Comments on: Gamba Osaka 6-1 Houston

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:27:28 +0000

Nathanhj,

mls sucks face it. just b/c its still very early in preseason doesnt mean the mls isnt horrible. the mexican league sucks too so i dont see what the superliga has to do with anything. and the ccf? are u serious. if the mls doesnt beat teams from honduras guatemala jamica or where ever the teams are from, the mls should just quit and cease to exist.

By: gamba...

gamba... — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:05:46 +0000

Gamba Osaka wasn’t exactly at full strength…
Osaka was without seven key players who were playing for Japanese national teams.
Had they played, they would have put more than 6 goals in.

By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:47:34 +0000

wow, it’s hard for me to believe you don’t think De Rosario would have made a difference.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:31:45 +0000

John P, we have great love for aggregators here at the Offside, so link away.

By: Nathanhj

Nathanhj — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:52:20 +0000

Nate,

Judging the quality of any league based on meaningless marketing games played during preseason (not even 3 weeks into training) is a fool’s errand.

Would you predict an NFL team’s season based on August games? Or an MLB team based on March games?

Why would you judge the quality of an entire league based on 4 games played mostly with second-string players trying to make the team?

None of the teams on the field were at all representative of the full-strength teams. I’d put any team led by Becks, Donovan, and Ruiz against any J-League team.

So chill with the league comments until we get into real competitions like SupreLiga and CCL.

By: mag

mag — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:55:34 +0000

and this one is funny as well
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/45421/2003095883936985588_fs.jpg

By: mag

mag — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:48:53 +0000

Laurie,look at this pic
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/45908/2002204960528280886_fs.jpg

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:45:22 +0000

Yeah, I guess having DeRo with his long-range blasts would have slowed down Osaka….since it would take forever for them to retrieve the ball and get it back in play. See, for every wonder strike from DeRo, he sends about 15 into the stands…all the while leaving teammates who are in position to score just standing there watching it sail past them.

The player Houston missed more than anyone is Eddie Robinson. Had he played, they wouldn’t have put 6 goals in.

By: mm

mm — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:44:53 +0000

Sometimes the difference is two players. Minus Bare Osaka would (arguably) only won the match 2-1. Add DeRo for Houston and the attack really opens up, especially up the middle. How many crossing attempts did Houston have compared to attacks up the middle? DeRo is that valuable.

By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:54:05 +0000

De Rosario would have opened up the shooting for Houston with his long range blasts, I’m not saying it would have changed the game outcome but without a doubt it would have made some difference.