Mornin'
Lots of video interviews on ESPN today, about TFC and our players on the USMNT:
Morrow: Seba brought a winning culture
Altidore: We can't forget final defeat
Bradley: Everyone deserves blame
Altidore: Arena's career speaks for itself
Today's News January 19, 2017
Mornin'
Lots of video interviews on ESPN today, about TFC and our players on the USMNT:
Morrow: Seba brought a winning culture
Altidore: We can't forget final defeat
Bradley: Everyone deserves blame
Altidore: Arena's career speaks for itself
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Good Morning Oldtimer, Denime and others.
Nice to check out our news during this off-season.
Thanks.
http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/746523?referrer_id=2824806
Match Schedule
Saturday, February 18 – Al Lang Stadium
Montreal Impact vs. D.C. United, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22 – Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact – 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 25 – Al Lang Stadium
Toronto FC vs. Chicago Fire, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia Union vs. D.C. United, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m.
*match schedule subject to change
Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
Nooooooooooo
FIFA considers run-up shootouts for 2026 World Cup like MLS used in the 1990s
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...d-1990s-011817
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
^Yes please!!
(I would have thought the TFC fans would be united in agreeing that PKs suck!)
btw van Basten went a lot further than just proposing the shootout. Love the orange card, personally. Soccer does have a crime and punishment problem -
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...-basten-011917
Last edited by ensco; 01-19-2017 at 07:48 PM.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Why would run-up shootouts be better - honest question?Originally Posted by ensco
Toronto 'til I die - but I think they're trying to kill me.
Ever see the movie "Once in a Lifetime", about the Cosmos?
In it Cruyff and others were very nostalgic about the shootout, they thought it was more fair, and a lot more suspenseful, than PKs.
The whole PK thing is bizarre in soccer - I mean, imagine it was basketball, and I gave you the choice of watching two different competitions - one with guys taking turns shooting free throws, the other with guys playing 1v1. Which is more like basketball? Which would you want to watch?
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
North America will be the most flexible with rule changes happening in sports all the time. I'm confident the rest of the world respects tradition enough to backlash as we suspect.Nooooooooooo
FIFA considers run-up shootouts for 2026 World Cup like MLS used in the 1990s
http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...d-1990s-011817
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Well it's a start! More pre-season, please!
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Personally I would prefer a scenario where each team has to remove a player every 3 minutes of overtime until someone scores. Gives lots of room for strategy.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
I definitely agree about basketball, but basketball is played until the game is won.
I have not seen "Once in a Lifetime" but I will check it out. Something about run-ups doesn't sit well with me. I guess I'd have to experience them in a meaningful way before I feel differently.
I guess my point was more that run-ups shootouts are still shootouts.
Toronto 'til I die - but I think they're trying to kill me.
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