http://wvhooligan.com/2008/04/15/wvh-power-rankings-week-3/ A look at Major League Soccer (MLS) through the eyes of a MLS writer and fan. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:06:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://wvhooligan.com/2008/04/15/wvh-power-rankings-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10866 tower0surfer Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:02:57 +0000 http://wvhooligan.com/2008/04/15/wvh-power-rankings-week-3/#comment-10866 Saw D.C. and Houston results from a mile away. I personally would like to thank MLS for those schedule hiccups; both will be at the top of the conferences at the end of the season. Chicago will fade just like the CUBS because of the heat. LA is a bit of a mess. I see Donovan exploding in the next few weeks. He knows that he alone could have won that game, and I do not see him missing another 5 goal game anytime soon; this is saying a lot because I don't like him that much. The defense will change again, going to the Cubans in central D and on the bench as a backup goalie to Wicks. Cronin is an emotional mess and needs a break, as a former central defender; goalies need to be large and in charge, this is not Cronin. Wicks may be the torch bearer to Hartman, not Cronin nor Cannon. I would not be surprised to see this team make a run at some point, these early teams are not as week as they were last year, and the Gals will get better. One question, can teams drop players during the season to cut their losses? We have Xavier, Vanney, and Vagenas soaking up 550k in our cap room. These are the real dead weight of our salary, not Beckham, Ruiz, and Donovan. Saw D.C. and Houston results from a mile away. I personally would like to thank MLS for those schedule hiccups; both will be at the top of the conferences at the end of the season. Chicago will fade just like the CUBS because of the heat. LA is a bit of a mess. I see Donovan exploding in the next few weeks. He knows that he alone could have won that game, and I do not see him missing another 5 goal game anytime soon; this is saying a lot because I don’t like him that much. The defense will change again, going to the Cubans in central D and on the bench as a backup goalie to Wicks. Cronin is an emotional mess and needs a break, as a former central defender; goalies need to be large and in charge, this is not Cronin. Wicks may be the torch bearer to Hartman, not Cronin nor Cannon. I would not be surprised to see this team make a run at some point, these early teams are not as week as they were last year, and the Gals will get better.
One question, can teams drop players during the season to cut their losses? We have Xavier, Vanney, and Vagenas soaking up 550k in our cap room. These are the real dead weight of our salary, not Beckham, Ruiz, and Donovan.

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