Thread: Beckham - does anyone care?

Originally Posted by SuxBeingU

Can you say Eurosnob?

exactly how many MLS games have to attended in the last 3 years? I am guess less than 2 if any at all.
10 years MLS sucked, no question. They have come along way adn are far more competitve than they were years ago. If you listen to the players who have come here they sayy it way more physically demanding and alot tougher than they thought.
Get off the high horse and drag your ass to a few games. I'll vene supply the tickets for a future Chivas game. If you want come down tomorrow night we play the Columbus Crew at 7:30PM. PM how many tix you need.

Eurosnob? I can't stand watching the Serie A and most La Liga matches, and I do enjoy watching the Brasilian League.

Any clubs outside of Europe that who can hang with EPL teams would most likely come from Argentina and Brasilian leagues. Similar to teams from the Swedish Elite League or the Russian League would give NHL teams a run for their money.

I should have point out the fact that the MLS has gotten better. The MLS has improved. I'll admit that some games are fun to watch, but I don't let it distort reality. To say the best MLS teams can hang with the EPL teams in mid season form is still a stretch. The MLS are not equivalent of the Swedish Elite League, because they don't consistently develop world class players.

What's the reason the MLS has improved? Mo' money. If the MLS had billionaires throwing stupid money around with no salary cap, that's when the league will rival EPL because local talents are far from being good enough like the Brazilians and Argies to form competitive teams from ground up.

If Beasley was discovered by PSV, whom along with Ajax are known to unearth and develop the best young talents, then why aren't they taking more MLS or American youngsters besides Alex Nguyen or whatever his name is.

If the MLS is as good as you see it, then why do the best Americans go abroad? You don't see too many best players in their prime playing outside the NBA or NHL do you?

With the exception of Beckham, reality is the MLS only attracts the best of the rest, and the only reason Beckham joined is because of A-Rod money. Shevchenko could be the next one, but the league is going to get him when he's well past his prime.

I appreciate the tix offer. maybe next time.

You just praised the Brasilian and Argentinian leagues criticized MLS for US player going abroad. Where do the best Brasilians and Argentinians play? Yeah, not their home countries.

Originally Posted by SuxBeingU

Can you say Eurosnob?

exactly how many MLS games have to attended in the last 3 years? I am guess less than 2 if any at all.
10 years MLS sucked, no question. They have come along way adn are far more competitve than they were years ago. If you listen to the players who have come here they say it way more physically demanding and alot tougher than they thought.
Get off the high horse and drag your ass to a few games. I'll vene supply the tickets for a future Chivas game. If you want come down tomorrow night we play the Columbus Crew at 7:30PM. PM how many tix you need.

My one question would be which of redxalonso's comments do you disagree with?

I think it is a pretty fair assessment. Although, I would add McBride as being reasonably successful in the PL, albeit in a poor side (Fulham).

Originally Posted by Byatch1979

Am I reading this correctly? Are the words 'physical' and 'Soccer' being used together in a few posts?

Hopefully with Beck's huge paycheck, he can feed Posh a little more.

Hey man, it's a rough game!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=jxvNxsJzyxI

That wasn't a fight. Looked like Michael Phelps practicing his freestyle.

Originally Posted by 33isgod

That wasn't a fight. Looked like Michael Phelps practicing his freestyle.

Totally. Those were some wild and wacky punches. Let me guess, both players had a good cry afterwards too. :tommy:

Originally Posted by OrangePuck

Hey man, it's a rough game!

more so for the fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=eQ5_EIulh64

Originally Posted by projectx

more so for the fans.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eQ5_EIulh64

Now THAT was intense. Mob mentality at its finest.

Originally Posted by krudmonk

You just praised the Brasilian and Argentinian leagues criticized MLS for US player going abroad. Where do the best Brasilians and Argentinians play? Yeah, not their home countries.

I agree, that the best Argies and Brazilians don't play in their home countries, but most of the best ones started off playing in their home countries before going abroad.

The argument here is whether MLS teams can compete with EPL teams.

MLS teams do not supply as many talent to top leagues as the Argentina and Brazilian league.

If I could get TV coverage on the Swedish Elite League or the Russian Hockey League, I would watch them often as they are the main foreign talent supply to the NHL.