Carver Must Go... Around The MLS, Observations

Toronto FC Stumbling and Bumbling, Back to the Future

Watching Toronto FC stumble their way through an MLS season is like watching the movie Groundhog Day, it's the same story over and over again. Boring soccer! After watching Toronto dismantle Kansas City in the first game of the year I was hopeful. Could this be the start of a new era for the boys from Toronto...a new look team that can actually attack... and score? It was all a wet dream. Toronto is still the same old "can't score, can't create, can't deliver" out fit that they have always been. The players change, but the results stay the same. It's time to fire Carver and find a coach who can select a team and tactic that produces results.

Seatle Sounders FC, Still Entertaining With Ten Men

How can Toronto get it so wrong and Seattle, debutantes, get it so right? Seattle games are worth watching. They play the best attacking soccer in the MLS and have the most dangerous striker in the league. I am an East coast guy, but I stay up late on Saturday to watch the Sounders. Last week Keller made a mistake and got tossed, leaving the Sounders to play sixty plus minutes with ten men. Guess what? They still found ways to attack the Wizards. I'm not saying that they dominated the Wizards, but rather that the game still looked rather despite the fact that Seattle was playing a man down. Next week's tilt between Chivas and Seattle looks to be the best fixture of the weekend, a game that looks like it could produce a fist full of goals.

Columbus Throws Away another Game

Columbus looked like the better side against the Rapids, but threw the game away in the last five minutes, allowing Conor Casey to level the game at one to one. Schelotto, as usual was terrific.. but his teammates can't seem to find the back of the net. Columbus should have won that game by two..three goals, but had to settle for a tie. One question I have is why isn't Lenhart playing more. I know the kid isn't the most skillful player on the pitch, but every time he comes into a game, things happen. Play the kid more, let's see what he can do.

Real Salt Lake...Do you have any fans?

I love watching RSL play, but, apparently, no one in Salt Lake City does. Last year I was impressed by the support in the stands when RSL lost to New York Red Bulls in the semi finals. Where did all of those people go? My son, only seven, nailed it on the head when he took one look at the empty stadium and said "RSL fans suck".
I couldn't agree more.

Chicago Fire are Deep

Denis Hamlett has some tough decisions ahead of him. Rolfe comes off the bench and scores an unbelievable goal and Blanco (the second highest paid player in the league) no longer starts. Pappa, Nyarko and McBride continue to impress, making it difficult for Hamlett to change this winning combination. Chicago has more attacking talent on their bench than Toronto FC has had in their entire history.

Prediction - San Jose will make the playoffs.

Even though their tie against Chicago must have felt more like a loss, I believe that San Jose has great upside. They have a great goaltender and an emerging attack that is not only effective, but fun to watch. Huckerbee is one of the most undervalued players in the league and together with a Convey (if he can regain his form) they form a nifty flank attacking unit.