Comments on: Let’s get Real http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/ Many wonder what's going on in my head...most wonder if anything is going on, here's a place to find out. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: incendiarymind http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 incendiarymind Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:31:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1575 Ah yes, I forgot you're an Ipswich fan. How on Earth did your boys get beat by Yeovil in the Carling Cup? Ah yes, I forgot you’re an Ipswich fan. How on Earth did your boys get beat by Yeovil in the Carling Cup?

]]> By: scaryice http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 scaryice Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:27:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1574 Trecker is a huge dick, and I sent him an email telling him that. Trecker is a huge dick, and I sent him an email telling him that.

]]> By: D http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 D Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:06:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1573 Junkie --<br/><br/>Totally with you on this one. I also think that yesterday had nothing to do with how good MLS is right now. Which is why I'm so mad about it. Everything in the deck was stacked in such a way as to make the MLS side underperform as much as possible. If this had been with a week off and like the all-star game, maybe a different result. Junkie –

Totally with you on this one. I also think that yesterday had nothing to do with how good MLS is right now. Which is why I’m so mad about it. Everything in the deck was stacked in such a way as to make the MLS side underperform as much as possible. If this had been with a week off and like the all-star game, maybe a different result.

]]> By: Eric PZ http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Eric PZ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:51:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1572 An honor,yes...but when it looked most of the players looked like they would have rather been anywhere else. ;) An honor,yes…but when it looked most of the players looked like they would have rather been anywhere else. ;)

]]> By: daz http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 daz Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:42:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1571 they cannot compete. but they got to play at the bernabeu which has to be considered an honour. since the majority of mls teams play in football stadia, they play a season that doesn't coincide with the euopeans so when they play european teams there will always be an inequity of fitness levels and mental approach to the match. they cannot compete. but they got to play at the bernabeu which has to be considered an honour. since the majority of mls teams play in football stadia, they play a season that doesn’t coincide with the euopeans so when they play european teams there will always be an inequity of fitness levels and mental approach to the match.

]]> By: Eric PZ http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Eric PZ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:30:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1570 While I'm not going to disagree with you Daz...over a single 90 minute game, anything can happen.<br/><br/>Ranking leagues based purely on performances in friendly's without taking everything else into consideration is hardly a good way to measure anything.<br/><br/>I've always asked, how can you compare teams in leagues who play in different weather conditions (seasons), travel situations (bus vs plane) and player budgets?<br/><br/>For me, I'm happy watching an entertaining competitive match between two teams that care. The quality of players isn't always watch makes a match worth watching--well, I am an Ipswich fan. Unfortunatly, half the MLS season isn't important so there are far too many meaningless games in MLS (in addition to all the meaningless friendly's)<br/><br/>Real Madrid play in one of the best leagues in the world...with some of the best players in the world and most of the players in white last night make more in a year than entire MLS squads. How can you expect any MLS XI to compete? While I’m not going to disagree with you Daz…over a single 90 minute game, anything can happen.

Ranking leagues based purely on performances in friendly’s without taking everything else into consideration is hardly a good way to measure anything.

I’ve always asked, how can you compare teams in leagues who play in different weather conditions (seasons), travel situations (bus vs plane) and player budgets?

For me, I’m happy watching an entertaining competitive match between two teams that care. The quality of players isn’t always watch makes a match worth watching–well, I am an Ipswich fan. Unfortunatly, half the MLS season isn’t important so there are far too many meaningless games in MLS (in addition to all the meaningless friendly’s)

Real Madrid play in one of the best leagues in the world…with some of the best players in the world and most of the players in white last night make more in a year than entire MLS squads. How can you expect any MLS XI to compete?

]]> By: daz http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/lets-get-real-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 daz Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:20:00 +0000 http://ericpz.wordpress.com/2005/08/24/lets-get-real/#comment-1569 it was a friendly of a team comprised of players who have played together for years and another of players who play against each other.<br/><br/>but there is no denying the difference in class, it was also made evident when real came to LA. one team in the middle of its season and the other using the match as a pre-season warm-up.<br/><br/>it does raise an interesting question regarding the "ranking" of the mls. the writer brings up scotland, belgium, and poland. i would expect a group of players from those leagues (not the international teams, since their better players play in england, germany, holland, etc.) to get worked as much as the mls players.<br/><br/>my feelings are the mls would probably be in the belgium and poland category. difficult to say with the scots, the old firm would run away with the league but the falkirks and dunfermlines would not do well and would probably struggle against some a-league teams. <br/>landon is an example of how the bundesliga is quite a bit above and many of the players who go to england usually sign for "championship" teams or premier relegation teams would indicate that the mls lies between the championship and league 1. it was a friendly of a team comprised of players who have played together for years and another of players who play against each other.

but there is no denying the difference in class, it was also made evident when real came to LA. one team in the middle of its season and the other using the match as a pre-season warm-up.

it does raise an interesting question regarding the “ranking” of the mls. the writer brings up scotland, belgium, and poland. i would expect a group of players from those leagues (not the international teams, since their better players play in england, germany, holland, etc.) to get worked as much as the mls players.

my feelings are the mls would probably be in the belgium and poland category. difficult to say with the scots, the old firm would run away with the league but the falkirks and dunfermlines would not do well and would probably struggle against some a-league teams.
landon is an example of how the bundesliga is quite a bit above and many of the players who go to england usually sign for “championship” teams or premier relegation teams would indicate that the mls lies between the championship and league 1.

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