Darn it Becks! Beckham's gone and I am sure you know this. He was the highlight of the MLS and the most talked about footballer in the U.S for the years he had been in the league. He was a great asset to the league and now the big talents joining MLS from Europe have a big void to fill. The void is big because Beckham was not only a footballer, but also an economic boost. Becks had a good spell in the MLS.
Less worries and more pride to the MLS despite Becks departure. Most of the Stars from Europe come to the MLS to retire and they rarely go back to Europe to play. A good example is Thierry Henry who plans to retire after the MLS stint. Robbie Keane too came to retire and isn't planning on going back to Europe to play. Pablo Angel came from Aston Villa to New York Red Bulls and after his MLS stint, he went to Argentina and not Europe. Pele came to the US soccer years ago and after that he never went back to competitive football. Even though most players come to the MLS for pension, Beckham showed the better side of the MLS.
After winning two MLS cups with the L.A Galaxy, Beckham left for Paris St. Germain in France. PSG is one of the best football teams in Europe and currently challenging powerhouses like Barcelona, Man U, Chelsea, Man City and the rest. Beckham's move to join PSG shows that MLS can also help bring out the best in a player. Despite the age, Beckham still has his magical free kick touch and can compete with the big guns in Europe. MLS should be proud through Beckham and US soccer has a bright future!
Before we praise Becks too much, lets see how he will fare in Europe especially in the Champions League competition. Lets see if he can still bend and also sell underwear and apparels, another one of his magical touch! By the way, we can't forget he's an amazing parent to his family.
Good luck Beckham and I'm sure US is thankful but will always miss ya! Adios!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Shake it Up Sunday
It's 'shake it up' Sunday this weekend because two crucial matches will be taking place. Arsenal will be squaring it off with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, while Liverpool will try to exorcise the Red Devils at Old Trafford.
Different people have different titles for this Sunday. Some are calling it epic Sunday, super Sunday, but I am calling it 'shake it up Sunday' in the English Premier League. I am calling it that because the standings will be shaken up, especially if Man U and Man City lose. The standings won't be shake up so much with Arsenal and Liverpool winning, although these two teams need to win more than Man U and Man City.
Over the years these four teams have been the common top ten teams in the EPL, although Liverpool has been inconsistent hence struggled to finish in the top ten for the last five years. Liverpool lost to Man U earlier this season at Ainfield, on a controversial penalty call against a Liverpool defender.
In tomorrow's game, Man U has the edge because it has been consistent and has many scorers including the lethal former Arsenal striker, Robin Van Persie. Also Man U is playing at home hence the twelfth man (fans) will be at work. Liverpool might be more motivated to exorcise Man U after a controversial loss at home, earlier this season. Liverpool has Luis Suarez who is among the top leading scorers in the EPL so far in the season.
Arsenal really needs to win tomorrow in order to stay in the hunt for the top prize. So far Arsenal isn't a serious contender because it has been inconsistent. A few things might work well and give Arsenal the edge to win tomorrow. Some key players might be back from injuries, Rosicky and Diaby. Also Arsenal is playing at home and the fans might play a big role is creating a 'hell' for Man City at the Emirates.
Man City is the defending champion, so they feel confident and have the fire power to gun down Arsenal. However, Man City will miss the services of key stars. Yaya Toure, their maestro midfielder in on an international duty. Samir Nasri is still serving a three-game suspension. Sergio Aguero, one of their main strikers is out with a hamstring injury. Basically, Man City has a weak squad compared to their usual first team line up. However, the team playing tomorrow against Arsenal might go 'bazooka' trying to secure a spot in Mancini's starting eleven.
In conclusion, Arsenal has a better chance of garnering three points at home. Man City will put up a good fight because they don't have their big stars to rely on, so every player has to play their best tomorrow.
Go Gunners! Come on Liverpool!
Different people have different titles for this Sunday. Some are calling it epic Sunday, super Sunday, but I am calling it 'shake it up Sunday' in the English Premier League. I am calling it that because the standings will be shaken up, especially if Man U and Man City lose. The standings won't be shake up so much with Arsenal and Liverpool winning, although these two teams need to win more than Man U and Man City.
Over the years these four teams have been the common top ten teams in the EPL, although Liverpool has been inconsistent hence struggled to finish in the top ten for the last five years. Liverpool lost to Man U earlier this season at Ainfield, on a controversial penalty call against a Liverpool defender.
