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[Transmogrified Tiger]

Toronto/Montreal already a great game, 2-1 Toronto at half, and they lead on away goals 4-4 aggregate. 2nd half should be real good viewing on FS1.

[shnsajax]

Toronto/Montreal already a great game, 2-1 Toronto at half, and they lead on away goals 4-4 aggregate. 2nd half should be real good viewing on FS1.

 

That was great, final should be great too. Jozy vs Jordan.

[wolf stansson]

Jozy v Torres & Marshall. MB v Ozzie Alonso.

 

Tons of intriguing matchups, but if Giovinco shows up to play, this is Toronto's to lose.

 

Great final though. Been awhile since I was this excited by the match up in MLS Cup.

[shnsajax]

I was thinking about this this morning and sure enough Ronaldinho and Riquelme coming out of retirement to play for chapecoense for free. Awesome move. Hope a few other follow suit.

[shnsajax]

u17's beat Brazil 3-0 today. Also beat Portugal 7-1 and Turkey 5-1 in the Nike tourney.

[soccer10k]

PSG choking away the group today at home.

 

Also, nice no show by Besiktas. A win and they move on and instead, they're getting hammered by Dynamo Kiev and have 2 red cards.

[Ryne Ween]

PSG choking away the group today at home.

 

Also, nice no show by Besiktas. A win and they move on and instead, they're getting hammered by Dynamo Kiev and have 2 red cards.

 

A lot of articles today about Tottenham being unenthusiastic about clinching a spot in the Europa knockout. Isn't that their competition de rigueuer? They should be happy to have a way back to the UCL because it isn't hapening from the EPL.

[wolf stansson]

Bradley has been dominant in the first half, but as usual, his manager will have to choose whether or not anyone else is capable of linking the midfield to Gionvinco and sacrifice that D. Might have to put in Johnson and advance MB further up the field.

[USSoccer]

Toronto has been markedly better than Seattle tonight.

 

Kelly has done a garbage job managing this game. I know you don't want to show cards in a final but he's let way too much go.

 

It's too bad Clint isn't in this game.

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For my sanity could Giovinco at least pretend to be interested in scoring before frantically falling to draw fouls

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Addendum: hahahahahahahahaha

[USSoccer]

I know it seems like an easy out but the fact that it's 15 degrees out is probably having a big impact at how imprecise the passing and touches have been in the final third.

 

Jesus anyone but Ricketts scores there

[USSoccer]

Wow Stefan Frei.

 

Taking your last attacking threat off the field is probably not going to end well for Seattle

[wolf stansson]

Gotta like Seattle in the shoot out. Frei is feeling it.

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[wolf stansson]

Oh, Mike. Wow.

[shnsajax]

Oh, Mike. Wow.

 

That was so bad Arena could drop him from the Nats just for that.

[shnsajax]

Oh, Mike. Wow.

 

That was so bad Arena could drop him from the Nats just for that.

[wolf stansson]

MLS is so damn weird.

I love it.

[shnsajax]

Fox really screwed up the cameras there.

[USSoccer]

Bradley's PK was one of the worst I've ever seen that was technically on frame.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

wooooooo

[USSoccer]

Clint hovering behind everyone like a malevolent ghost is just weird

[soccer10k]

PSG choking away the group today at home.

 

Also, nice no show by Besiktas. A win and they move on and instead, they're getting hammered by Dynamo Kiev and have 2 red cards.

 

A lot of articles today about Tottenham being unenthusiastic about clinching a spot in the Europa knockout. Isn't that their competition de rigueuer? They should be happy to have a way back to the UCL because it isn't hapening from the EPL.

 

They always end up in the Europa but that doesn't mean they like it. It really hampers teams because they have to play on Thursday's and then always have short turnarounds to Sunday games. Last year was the first in the last four that they performed better after Europa league games than without having played a Europa game (and even then, the game was less than the previous years.

 

2015-16: 2 points per game after Europa games, 1.79 rest

2014-15: 1.44 after, 1.75 rest

2013-14: 1.33 after, 2.04 rest

2012-13: 1.6 after, 2.00 rest

 

So that's a combined 1.58 ppg (pace of 60 for a full season) and 1.89 rest (pace of 72). 60 points gets you 7th while 72 can get you 4th.

 

They're only 3 back of 4th so far. Kane is back and Alderweireld is coming back (those two going out coincided with them being unable to win games as they had 5 wins and 2 draws in their first 7 before Alderweireld went out). They beat City, played well at Chelsea and only lost 2-1 and played well at Arsenal. I think they've got a better shot of finishing 4th than winning 4 2-leg knockout ties and a final in the Europa.