We’re back with the first edition of Little Things in a while.
Jul 22, 2019
With Brad Friedel's firing on Wednesday, the bottom three teams in MLS so far this year have all made a change at the top since the calendar turned to May. The New England Revolution joined the Colorado Rapids and FC Cincinnati, who had relieved Anthony Hudson and Alan Koch over the past week, as all three teams have fallen well short of expectations so far in 2019.
May 10, 2019
This is an interesting time for Real Salt Lake: a young, volatile team that can’t quite seem to find that final piece. They waddle between good wins (3-0 at FC Cincinnati, 2-1 against Orlando City) and occasionally wild losses (5-0 at D.C. United, 4-2 against FC Dallas). The attackers have skill, but the scoring production isn’t always there, and it’s fair to question how much development is happening. It’s hard to know what to expect from RSL on a week-to-week basis.
May 1, 2019
After five midweek games, this weekend in MLS was one of the tamer bouts of action of the season so far. There was just one game in which both teams scored multiple goals, though that affair between Sporting Kansas City and the New England Revolution had just about everything. There could have been a couple of more goals this weekend, too, if not for glaring misses from Dom Dwyer and Christian Ramirez.
Apr 29, 2019
FloFC’s Homegrown check-in rolls on with a look at the Western Conference. This list could easily be devoted to Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas with the way they’ve developed and featured Homegrown talent recently, but there are several others out west who have been showing out so far in 2019.
This weekend in MLS featured the Parley jerseys, made by adidas from recycled plastic. It's an interesting idea from the league, but it caused plenty of confusion for fans watching the games. This was the third year of the Parley jerseys, and for the second consecutive year every game featured the two different jerseys. That made it difficult to remember which team was which in any given game, as teams were sometimes wearing unfamiliar colors.
Apr 22, 2019
Five different players scored two goals in MLS this weekend, highlighted by a pair of goalkeeping gaffes, and ended on an unfortunate note on Sunday night. It was another weekend in which all 24 teams in MLS were in action and another weekend in which Los Angeles FC won. The April favorites to win Supporters Shield this year beat FC Cincinnati 2-0 on Saturday night to get to 19 points from seven games. Carlos Vela scored again, as Bob Bradley's side continues to impress week in and week out.
Apr 15, 2019
A weekend full of games in MLS once again produced plenty of goals, drama, and moments. With only Atlanta United and the Houston Dynamo off, the 11 games from Friday night to Sunday produced four penalty saves, a seven-goal thriller, and a blowout in what was supposed to be the game of the weekend.
Apr 8, 2019
Blowouts, outstanding debuts, crazy weather, and ridiculous goals were all the rage this weekend in MLS, as all 24 teams were back in action after the international break. From Friday evening until Sunday night, there was plenty of drama to go around.
Apr 1, 2019
There have been a lot of contributing factors in D.C. United’s fast start to the 2019 campaign, each of which is as important as the others. The defense has been outstanding as an unit, buoyed by the steadiness of Bill Hamid behind them. Wayne Rooney netted a hat trick in the demolition of Real Salt Lake, but United have also gotten offensive contributions from Luciano Acosta, Paul Arriola, Lucas Rodriguez and Ulises Segura.
Mar 25, 2019
With the international break drawing plenty of MLS players away from their side, there were only five games on the league schedule this weekend. Fourteen teams had the weekend off, allowing them time to assess where they stood after the first three weeks of an already wild MLS season. For the other 10 teams, there was no such break, and those teams had to deal with international absences and red cards.
D.C. United are off to a great start in 2019 after they pummeled Real Salt Lake 5-0 on Saturday night. Two red cards for the visitors helped ensure United's second victory in three games, but D.C. was once again stingy on defense, and then got a hat trick out of their main man Wayne Rooney. United remain the only team in the league to have not conceded a goal yet this year, and they have seven points from three games for the first time in a decade.
Mar 20, 2019
