Comments on: First XI Mania

By: soccer goals

soccer goals — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:03:54 +0000

Good lineup.

By: Lars

Lars — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:56:38 +0000

De Ro will not be playing in this game and should be taken off the starting eleven. I’ve read somewhere that Blanco will be replacing him.

He has a Champions League commitment.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:41 +0000

kartik, you really bother me., you write such good analysis of the usa team, the confed cup, mls, usl, etc. you know your stuff. but the thing holding you back and making some of us who love this game want to puke is your constant harranging and bias against anything english. i recall that diatribe you went on with denholm about how no american youngster should ever go to england. well, spector turned okay didn’t he, kartik? how about your great kenny cooper? he failed in england for a reason and sucks now that he’s an mls lifer. this post is nothing but an attempt to wind up the masses. enjoy your all star game and gold cup. hail it as a great triumph of bradley’s tactics when mexico’s c team goes down. but i’ll be enjoying real football provided by the friendlies on us soil with european teams and yes english press.

By: Lawerence

Lawerence — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:09:55 +0000

A colosal waste of time. Why even bother.

By: Kartik Krishnaiyer

Kartik Krishnaiyer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:04:57 +0000

Thanks Dave- selective memory on my part- oops.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:28:15 +0000

Small correction Kartik. Everton beat the Rapids 2-1 a few days after that match with the Fire last year. You don’t forget your first live match, even at my advanced age!

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:28:19 +0000

I would think the MLS needs to come up with a better format for it’s All Star game but then again haven’t all sports seen a decline in interest in these exhibitions that no one really cares about any longer. I think a good contest for us here is to make a suggestion for different formats for the game. An interesting concept may peak interest, how about American players vs. the World or MLS Alumni, ie: Howard, Altidore, etc., vs. current All-Stars.

As to Everton and it’s Chicago appearance last year, one may want to see my post on EPL Talk about the game last year, but Chicago, without Blanco or McBride dominated the game. Ok, it’s a friendly and Everton lacked more then one big namefrom it’s squad but the different styles of football were readily apparent. Everton went from sideline to sideline while the Fire attacked up the field. Most in attendance would have said the Fire where the better team that night.

By: Jason Gatties

Jason Gatties — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:23:23 +0000

It’s a waste of time that 99% of people who say its a waste of time will still watch. Suppose watching a waste of time is the ultimate waste of time.

On the flip side, I always enjoy watching the games. I went the year we played Fulham.