The broadcast was fun, Lalas and Stone. Chicharito showed up for a minute lol Alexi said simply that Cobi didn’t have his team prepared
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went to quakes loons about ten days ago. Quakes were feisty early but a needless 20th minute red card made them pack it in and they earned a creditable draw. Minnesota has had our number the past couple of years easily slicing through our man-marking system. But Almeyda has finally realized it wasn’t working and has given over to a more reasonable defense, and the quakes have been reliably hitting the under over the past two months. (also coughing up a fair number of 1-0 leads, but that’s another story.) The recent trade for Ebobisse seems like a big upside move, with him opening his account in the clasico win last weekend.
It was also Wondo’s 400th MLS game. He would be about the last person you would sub on when down a man in the 85th minute, but they had a pre-planned post-game video tribute so they just kinda stuck him in at D-mid.
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also came here to post this golazo from el trafico. texas derby in an hour, then seattle-portland tonight.
https://twitter.com/SirJohnLaguna/status/1432054963526463489
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Asprilla just pile-drove a ball from outside the box. Thing had zero spin, max-compression, but came right back, return-to-sender off the far post near the crossbar
Josef: King.
ATL: Back.
They’ve spent 3+ million transfer fees on 6 different players this season alone. All 25 or younger, and 4 from the Argentine League. That’s in addition to already having 2 of the best players in the league with Josef and Barco.
Seems like a super smart and well run club, in addition to very ambitious.
They’ve definitely had some misses on recent international imports. But Barco taking a huge step forward this year + Moreno and Araujo, and I can’t imagine there is a more talented front 4 right now. They also look like a different club since Heinze was dismissed.
Yah, Pity seemed like a big whiff (didn’t stop them from getting a nice fee for him though) and Barco just now seems to be coming around plus a string of very mediocre coaches and key injuries.
Still, I’d say it takes an incredible amount of bad luck for ATL to not be one of the better teams in the league given how much they spend on transfers.
Nah. Spending barely matters for squad quality.
After wasting Chofis’s hat trick midweek and losing to Salt Lake 4-3, the Quakes produced yet another drunk display tonight, overturning a 3-1 halftime deficit and beating Austin 4-3. Chofis added another 2 tonight. If you missed the hat trick, i can safely say his olimpico was the least impressive of the goals.
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So basically he just needs to average about 4.5 goals/game the rest of the season and the Quakes will have an outside shot at the playoffs?
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Oh well it was the Ruidiaz show. A bit mistifying as several players were needlessly out of position but no excuses at this level, the schedule is compacted right now and there will have to be rotations. just not enough quality in the squad, for example the crosses were appalling all night.
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King Josef fastest in league history to 100 goals (across all competitions).
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Timbers vs City
here we goooooo
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pretty good stuff. lovin’ the Portland crowd
apart from the flying beer cans.
feels like even most MLS keepers would have stopped that first goal.
Amazing.
it took 94 minutes to get a game.
but city are right, that’s a foul.
we are back. welcome Charlotte, Shaqiri, Douglas Costa, and Lorenzo Insigne (in the summer)
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Quakes defense look as unorganized as ever. If our best defender did his knee in the first half of the first game, it’s going to be yet another year of futility. Hoping he’s out just a couple of weeks.
Highlights of opening day include a Carlos Vela hat trick and Yimmi Chara golazo.
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