ESPN take the next step and get this buffoon off the TV, with former players such as Reyna or former national team manager such as Arena there are much more intelligent pundits available.
Showing posts with label Lalas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lalas. Show all posts
Saturday, June 12, 2010
ESPN - right direction but room for improvement
I applaud ESPN for all their investment and the recognition of needing to treat the World Cup as it deserves - the biggest global sporting event. They have brought in professional football commentators, unlike 4 years ago when ESPN thought it would be wise to have non football commentators ... like Dave O'Brien, he of now Red Sox fame. O'Brien had the infamous - Michael Beckham call during an England game as well as numerous other empty statements. ESPN clearly recognized the importance of having experienced and well versed commentators to go with their investment. However the one area they need to work on is Alexi Lalas...um I realize he is a recognizable American soccer figure...but he is also terrible. He was a mid level professional, proved terrible at running a team - LA Galaxy
anyone? All he does in the studio is show what a smug red head he is. He has not brought any insight other than stating the obvious which too often is painfully obvious. Of course he makes his statements as if he is the resident American expert and all the watching audience are idiots. He rants about Maradona being a nut, well he did get his nation into the World Cup Alexi what did you do with the Galaxy? And you are not giving us any real insight with that statement. The US will defeat England 2-1 and you state you are making that call not as a US fan or former player?? Right. We all know you are a homer, which is fine, just admit it and move on to explain the reason why you believe this is true in addition to your heart. You then pile on Titi Henry and the "hand of gaul," again easy target...and I am sure you never tugged someone's jersey, tripped someone, pulled someone's arm etc etc to get an advantage. Rather than pandering to the uninformed masses could you please give us some real insight...if you have any.
ESPN take the next step and get this buffoon off the TV, with former players such as Reyna or former national team manager such as Arena there are much more intelligent pundits available.
ESPN take the next step and get this buffoon off the TV, with former players such as Reyna or former national team manager such as Arena there are much more intelligent pundits available.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Oh the Landycakes - MLS - Spiceboy drama
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=659931&sec=mls&cc=5901
Ah where to start with this one....Landycakes calling out someone for not showing up, Lalas telling a player he is not the MVP, Lalas being called out as being over his head....oh my. Not
quite sure what to make of this, but if this is a teaser to purchase the book it might just have worked with me! I think it is a bit ironic that Landycakes calls out a player for not "showing up." Something that I would accuse Donovan of doing in big games. And based on this short blurbs, what we thought was all true but glossed over - Beckham did not want to come to the MLS and the only reason he did was that at the time no major European club wanted him! Of course Lalas, another beacon of intelligent American soccer management, made it a huge affair when they signed him...while he should have, but I fear he believed his own spin and thought that Becks really wanted to play in the MLS and that he was going to give 110%. Funny, but once a big club like Milan calls, who goes running back to Europe? And who can blame Becks??? It will be interesting to see what else is in the book, but from this snippet it is clear that the Beckham experiment did not turn out as the MLS hoped.
I might have to put this on my amazon list.
Ah where to start with this one....Landycakes calling out someone for not showing up, Lalas telling a player he is not the MVP, Lalas being called out as being over his head....oh my. Not
quite sure what to make of this, but if this is a teaser to purchase the book it might just have worked with me! I think it is a bit ironic that Landycakes calls out a player for not "showing up." Something that I would accuse Donovan of doing in big games. And based on this short blurbs, what we thought was all true but glossed over - Beckham did not want to come to the MLS and the only reason he did was that at the time no major European club wanted him! Of course Lalas, another beacon of intelligent American soccer management, made it a huge affair when they signed him...while he should have, but I fear he believed his own spin and thought that Becks really wanted to play in the MLS and that he was going to give 110%. Funny, but once a big club like Milan calls, who goes running back to Europe? And who can blame Becks??? It will be interesting to see what else is in the book, but from this snippet it is clear that the Beckham experiment did not turn out as the MLS hoped.I might have to put this on my amazon list.
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