MLS Power Rankings: Week 3
April 17th, 2008 . 7:42 am . By: Parrish GloverHaving done this for less than a month, I hardly feel like I have enough cred to start getting cocky. Eight of eleven pundits put City at #1, but after 1 point in two home games I’m feeling that my mid-table placement of the Wizards was and remains correct. I put RSL on my watch list to beat United, and even called out Kovalenko as the likely difference-maker.
So two lessons for the week. Be the ball and don’t get cocky. I’m a freakin’ genius. Chivas looked strong, despite getting run off the pitch by the Crew. I’m willing to chalk the game up to one of those occasional brain freezes that happens to a team during a long season. Though if it becomes a habit, expect a mediocre season. FCD fans can give you more details on that. Speaking of FCD, in one week they go from a side incapable of locking up a win to one of two undefeated teams in the league. On the road to a higher-ranked team is not the best next step for the Hoops, so I decided to be generous with the #3 spot. Kansas City gets introduced to what the rest of the league calls a “road game.” I’m guessing that the minor-league baseball season just started. Any doubts whether the Wizards are a mid-table team are likely to be answered Sunday. Toronto gets a chance to see what Canada looks like. The addition of Guevara to Cunningham and Dichio doubles their head case quotient, but also gives them a strike force that can compete in MLS if MoJo isn’t forced to cut or trade anybody. With Houston and United now out of continental competition, let’s see if they can start concentrating on stringing some decent results together. Hopefully they won’t make me look like a moron for giving the #5 and #6 spots to teams that have one win between them. I’m setting the over/under for San Jose’s first goal at May 10. Any takers? The formula is set. I’ve ordered the Rankomatic 130 from the fine folks at www.rankomatics.gov/soccer. It should be available next week. 8 Comments Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI Leave a comment |
this just shows how rediculous power rankings are, does anyone think we are the third best team in the league? NO not even our own players, staff and fans.
its RIDICULOUS… is it that hard to spell it correctly?
We go up against a very depleted Chivas team next week. I’m pretty sure we win this one, despite our luck at the HDC and despite the fact that over the long haul Chivas is a better team than us. FCD 2, Chivas 0
Interesting Parrish, no real quibbles here. Not even w/us at #3. With that midfield (and obviously some health) we could be real strong this season. Am also continuing to enjoy the Gals slide down to where they belong…which will be about 13th or so!
Does the “Beckham effect” explain why TOR is behind LA, even after beating the LA at home? I would have given head-to-head greater significance.
I missed you on this week’s collective rankings, Parrish, and without a good excuse by way of defense…I got bored…seriously, that was it.
Anyway, I hope to include your rankings next week. As you said, you’ve made some good calls in here, so that can’t exactly hurt the “smart quotient.”
I have to say I disagree with almost everything you have up there.
1) No respect for Colorado. A spanking of LA and a win @ NE (even depleted) is good stuff. How does the #8 beat the #4 and not move up.
2) Yet Chicago gets a ton of credit for beating the same NE team, at home, and with only 10 men? Makes no sense to me whatsoever (or any at all). Without a last minute Blanco wonder goal at RSL and Busch’s heroics and Salinas’ gaffe, would have only one win. Definitely given too much credit.
RSL and Columbus are also too low. I guess beating the #1 team (and badly outplaying them) isn’t worth squat, nor a 4-0 thumping to the defending SS holders.
For me:
RSL: should have beat the Fire
1) Colorado: with all the injuries too.
2) New England: speaking of injuries
3) Chivas: need Saurez
4) Chicago: good results, poor play
5) FCD: Cooper and Alvarez deliver
6) KC: first 4 at home w/ injuries
7) Crew: test will be DC.
9) NYRB: hard to judge turf teams
10) DC: this is not last year’s team
11) Houston: neither is this
11) Toronto: still no D, O is better.
12) LA: no D, Landy’s miss huge.
13) SJ: solid D, not much offense.
4) Chicago
Parrish: I’ll take the wager on the Quakes. I’ll take UNDER for an away jersey…sound good?