Minnesota Soccer Spot

  Minnesota Soccer Spot  Monday, April 29th Loons Defeat Old Foes, Atlanta Next, A Look Around MLS, and Columbus In CONCACAF  *Disclaimer: My takes are not thoughtful, and they are NOT based in knowledge.*  Loons Defeat Old Foes The Loons win again! This past Saturday, Minnesota United took on their " rival " Sporting Kansas City  in  front of another sold-out crowd at Allianz Field.  In  the 2-1 match , Minnesota emerged victorious , getting the better of a team who has otherwise had their number for quite some time.   Before getting into the analysis of this match, I have a bit of a disclaimer: I had a different vantage point than I  normally  do at home matches. Instead of scanning tickets and catching glimpses of the first half on the screens around me, I was in  the midst of  the chaos.  I brought six of my metaphorical children to the match, three  of them  attending their first Minnesota United match...

  Minnesota Soccer Spot  Monday, April 22nd Loons Win (Feat. Tani Oluwaseyi),  Sporting Kansas City Next, and A Look Around MLS *Disclaimer: My takes are not thoughtful, and they are NOT based in knowledge.*  Loons Win In The Queen City: The road warriors do it again! After a three-match winless streak, Minnesota United's dominant performance gave them a warranted three points in Sunday's cross-conference match. With goals from Dotson, Lod, and Oluwaseyi, the Loons are flying high, jumping to fifth in the Western Conference with a game at hand.  This week saw a different lineup than fans were expecting. Teemu Pukki, who hasn't scored since the Loons' victory in Orlando, moved to the bench. Tani Oluwaseyi took his place, making his first MLS start. With the absence of Sang Bin (international duty), Robin Lod took the right-winger position with Fragapane as his counterpart. As far as the midfield is concerned, mainstays Wil Trapp and Hassani Dotson kept their cons...

  Minnesota Soccer Spot  Tuesday, April 16th Loons Take The L,  Charlotte Next, A Look Around MLS, Columbus Cooks CONCACAF,  and the USWNT *Disclaimer: My takes are not thoughtful, and they are NOT based in knowledge.*  Hello again reader(s). My post is super late, and I apologize. I will not make up excuses for my behavior. I had set aside time to finish writing it, but I have to be honest: I spent that time doing absolutely nothing. And after that, I went shopping. I did find a leather jacket for super cheap, so it was worth it. Nobody can judge me for that. What you should judge me for are my soccer takes, so let's get into that.  Loons Take The L Minnesota United really does put the "L" in "Loons." Over the weekend, Minnesota United took on the Houston Dynamo in the walls of Allianz Field. It was a hard-fought match, but in the end, the Dynamo were able to escape the north with all three points. This was the first time Houston had beaten Minnesota ...