Chip R (08-13-2019),paintmered (08-15-2019)
ATL 3
Club America 2
One and done. That was it. Fame, bragging rights, eternal glory and a decent game check to the winners.
Now back to regularly scheduled programming.
A 2-0 loss to ATL and 2-1 loss to SEA, both at home, is a big setback for POR. Change of strategy seems necessary.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Columbus Crew takes the first Hell is Real Derby with a 3-1 win at Nippert.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
North (08-26-2019),Redsfaithful (08-26-2019)
In the home stretch of year #3 of the franchise, ATL is now the reigning MLS Cup, Campeones Cup and US Open Cup champs.
5 Stripes are 9-1 in their last 10 with 6 shutouts and a scoring differential of +17.
Betterread (08-28-2019)
Galaxy did ok through this stretch. If they can beat Seattle this weekend, they’ll be in 2nd in the West which is where they were a month ago, albeit in a much tighter race. After this weekend they play the bottom four teams in the West, Montreal at home and a tough one at RSL. But it’s still a pretty favorable schedule to get that 2 seed and get on the opposite side of LAFC in the playoffs.
I saw Toronto play live this weekend. Michael Bradley is a pylon.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
M2 (09-03-2019)
Minnesota really played well this Summer. Their only recent blemish, and it's not a blemish, is a 2-1 loss at Atlanta. Minnesota just had a stunning 2-0 win at LAFC.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Betterread (09-04-2019)
That was a big win. Second biggest to the Portland Cup semi-final win. Vrs LA, We got the tactics right, full squad commitment to the tactics and two really good finishes by our young US forward Mason Toye.
But there are 6 matches until the end of the season and teams in places 2-8 are separated by only 6 points.
Minnesota has the toughest road in of all the West contenders too.
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