Previous Year Recap Last season the Los Angeles Galaxy were a playoff team until they weren’t, missing out on a playoff spot due to goal difference on the final day of the season. The team grew Chicharito dependent and struggled when he was off the field due to injury. When he was on the field, Chicharito had one of the …
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Previous Year Recap The Colorado Rapids were one of the biggest surprises in MLS last season. They finished top of the Western Conference behind consistent play, a next man up mentality, defense, and set pieces. A crazy Decision Day that saw them score five goals against LAFC got them the Thanksgiving Day match at home. They lost that game at …
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Previous Year Recap Last season was as paradoxical as it can get – highest expected goal value in league history, yet missed the playoffs on a supremely disappointing final day. Plenty has been written, and hedged, about LAFC as the most mercurial preseason team to predict, but here’s what will be written come October: this is a remarkably similar iteration …
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Hello and welcome back to the Fantasy MLS season! I’m sure everybody is as excited as I am to be tinkering rosters and stressing every week. To help ease that stress, I’ve made a list of some value-pick differentials for Game Week 1. For people who don’t know, a differential is a less common pick that has the potential to …
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Previous Year Recap The more things change, the more they stay the same. Valeri is gone, Blanco is back although at what fitness level? The back four are the same as last year (except both starting CBs had sports hernia surgery in early February). The midfield is crowded: Great things are expected from Santiago Moreno and Diego Chara is still …
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The first round of the 2022 MLS Fantasy season is just around the corner. How many drafts of your team have you made by this point? More than 25? Regardless of if you are a veteran or a first time player, we’re here to help. Reid, Blayne, and Ashley are joined by special guest, Isaac Jenson from the MLSFB Discord …
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Previous Year Recap In the games Jara didn’t start, FC Dallas had 7 wins, 7 losses, and 8 draws. They scored 1.63 goals per game in those matches which was a season pace good for fifth in the league. At that clip, you would have thought they were a playoff team assuming the defense was up to their typical standard. …
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Previous Year Recap Last year my motto with regards to Austin FC and MLS Fantasy was “wait and see” – and I expect to continue waiting to start the 2022 season. Last year, Austin had few consistently good fantasy option, aside from a handful of weeks when Sebastian Driussi looked very threatening. This year, there are several questions that must …
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Previous Year Recap (A Tale of Two Teams) Gabriel Heinze (“Gringo”) What initially looked like a dream hire for Atlanta United quickly turned sour under Heinze as his personality and approach failed to connect with the team, leading to dismal results on the field. Fantasy managers were rarely able to start Atlanta players with confidence outside of a few defenders …
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Previous Year Recap Nashville DC was easily the biggest surprise of the 2020 season with a solid regular season to qualify for the playoffs and then an electrifying run in the playoffs. Their team of MLS veterans gelled quickly at the back and made for a formidable defensive unit that was aided by a few fresh faces carrying the offense. …
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