MLS Breakdown and more!!

MLS 53 best goals of the season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lJtIYJCS8s&eurl=http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1735030/

Make whatever you will of that video. If you ask me, this is proof that MLS does not in fact suck, I mean obviously it's not the top flight of world football, but there's not a keeper in the world who could save some of those shots. Make sure you watch all the way to the end... they've saved the best for last (GALLARDO!!!!).

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Hokay, so on to the MLS playoffs... Not really much to talk about. Really close games so far, I expect all the top seeds to progress. So that would have the second round at:

Columbus vs Chicago
Houston vs Chivas USA

Personally I would like to see Chivas USA in the finals, though I think they are the least likely team to make it. In my opinion they have some of the best American talent in the league (a key reason in my desire to see them win the cup). This is not to say that the other clubs do not have good American talent, I just have a soft spot for some of the players on Chivas:

-Sacha Kljestian is one of the most exciting players to watch in MLS, and at 23 he is a great prospect for the USMNT. He's very explosive from the midfield, I have seen him create and score some amazing goals all on his own out of nothing (he's got at least one on that video). I am really excited to see where his career takes him- I think he make a serious impact on a ton of teams in Europe.

-Jonathan Bornstein is also a 23-year-old American on Chivas USA, a solid defender who can play in the midfield as well. He won Rookie of the Year a few years back, so that speaks to his talent and production. Bornstein also could have a serious impact in Europe.

-Ante Razov is an older fellow (34 years young), but he's still producing some great goals at the striker position. He has had a career of servitude to MLS, with the exception of a short stint at Racing de Ferrol, even though at his peak he was far beyond MLS quality.

-Jorge Flores was almost not even an American-he spent a lot of his childhood living in Mexico, and would have been eligible to play for the Mexican national team. Lucky for the USA, he has committed his future to our country. He actually joined Chivas USA through a reality show called Sueño MLS, in which he "won" the show and earned a tryout with Chivas USA. At just 19, he is one of the best young American forwards out there- obviously not quite up to par with the likes of Jozy Altidore, but I can definitely see Flores competing for a spot in the USMNT a few years down the line, and certainly he is the heir apparent to Ante Razov in the Chivas line-up.

So there you have it, my man crushes on Chivas USA players.

It's probably going to end up Columbus vs Houston, and honestly once it gets to that point, who's gonna bet against De Rosario in the final? Not I, said the fly. My legitimate prediction:

Houston 3-2 Columbus (aet)

But anyways, even though it is the least likely scenario, right here is at least one MLS fan pulling for Chivas USA to become MLS Cup champs!!