The last two games, United couldn’t finish off the game agonizingly giving up equalizing goals very late in the game.  First against Houston, they let the Dynamo move the ball 99 yards or so pretty much uncontested.  Then they let Carlos #$#*($&# Ruiz get a sliver of space in the Philadelphia game.

But the [...]

Frequent MLS information bites have been:

The Timbers haven’t lost to an MLS opponent at home yet No team has gained three points more than three time zones from home.

The folks that come up with MLS information bites need to go to work to come up with something else.  As United took both [...]

Ajax is one of Europe’s most storied clubs.  While their league isn’t one of Europe’s finest anymore, you’ll find the product of their club everywhere.  At Ajax, they truly develop world class players, and it’s not necessarily through technique, or style….it’s more of culture.  Everyone has technical skill and tactical awareness.  Ajax goalkeeper Kenneth [...]