Eric Altshule sits down with a legend of American soccer, Alexi Lalas to discuss a myriad of different subjects. As always Lalas is very compelling and perhaps a tad bit controversial. A must listen for any American soccer fan.
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Am I the only one that kind of enjoys Alexi Lalas on TV?
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No, I do enjoy him on tv. He has made the MLS broadcasts this season entertaining. However, you would guess he is not a popular guy in Chicago right now.
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yea if the mls is going to succeed they need to let alex do the mls stuff.
CAN YOU HEAR ME ESPN THIS IS THE GUY YOU NEED TO LET DO THE MLS REPORTING. PUT HIM ON SPORTSCENTER TO DO MLS HIGHLIGHTS,
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I like Alexi Lalas as a sports commentator. Does a damn fine job, and puts his brother to shame. His brother can take some lessons!
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I wonder if Brain McBride would be any good as a Commentator
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Have to admit that in this interview Lalas came across as knowledgeable and level headed. Unfortunately as a broadcaster he is a constant reminder of the old, unimaginative style of US Soccer. His comments are too often based on an outlook that hasn’t grown since the days of Bob Gansler. He was willing to decimate the Galaxy payroll for one highly specialized player, not realizing that a great team needs ball skills at all positions.
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I think he was more forced into that by ownership than anything else.
Beckham was a coup for the sports franchise, and MLS in terms of money. Nobody in management cared that the team was losing, as long as it was bringing in windfall profits. The fact that the team is doing well now says a lot about Arena’s abilities, and it will only serve to push profits more…
Overall though, the team was less profitable when it was winning without Beckham than when it was losing with him, and that’s what the ownership cared about.
You can’t blame Lalas for making that move when it was probably forced on him.
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