to me about this I'll want to explode before deciding) and like, we're underdogs. We're kinda always underdogs. And that's the best kind of team to root for, isn't it? Sports to me are about evoking emotions, and my Timbers provide the most entertaining drama that I get to personally experience. Root for us underdogs. Go Timbers. Rose City Till I Die.
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Chara is going to fucking run Nagbe off the park and smile at him.
Atlanta will win 5 - 0.
Dear god I wish I could make gifs so I could make gifs of Chara's fucking creepily incredible beautiful mug mean muggin on the end of a train or something ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Can we take a second to appreciate MLS right now because this is very good media
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...-valeris-first-goal-vs-sporting?autoplay=true
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...-valeris-first-goal-vs-sporting?autoplay=true
The only non Union MLS scarf I own is a Timbers Army scarf I traded for out in Portland so it's an easy choice which side to root for next Saturday.
Real talk, Atlanta United is fun as hell to root for. Atlanta United is honestly the first thing I've ever seen the WHOLE CITY support. The problem with Atlanta sports is that Atlanta is a transient town. If you hit the street and ask people "What [insert pro sport] team do you root for?", you will get more non-Atlanta teams every time. But Atlanta United.... man... the whole damn city loves them, and it's mostly because almost no one is a transient soccer fan. People I know from New York? They couldn't care less about the Red Bull or NYCFC, but they're all in on ATL UTD. It's crazy man, crazy. It gets doubly crazy when you factor in Atlanta sports history and how it just makes people not care (or trust) any Atlanta sports team. 5 Teams, 140 seasons, 60 winning seasons, 54 playoff appearances, 24 division championships, 6 Conference/league championships, only 1 championship. Thanks to Cleveland finally winning something Atlanta has taken the mantle of "Worst Sports Town in America for a fan".
Let Atlanta have something that's not "28-3", or Kirby Puckett, or the Infield Fly Rule, or Bobby Petrino, or Michael Vick's dogs, or Eugene Robinson getting arrested the night before the Super Bowl, or the 1996 World Series Collapse, or...you get the point. You may think you're the underdogs because you're a lower seed playing away from home, but you're going to have to trust me here: Atlanta are always the underdogs, and forever will be, until someone in this damn city fixes the sports culture. Atlanta United actually has a chance to do that and we're just freaking out about it. Or, we're just 90 minute away from whatever the soccer version of "28-3" is and we'll all feel like shit all over again. Doesn't help we're losing our coach and two best players after this season. Uuuuuugh.
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went to the caps team store today and...wow. The Whitecaps are so desperate and shameless in their pursuit for money that they're actually selling Bayern fucking Munich jerseys, but not Canadian National Team ones. a club selling ANOTHER CLUB'S JERSEYS AT THEIR OWN TEAM STORE
lmaoooooooo this club wild
lmaoooooooo this club wild
Wasn't FCD selling Zlatan kits when LA came? When we played St Pauli they were selling their own stuff there too but that's different IMO; they even bring merch to their away matches in a touring club shop so it's part of the deal. Not excusing this tho bc I agree it's gross.
Can't blame them, he's been the best thing to happen to the Caps in like forever.
touring clubs/ friendlies are completely fine. the FCD thing and this are wack.
i love davies but caps just taking milking levels to a whole different level
FWIW, i think if the red bulls sold Adams Leipzig kits it'd be fine because at least there's a direct connection between RBNY and Leipzig.
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I think I'm OK with the hire, or have at least talked myself into it. Mostly just ready to finally get the post-Klinsmann era started for better or worse.
Two of the more reasonable articles on the Berhalter hire:
Matt Doyle: A man, a plan, a new head coach for USMNT
Grant Wahl: U.S. Soccer's Process Adds Pressure, Colors Perspective of Gregg Berhalter's Hiring
Matt Doyle: A man, a plan, a new head coach for USMNT
Grant Wahl: U.S. Soccer's Process Adds Pressure, Colors Perspective of Gregg Berhalter's Hiring
He took a team that shouldn't have been that good on paper and made them capable of giving the best teams in the league a run for their money.
CCL DRAW RESULTS:
Santos Laguna (Mexico) VS Marathon (Honduras)
POR/NYRB VS Atletico Pantoja (Dominican Republic)
Tigres UANL (Mexico) VS Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo (Texas) VS Guastatoya (Guatemala)
Toluca (MEX) VS Sporting Kansas City (USA)
Toronto FC (CAN) VS Independiente (Panama)
Atlanta United (USA) VS Herediano (Costa Rica)
Monterrey (MEX) VS Alianza (El Salvador)
Santos Laguna (Mexico) VS Marathon (Honduras)
POR/NYRB VS Atletico Pantoja (Dominican Republic)
Tigres UANL (Mexico) VS Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo (Texas) VS Guastatoya (Guatemala)
Toluca (MEX) VS Sporting Kansas City (USA)
Toronto FC (CAN) VS Independiente (Panama)
Atlanta United (USA) VS Herediano (Costa Rica)
Monterrey (MEX) VS Alianza (El Salvador)
Welp, glad I'm not going to Atlanta I guess because my GF's family is going to be in town. And Smash comes out Friday, so yeah. I dunno. Man. Also, OwensboroEsq, I'm glad your town is really all in for your team. That's awesome.
ONE DAY AGAIN SOON WE WILL MAKE ANOTHER MLS CUP FINAL, AND I WILL ATTEND.
ONE DAY AGAIN SOON WE WILL MAKE ANOTHER MLS CUP FINAL, AND I WILL ATTEND.
One day, one day, just maybe, there will be a cup final hosted in the Western conference again
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We will miss you, GGG.
In great news, MLS/Precourt's motion to dismiss the Modell Law lawsuit has been DENIED
We're very close to a fait accompli scenario in Columbus between this and the Haslam-led group stepping up to purchase the club. We shall not be moved #SavedTheCrew
Very good at finding talent that fits his system, got us to the playoffs every year but one (2016), including two Conference Finals and an MLS Cup appearance.
He's going to need to fit his system to the talent we have now though. If he tries playing Trapp over Adams or McKennie then we've got a big issue.
I don't think he'll do that. It'll be interesting to see what he does with the talent he has. I think he can do a good job without needing to shoehorn in Trapp and Zardes.
I think there's enough talent available that he can do almost whatever he wants to do. If he wants to press we've got the player pool for it, if he wants to pass we've got the player pool for it. We won't be top tier in either, but the current group of young guys have a very high ceiling.
It's almost over. The nightmare is almost dead. One hour to go.
EDIT: Inside Man just confirmed this is what we've waited for. New downtown stadium, training facility, and a youth sports complex. Seems like the Columbus Eagles (our unaffiliated women's team) may be involved as well.
EDIT 2: Actually, new downtown stadium announcement is tomorrow at Land Grant Brewing. Today is just about future for Mapfre, which is it'll become a public sports complex/venue and seems the Eagles will move to play there.
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Indeed. And the next U.S.-Mexico game at Tiny Demon Fortress 2.0. Alex Fischer (Columbus Partnership CEO and the guy who made this happen) said the stadium announcement is noon tomorrow at Land Grant.
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That really would be hilarious.
Just leaving this here as it might be oddly relevant by the end of the month.