Comments on: Alexi Lalas Criticizes Premier League

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:54:00 +0000

oh ya and dipshit it is football its not everyone’s fault that a gay sport took the name of football and used it. it should be called football the brits arent the only ones who call it that its basically the rest of the world except for australia

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:45:00 +0000

This is the most ridiculous argument that i have ever heard the MLS is way behind the Premier League. Wow how can one compare the atmosphere and game play of the Premier League to the MLS. I would rather watch division 12 teams in England play than the MLS. The MLS is boring and ruins the football name i saw a game today and there was more streamers and CONFETTI on the ASTROTURF field than i have ever seen. They basically raped the game of football and americanized it to the point that it is unrecognizable. Why is there playoffs??

Who cares if the same teams win if you support a club you support them and you still want them to win no matter what. The MLS lacks good players and good game play. There are times when i am impressed how far we've come but for Lalas to compare it to the Premier League is foolish!

WHY DO ALL THE TOP INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS GO AND PLAY IN EUROPE AND NOT THE MLS???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:16:00 +0000

I think most of these comments are garbage. Look at the quality of play in any EPL game vs. MLS game. The build from the back, the possession, the individual skill level, the understanding of playing quality soccer – there is no comparison. If MLS were on par with EPL then we would be getting top tier internaitional players to play in MLS at their prime age to play in the states. Not guys like Beckham who was coming here to play half-time or Maradona like 7 years ago who was washed up. Guys like Drogba, Allan Smith, Messi, etc would be vying to get here and play on our stage. Instead, we have who we have.

And stop calling it football. We’re Americans. Quit trying to be like the Brits. We call it soccer here. One way for us to gain international respect is to truly build our game and our professional league. We cannot call it football, unless we change the name to MLF.

Marketing is not what makes the EPL and the majority of players there better than the majority of players in the MLS. The EPL actually has better players, coaches, and better teams than the MLS. For instance, we have Alexi Lalas as a figurehead in our league – that in itself should prove why we are so lame in comparison.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:42:00 +0000

Parity is killing the NFL? The most popular league in America and one that as grown more and more popular in the last few decades?!? That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

I can’t believe that there are people out there that would rail against the idea of parity. I am not at all standing up for the quality of MLS ball, but it just goes to show that many people will defend any aspect of the EPL no matter how detrimental it is to the game.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:55:00 +0000

I cant for the life of me understand why so many people are blogging about the great virtues of parity in a league. Parity is what is killing the NBA and NFL here in America. Champions are crowned every year that would not hold a candle to teams of the 70’s and 80’s. All parity does is water down great teams, so that we can have a even playing field of average teams. I dont understand why that would be interesting to watch clubs with 2 great player play one another, instead of 2 clubs with 5 or 6 great player playing one another. Plus the argument that the relegation was is the most exciting part of the EPL season must only have watched the EPL for the past 2 years. The EPL title chase is competitive 90% of the time.