Cobb Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Time: 9:00 pm ETTV: ESPN2 MLS All-Stars: Mondragon; Franklin, Ream, Olave, Convey; Beckham, Joseph, Davis; Henry, Bravo, Cummings Manchester United: Lindergaard; Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Jones; Young, Anderson, Carrick, JS Park; Rooney; Berbatov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Another year, another blow out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great iBoldin Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The MLS is never going to develop into anything more then a middle-tier league and frowned upon by supporters of European clubs because of games like this. What is the benefit for the MLS by getting hammered year in and year out to Manchester United or Barcelona or whoever? I post on a Whitecaps forum, this echoes my thoughts on it, but he puts it better then I could I think: I've said my piece on another thread: MLS teams should NOT play Man Utd, Chelski, Barca, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter, or Bayern Munich, ie clubs that have just won, or could win, the European Championship. They should play the big fish in the smaller leagues (Celtic, Rangers, Ajax, Benfica, Olympique Marseille) or they should play "the challengers" from England, Spain, Germany, or Italy, like Valencia, Roma, Liverpool, or Schalke; or they should consider playing the top and most recognisable Latin clubs, like Mexico's America, Corinthians or Flamengo, or Boca Juniors. 4-0 trouncings do not serve their purpose, which is to attempt to show that MLS players and teams could compete in some of the world's bigger leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 In my opinion, I don't think this game affects the MLS one way or another just as a win would not have. The league can't measure itself against Europe's best and won't be able to for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Fly High Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 My friend was in the opening ceremonies too sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 My friend was in the opening ceremonies too sickHow did he get into that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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