In tomorrow's game, Man U has the edge because it has been consistent and has many scorers including the lethal former Arsenal striker, Robin Van Persie. Also Man U is playing at home hence the twelfth man (fans) will be at work. Liverpool might be more motivated to exorcise Man U after a controversial loss at home, earlier this season. Liverpool has Luis Suarez who is among the top leading scorers in the EPL so far in the season.
Arsenal really needs to win tomorrow in order to stay in the hunt for the top prize. So far Arsenal isn't a serious contender because it has been inconsistent. A few things might work well and give Arsenal the edge to win tomorrow. Some key players might be back from injuries, Rosicky and Diaby. Also Arsenal is playing at home and the fans might play a big role is creating a 'hell' for Man City at the Emirates.
Man City is the defending champion, so they feel confident and have the fire power to gun down Arsenal. However, Man City will miss the services of key stars. Yaya Toure, their maestro midfielder in on an international duty. Samir Nasri is still serving a three-game suspension. Sergio Aguero, one of their main strikers is out with a hamstring injury. Basically, Man City has a weak squad compared to their usual first team line up. However, the team playing tomorrow against Arsenal might go 'bazooka' trying to secure a spot in Mancini's starting eleven.
In conclusion, Arsenal has a better chance of garnering three points at home. Man City will put up a good fight because they don't have their big stars to rely on, so every player has to play their best tomorrow.
Go Gunners! Come on Liverpool!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Spice Up your game
Happy new year of more football, especially the EPL football!
When the going gets tough in the fall, many teams die for January to arrive. Here we have it, the January transfer madness should be starting soon. It's the right time for some teams to spice it up by getting better players or extra players. For some teams, January transfer gives a good chance to rebuild. The rebuilding teams buy players that they believe would see them end the season on a good note and hopefully have an exceptional following season. Most teams need to spice up their squads after a rough fall of inconsistency. Some of these teams around Europe include, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, AC Milan and outside Europe is the M.L.S.(Major League Soccer)
Real Madrid for sure needs to do something in order to save their reputation which is dented in the La Liga. Real has been inconsistent since day one. It's tough to be the main competitor to Barcelona FC which wins day-in day-out, while Real is losing, tying, and barely winning games. Painfully, Real might have to let Jose Mourinho go because he seems unable to keep up with Barcelona and he's had a few conflicts with the players. Despite having some of the best players in the world, Madrid still looks blunt and hardly scoring goals, obviously goals are the only way to winning trophies. Real has the players to dominate European football and currently the main issue might be the coach and also keeping some of the displeased players. After Christmas La Liga break, Real better start winning right away because Messi and Barcelona might pick up where they stopped, goals, wins and trophies.
Arsenal had an impressive end of the year but it was hard to stay consistent especially their defense and attacking. Arsenal needs to spice up their attacking because their center back is Theo Walcott whom despite being fast, he's not strong enough for the center forward position. Arsenal has the right team to grow over time, but lacks the right man for the right position in some parts of the team. In order to spice up, Wenger will have to be less stingy and spend on the players who can make immediate impacts to the team. It's good to have a player with a promising future, but it's better to get a player who is a finished product. Theo, Walcott, Wilshere, Gervinho, Koscielny, Gibbs and few more are all good for a bright future. Therefore, Arsenal and Wenger need to get a few more players ready to score more goals, win games and help with consistency.
AC Milan used to be a powerhouse, but of late it has taken a left turn and has been very inconsistent. Back in the day AC Milan was prominent in Europe, won accolades and had earth-shaking quality players. Remember, Pirlo, Inzaghi, Cafu, Dida, Paolo Maldini etc, all greats and caused tremors in European football. AC Milan had a good turn around few years ago by acquiring Pato, Robinho, and Ibrahimovich. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovich left for more money at PSG while Pato and Robinho have lost their football "mojo" and might be sold during the January transfer. I think by letting the two go will be a sensible move but the club would have to get players who will bring immediate impact to the team.
Some clubs need to spice up their squads with salt and pepper in order to finish this season strong. One of these teams in Liverpool who has improved over the years but keeps sliding back to the recent woes. Suarez can score goals but he needs help in scoring more goals for the club. Their midfield hasn't been prolific in scoring so their attacking is blunt. Liverpool needs to get another striker as good as Suarez.
