Ok, I admit it. I'm surprised. I haven't deigned to watch MLS 'cause my previous experience (a couple of years ago) suggested that it was a couple of leagues down from the EPL. It was slow, tactically naive, and players would miss passes in an open field.
But watching last night's game between the NY Red Bulls and the LA Galaxy (recorded 8/18) I found myself really enjoying it. A corker of a match with nine goals scored between the two teams.
The quality of players has definitely come up (not defenders though) and it's pretty energetic. One wishes the fields weren't revised football fields (with the numbers still showing in some cases) but it's just taking quite a while for the sport to catch on here. I suppose the increased Hispanic influence in America is having that effect. Good news.
Time to watch a few more games..
Posted by artandscience at August 24, 2007 11:51 AM