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Still, it is notable that at a time when MLS has been under attack and is looking to its next phase in 2015, Herrera is heaping praise upon the league. Liga MX is also an established league that has fueled El Tri for its entire existence, so there has never been a need to push players to Europe. The system, from top to bottom, doesn't need an overhaul, like Klinsmann is trying down to the youth levels because Mexico changed their youth development several years ago.

There is no great push to overhaul things within Mexican soccer and to constantly challenge a status quo that, in the opinion of the manager, has grown stale. Klinsmann also manages a very different team with a very different culture than El Tri. His opposition to the league has probably being misconstrued, with criticisms of MLS - some of them very valid, like season length, competitiveness and depth - being taken too far by observers. Of course, to say that Klinsmann is vehemently MLS would be unfair. That he is happy with someone in the league, is pushing him to the league and is valuing guaranteed playing time as opposed to always challenging themselves in Europe is very different than what we've heard from the American boss. It appears as if the Mexican manager is a bigger fan of MLS than Jurgen Klinsmann. What we want is for him to have the same activity he had this year." "It's his decision and his agent's and his family's, and what he thinks is best for him. "Without a doubt, for his benefit and for me, should continue in MLS," Herrera told in Miami last week. In a way, it was the perfect projection of where many hope MLS will one day arrive: soccer-savvy supporters packing pristine, cavernous homes. And Orlando City Stadium was rowdy, wonderful, and victorious.Miguel Herrera seems to be a fan of MLS. Orlando City SC, meanwhile, rolled out a new home. As for whether it will make the outlook unrealistically bleak in Minnesota, that’s another story.ĥ) Orlando pride - While Atlanta debuted a new team, its new stadium won’t be ready until later in the year. Two goals for Fanendo Adi and two more from Diego Valeri highlighted the 5-1 win, one that could put hopes too high in Oregon. New LA captain Jelle Van Damme had a standout night at center back, but it wasn’t enough as Maxi Urruti and Kellyn Acosta sandwiched Dallas goals around a Gio Dos Santos tally to take three points back to Texas.Ĥ) Minnesota “Outshined” - Chris Cornell wasn’t doing any favors to the Northern state when he described a bout of low confidence as ‘Looking California but feeling Minnesota’ in the Soundgarden hit, but United’s first MLS match fit that description a bit too easily.Īside from Christian Ramirez’s feel-good goal, the Loons were battered by a veteran Portland side. We’d watch this duo tangle on a week-to-week basis.

It was a rude welcome to MLS for United, and another reminder that Jesse Marsch is not to be overlooked.ģ) Dallas looks the part - There are a lot of folks who expect FC Dallas to take another Supporters’ Shield, and their 2-1 road win at the new-look Galaxy isn’t going to change too many of those minds. Barring injury, Houston’s a must-watch.Ģ) Resilient Red Bulls prove a spoiler - Atlanta United’s raucous debut crowd saw Yamil Asad put the hosts up 1-0 in a match designed for a Georgian win The Red Bulls had played three nights earlier out in Vancouver, and this would’ve been a forgivable 0-1 start to the season.īut Daniel Royer made it 1-1 in the 76th minute before Spurs loanee Anton Walkes, prodded by Mike Grella and Kemar Lawrence, turned an own goal into the Atlanta net six minutes later. The three-man attack was a CONCACAF nightmare for Seattle, especially without Brad Evans.

The Mexican striker scored, Quioto added a second, and each man could’ve easily had a brace as Houston picked up a 2-1 home win over the reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders. Major League Soccer returned with (mostly) glorious wonder this weekend, with several eye-opening surprises and some dead-on certainties.ġ) Houston can be electric - Mauro Manotas didn’t start up top for Wilmer Cabrera’s new Dynamo, and he may not get the chance after Erick “Cubo” Torres lined up between Honduran wingers Romell Quioto and Alberth Elis.