M.L.S has had an upward growth over the last few years because of the acquisition of David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few others. Unfortunately Beckham is done with the M.L.S. With Becks out, the league needs another powerhouse football name to keep the media focused on soccer. Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few more won't keep the media talking enough about soccer in the U.S. I think it's about time for the M.L.S to either buy BIG from European clubs or patiently raise their best from the womb.
Hopefully I will come up with a T.V show to help soccer grow in the U.S by helping parents and kids connect through soccer. It would be a blessing to have a show focused on soccer, education, entertainment and charity. The show would be a good opportunity to give back to the U.S and Kenya through soccer, of course Kenya would get education because it needs it more than football (soccer).
In the meantime, happy new year and watch the January transfer unfold in Europe. Blessed 2013 and keep watching soccer/football!
When the going gets tough in the fall, many teams die for January to arrive. Here we have it, the January transfer madness should be starting soon. It's the right time for some teams to spice it up by getting better players or extra players. For some teams, January transfer gives a good chance to rebuild. The rebuilding teams buy players that they believe would see them end the season on a good note and hopefully have an exceptional following season. Most teams need to spice up their squads after a rough fall of inconsistency. Some of these teams around Europe include, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, AC Milan and outside Europe is the M.L.S.(Major League Soccer)
Real Madrid for sure needs to do something in order to save their reputation which is dented in the La Liga. Real has been inconsistent since day one. It's tough to be the main competitor to Barcelona FC which wins day-in day-out, while Real is losing, tying, and barely winning games. Painfully, Real might have to let Jose Mourinho go because he seems unable to keep up with Barcelona and he's had a few conflicts with the players. Despite having some of the best players in the world, Madrid still looks blunt and hardly scoring goals, obviously goals are the only way to winning trophies. Real has the players to dominate European football and currently the main issue might be the coach and also keeping some of the displeased players. After Christmas La Liga break, Real better start winning right away because Messi and Barcelona might pick up where they stopped, goals, wins and trophies.
Arsenal had an impressive end of the year but it was hard to stay consistent especially their defense and attacking. Arsenal needs to spice up their attacking because their center back is Theo Walcott whom despite being fast, he's not strong enough for the center forward position. Arsenal has the right team to grow over time, but lacks the right man for the right position in some parts of the team. In order to spice up, Wenger will have to be less stingy and spend on the players who can make immediate impacts to the team. It's good to have a player with a promising future, but it's better to get a player who is a finished product. Theo, Walcott, Wilshere, Gervinho, Koscielny, Gibbs and few more are all good for a bright future. Therefore, Arsenal and Wenger need to get a few more players ready to score more goals, win games and help with consistency.
AC Milan used to be a powerhouse, but of late it has taken a left turn and has been very inconsistent. Back in the day AC Milan was prominent in Europe, won accolades and had earth-shaking quality players. Remember, Pirlo, Inzaghi, Cafu, Dida, Paolo Maldini etc, all greats and caused tremors in European football. AC Milan had a good turn around few years ago by acquiring Pato, Robinho, and Ibrahimovich. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovich left for more money at PSG while Pato and Robinho have lost their football "mojo" and might be sold during the January transfer. I think by letting the two go will be a sensible move but the club would have to get players who will bring immediate impact to the team.
Some clubs need to spice up their squads with salt and pepper in order to finish this season strong. One of these teams in Liverpool who has improved over the years but keeps sliding back to the recent woes. Suarez can score goals but he needs help in scoring more goals for the club. Their midfield hasn't been prolific in scoring so their attacking is blunt. Liverpool needs to get another striker as good as Suarez.
M.L.S has had an upward growth over the last few years because of the acquisition of David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few others. Unfortunately Beckham is done with the M.L.S. With Becks out, the league needs another powerhouse football name to keep the media focused on soccer. Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and few more won't keep the media talking enough about soccer in the U.S. I think it's about time for the M.L.S to either buy BIG from European clubs or patiently raise their best from the womb.
Hopefully I will come up with a T.V show to help soccer grow in the U.S by helping parents and kids connect through soccer. It would be a blessing to have a show focused on soccer, education, entertainment and charity. The show would be a good opportunity to give back to the U.S and Kenya through soccer, of course Kenya would get education because it needs it more than football (soccer).
In the meantime, happy new year and watch the January transfer unfold in Europe. Blessed 2013 and keep watching soccer/football!
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