Tag Archives: Preseason

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 …

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 …

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. …

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. …

Previous Year Recap MLS is upon us and the Land of 10,000 lakes (11,842 to be exact) is showing a lot of promise for the 2021 fantasy season. After a pretty slow start in the off season, Minnesota United’s head coach Adrian Heath decided to make some big moves for the upcoming season. Some of these moves had fans smiling …

Previous Year Recap Dos Diegos are another year older. Blanco is returning from a season ending ACL injury.  Felipe Mora is the only healthy striker and there are two shiny new outside backs to pick from, Van Rankin and Bravo. Yimmi Chara is coming off of a hot CCL round. Steve Clark is your ‘keeper. The center of the defense, …

Previous Year Recap It could not have gone much better for the Union, could it? 2020 was the culmination of six years of building for Jim Curtin and company that resulted in the club’s first major trophy in the form of the 2020 MLS Supporter’s Shield and the sale of academy products Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie for six figures …

Previous Year Recap Any other team which had to endure a full season without its star might well have simply written the year off from the start, let alone when that player is the reigning Landon Donovan MVP. Yet 2020 was neither a full season nor did LAFC intend to write anything off between Carlos Vela’s absence from the MLS …

Previous Year Recap 2020 was not great for Real Salt Lake. The team struggled to find goals for most of the year and the biggest news of the season was the controversy surrounding former owner Dell Loy Hansen. On the fantasy side, no RSL player earned a three-digit score. In fact, no player even earned 90 points. Veterans disappointed and …

Previous Year Recap New England’s 2020 season was a mixed bag in terms of results. They played most of the season without Carles Gil and still managed to make the playoffs. Only three teams in the Eastern Conference posted better goals allowed numbers than the Revolution. Fantasy Players to Watch Goalkeeper: Matt Turner has proven time and again he is …