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MLS Playoff Spots Heat Up: Eastern & Western Conferences
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10/18/2024
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LA Galaxy, LAFC, Marcelino, this is going to be great.
00:06
I'm excited.
00:07
I'm actually traveling to Utah in a little bit.
00:09
I'm calling Rialto Lake against Vancouver.
00:11
The Whitecaps actually have a chance of clearing that wildcard spot and not having to face
00:16
Portland in a one-game playoff game.
00:19
They would have to face LAFC or Galaxy directly, so I think they would not be able to escape
00:25
that.
00:26
And I think the coaching staff and players are conscious of that.
00:29
Maybe they get one more game.
00:30
That's right.
00:31
Exactly.
00:32
And Portland's looking good at Vander and everything.
00:34
But how about starting with the Eastern Conference now?
00:36
The Eastern Conference is shaping up.
00:38
It's the only conference that still has some playoff spots up to this season.
00:43
We have DC United with CF Montiel.
00:45
They both sit in eighth and ninth place with 40 points each.
00:48
Philadelphia and Atlanta are just behind with 37, pounding.
00:52
So it's really anyone's game.
00:53
These series of games are going to be really, really important to see which are the two
00:57
teams that make it to the playoffs.
00:59
You mentioned DC United and Montiel.
01:01
These are two teams that I'm very surprised to see in this position.
01:05
Just because DC United got to cover some of their games last year with Wayne Rooney, they
01:09
end up leaving the team midseason.
01:11
Now they have Christian Benteke, who's obviously the leading scorer for the Golden Boot.
01:17
So I think he's going to get it.
01:19
So that's going to be a big game for him.
01:20
And Montiel was a mess last year after Wilfred Nancy moved on and went to Columbus.
01:25
They were just in complete disarray.
01:26
I'm glad to see both of them fighting for a playoff spot.
01:29
And that tells you how tied the race every year is for a playoff spot in MLS.
01:37
Western Conference.
01:38
LAFC and Galaxy, the Black and Gold Steel, have a shot.
01:41
Although it seems that it's Galaxy's leadership spot to lose at this point.
01:46
Correct.
01:47
I think there's a lot of combinations that need to happen.
01:49
LAFC will just reach Galaxy on points, but then the tiebreakers will come.
01:53
I think either way, LAFC has great momentum and Galaxy has been spotty.
01:58
They haven't drawn a game since May.
02:01
So it's been, you know, all or nothing for Galaxy.
02:03
Either they win or lose, hopefully they drop some points.
02:06
LAFC gives a miracle and we get to have the Western Final Conference at the formerly bank.
02:12
All righty, so before leaving MLS, it's time to go back to the Eastern Conference, at least
02:17
for a little bit, because we need to recognize what could happen if Inter-Miami get a victory
02:22
this weekend.
02:23
It's historical what is about to happen in Miami.
02:25
They already clinched the supporters' shield, but they're gunning for an even bigger prize,
02:30
setting the MLS single season point record.
02:32
Right now they're sitting at 71 points, just two behind New England Revolution's 2021 record
02:38
of 73.
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If they break it, you see Messi, after 20 plus years of career, still bashing records
02:45
and carrying the MLS also around with him.
02:47
It is incredible that we get to see so many of these great teams.
02:50
I was part of the LAFC broadcast team in 2019 when they broke Atlanta's record.
02:55
They got to 72, and all of a sudden you're thinking, man, Carlos Vela and these guys
03:00
are looking so well.
03:01
They fell short, unfortunately.
03:03
They lost in the semifinals to Seattle, but you thought, I mean, these 72 points are not
03:08
going to be surpassed in a while.
03:09
And all of a sudden, three years later, you get New England Revolution and they leaped
03:13
right over LAFC.
03:14
Now you can get Miami doing that.
03:16
It's just incredible, man.
03:17
And I think it adds to the emotion that every year they have a new juggernaut, a new capitan,
03:22
a new head honcho in this competition.
03:26
I would like for Miami to do it.
03:28
I'm going for it.
03:29
Don't you feel like it was a little bit like obligated for them?
03:33
When you bring such a stacked team, Messi, Luis Suarez, Busquets, Jordi.
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I mean, you have to break records with that type of team.
03:42
The expectation's there, but playing devil's advocate, Messi was not around for a lot of
03:49
those games.
03:50
So, you know, the rest of the team, I think Suarez is a candidate, definitely a candidate
03:54
for MVP.
03:55
I mean, what he did in the absence of the other Messi is impressive.
03:59
So then again, great job, David Beckham, the front office of Inter Miami putting this team
04:04
together because we know that with salary cap regulations, it is not easy to put a team
04:08
together like that in MLS.
04:10
Congrats to them.
04:11
I'm going for it.
04:12
I hope they make it.
04:14
And remember, they got the supporter shields are basically a super leader is the top spot
04:19
in MLS.
04:20
So basically, if they win out, they're going to be playing the final in Fort Lauderdale,
04:25
Florida.
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