. I liked the three-team groups in the CCL. I didn't think I would, because four-team is How It's Done. But because group results were used to seed teams into the bracket, the final game in each group still mattered. I had a spreadsheet to track results and who would go into which spot depending on how many goals etc. I'm sure it was a very very small club of people who got into that, but I was in that club.
. I root for any, any MLS team over a Mexican team in CCL-now-CCC. Seattle, then any American team except Portland, then any Canadian team, then any Central American or Caribbean team, then okay FINE Portland, over any Mexican team. Although I rooted for Violette over Austin this year.
. Leagues Cup matters because it gives CCC berths. A CCC berth is all that matters.
Insignificant counter-opinions:
. I liked the three-team groups in the CCL. I didn't think I would, because four-team is How It's Done. But because group results were used to seed teams into the bracket, the final game in each group still mattered. I had a spreadsheet to track results and who would go into which spot depending on how many goals etc. I'm sure it was a very very small club of people who got into that, but I was in that club.
. I root for any, any MLS team over a Mexican team in CCL-now-CCC. Seattle, then any American team except Portland, then any Canadian team, then any Central American or Caribbean team, then okay FINE Portland, over any Mexican team. Although I rooted for Violette over Austin this year.
. Leagues Cup matters because it gives CCC berths. A CCC berth is all that matters.
To clarify about leagues cup: there are definitely stakes. The question is more how interesting it will be. I’m still not sure.
Thank you for going in on LAFC and their bs attitude after losing.