With a league title on the line Sunday the Puerto Rico Islanders rested several regulars for tonight’s Champions League match in Mexico against Santos Laguna. The results were disasterous even with Santos resting several regulars. 3-0 was the final scoreline which proves USL sides have neither the depth nor the quality to really compete against the best from North America. This result comes just two weeks after the Islanders dominated Santos at home.
Puerto Rico has allowed fixture congestion to bog down its season, like certain MLS sides that don’t call Houston home. This game exposed USL’s weakness and quite frankly reinforced what we’ve seen from MLS sides save Houston in this tournament. A very embarrasing performance and a revealing night that discredits some of the love USL has been getting lately. When you factor in Montreal’s sub par performance against a vastly outclassed Joe Public side, the worst team to make the group stage in the region, USL had a bad night. The Impact won 4-1 in Port of Spain but the side which was eliminated from the USL playoffs this past weekend missed three sitters, yes three sitters. The Impact will not get away with that sloppiness against any other side currently in the CONCACAF Champions League. Quite frankly after watching Joe Public in both matches against the Impact it is an embarresment to the entire region that this side somehow made the group stages. Until the overall level of CONCACAF improves and sides like Joe Public do not advance to the group stage, the tournament will continue to have its detreactors.
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Montreal won on the road 4-1 against a team that beat the Revs 4-0.
How is that an embarrasment?
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But what were you smoking last night?
Puerto Rico sat 10 of 11 starters for is Championship game this weekend - Iknow this is the same excuse that most MLS teams have used all along.
SO if Montreal played "SUB PAR" and defeated Joe Public 4-1 away (the same team that defeated New England 4-0) are you saying that an ON PAR Montreal would most definitely crush the Rev's
Really this blog today leaves me confused?!?
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If you think missing three sitters is a travesty try watching an EPL match between two bottom table teams. Assuming they will be able to even create sitters, odds are they will miss many of these chances.
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Please, the Islanders,Whitecaps,Impact and Rhinos could beat ANY TEAM from the MLS!
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Kartik, it's about time you wrote something like this after months, pre dating the CCL of building up what is essentially a semi professional league.
I hope Montreal and PR get their lunch the rest of the Champions League.
No USL team would finish above last place in MLS. The best players in USL are all like the 17th or 18th best players on an MLS team.
We know the truth and know you have been full of s$%t the whole time. Thankfully you final;ly saw the light. Now can we get some MLS coverage instead of wasting time on the helpless US National Team and a semi pro league?
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May I make a suggestion. TONE DOWN YOUR TITLES!
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Bori427, it's not that hard to find me. Try reading the username more closely. If it says "undrafted" it's me. If it says something else, it's not.
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The CCL does matter to them (obviously not some MLS teams)
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