2012 MLS Thread

[mac_82]

It's also nice to see Canadian National team defender Adrian Cann back on the bench for TFC after he missed most of last year with a knee injury.

[Jimmy Stang]

I have to agree with Gerry and Forrest: the officiating hasn't been too bad. These concacaf matches have the tendency to get a little silly, especially the further south you go.

[mac_82]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

I have to agree with Gerry and Forrest: the officiating hasn't been too bad. These concacaf matches have the tendency to get a little silly, especially the further south you go.

Spoke too soon

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Terrible challenge. That is a penalty

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Definite PK. Stupid challenge.

[Jimmy Stang]

Geez... I jinxed it. Although it was a penalty, albeit a very soft one.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

TFC just shooting themselves here

[mac_82]

Damn you Aceval

[Jimmy Stang]

Here we go. The wheels have fallen off.

[mac_82]

They should have left Plata in

[seattleflamer]

Questionable goal by Gomez seconds before half was deflating.

Santos is very good at home.

[seattleflamer]

yikes...same score against SounderFC.

[shermanator]

Well, I guess we can ignore my earlier comment about playing well against Santos Laguna....

Still, a good run for TFC.

[mac_82]

Well that was a tough loss. Going into Mexico with our top 3 players out it wasn't bound to be pretty. The first 45 mins was great. But I just knew in the back of my mind that Santos would have a deadly second half, just like against Seattle. I am pretty proud of TFC right now for being the first Canadian team to make the semis of the Champions League. Hopefully in the future the MLS teams will have a more even footing against Mexican teams. With the $2 million dollar salary cap it can be hard for teams to compete with the higher spending Mexican squads. Teams like the LA Galaxy have found ways around the cap, but it will be nice for the cap to go up so teams can spend more outside of DPs.

Now for TFC it's off to Montreal on Saturday, and the Canadian Championship starts May 2, so we can kick it all off again.

[shermanator]

One more thing to note, NASL competition starts on Saturday with FC Edmonton in Fort Lauderdale.

Michal Misiewicz, who started for Canada's U23 team, is most likely getting the first few starts of the season, as #1 keeper David Monsalve hurt his ankle in preseason angle.

[Jimmy Stang]

I don't suppose we can get "TVA Sports" here in Calgary on Shaw, can we? That's the French-language sports channel that shows a lot of the Impact games. They do have a fair number on TSN and Sportsnet One, but there are a lot that are only available on TVA Sports.

I don't speak French beyond the basics, but I don't mind watching sports in other languages. In fact, I subscribe to RDS because I'd rather watch the Habs in French and SD than the Leafs in English and HD.

On a semi-related note, you can subscribe to Sportsnet Pacific through Shaw for a couple of bucks a month so you can watch all of the regional Whitecaps matches. Unfortunately it is SD, obviously, but it is also cropped to 4:3. RDS on the other hand is SD but 16:9, which is much better. Aspect ratio is more important than resolution, IMO.

[shermanator]

TFC loses to Montreal 2-1. Their backline is absolutely atrocious, the defending on both goals was appalling.

I think the fans are leaving the team in droves. It's sad to see such a passionate market lose hope so quickly.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Whitecaps look strong in San Jose and are full marks for their 1-0 lead in the 2nd half. Also of note, they're 8 minutes away from setting a MLS record for most shutout minutes to start a season.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Record set!


then almost broken a minute later. Wow. Still 1-0 Caps. 65th.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Wondowlowski ties it up 1-1.

20 minutes to go.