Two-third of the way through the season and things are still a complete mess in Major League Soccer. This may be the closest season we have seen in a long time, if ever. Mainly because of parity and because from week to week we just never know what will exactly happen like we think we do (I’m speaking for myself and probably every other pundit).

As much change as there could have been this weekend we didn’t shift around too many clubs. One did manage it’s way to the top thanks to a stumble by the previous top dog (New England). The Revs held that top spot for a while here so it is weird to see them elsewhere again. It almost feels like April again when you think about how things are going here.

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Now that the league is back on a regular pace for games in a week, things get a little tougher in figuring out who had a better week AND who had a better goal. Week 21 was just that, we had seven solid matches with different players coming up bigger than others and loads of goals that were tough to shift through.

You had a guy like Ronnie O’Brien score two goals in a winning effort over New England, Conor Casey and his two goal effort over Kansas City, two or three different Dynamo players had a solid effort in their wild 4-3 finish with Real Salt Lake.

But in all honesty, none were better than Guillermo Barros Schelotto two assist effort for Columbus over Dallas.

Schelotto showed why he is the MLS assists leader, notching his 11th and 12th of the season in a three-minute stretch of the second half that helped turn a first-half deficit into a 2-1 Columbus victory before the largest crowd this season at Crew Stadium.

That kind of MVP performance gets the job done over a couple of two-goal efforts in my mind. So for another week its GBS winning the Player of the Week award. Continue Reading…

It’s amazing how one weekend can change the landscape of things in Major League Soccer. That’s exactly what happened in week 21. A couple big time wins by a couple clubs and a couple big time upsets.

What was also amazing was probably the goals too, loads of sweet shots all over the fields.

But at the end of the weekend, each conference wasn’t just tighter in the standings but they both had a new leader. New England and Real Salt Lake entered the weekend on top of their respective conferences but after Saturday night Columbus and Houston found themselves in the lead positions.

So let’s see just how interesting and crazy this weekend actually was:

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I think this weekend will be all about breaking through the mold or crumbling even more for some MLS clubs. The gridlock in the middle of the standing should lighten up a bit here as well. We are right at that two-thirds mark of the season and this season has proved that everyone is nearly in contention here based on the standings after 18 or 19 games. I don’t think desperation will set in for some clubs yet but it is getting close to that time for those border playoff clubs to get their stuff in gear.

We are finally back to the normal weekend schedule, five games on Saturday and one lone Sunday contest. I love it too because all games can be seen either on TV (FSC or local) or online with MLSnet.tv, which is a great service if you aren’t already signed up for it (come on it was $20 for the whole season, but now just $10…great deal!!).

Two inter-conference battles this weekend and four conference clashes. If last night’s game in LA is any indication for this weekend we could be in for a real treat.

Let’s get down to business shall we? Feel free to post your game predictions below as well. Those are always welcome.

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