Been a long time follower of your work (early podcasts days...its called football...and onwards) that has coincided with being a TFC supporter from afar-and never missing a game since club inception , which ended in the pandemic....Have always had a great appreciation for your perspective on the game in general, and have wanted to give you a shout out -the Messi piece / MLS is excellent... keep up the great work...
I don't hate on the Leagues Cup as much as...everyone does. The way it's being implemented, sure, but the concept itself isn't awful.
America loves tournaments. Maybe too much. If there was a way to have this replace games within the season, rather than stop and compress everything - I think it could work.
Euro clubs play in multiple already. We have two: Concacaf Champions League and US Open/Voyageurs Cup. One more still puts us behind Europe with their 1-2 domestic cups, super cups, 3 levels of European competition and pre-season tournaments.
If we treated Leagues Cup like the FA Cup - have a weekend pause for the round robin, then play the rest of the games mid-week - I think it could work a lot better. Especially since it's an alternate pathway into Champions League.
Plus, fewer meaningless games during the season would help up the stakes. Miami and Toronto should be eliminated, but they could go on a mild run and still get in. Meaning the first 3 months of the season really mean squat.
Been a long time follower of your work (early podcasts days...its called football...and onwards) that has coincided with being a TFC supporter from afar-and never missing a game since club inception , which ended in the pandemic....Have always had a great appreciation for your perspective on the game in general, and have wanted to give you a shout out -the Messi piece / MLS is excellent... keep up the great work...
I don't hate on the Leagues Cup as much as...everyone does. The way it's being implemented, sure, but the concept itself isn't awful.
America loves tournaments. Maybe too much. If there was a way to have this replace games within the season, rather than stop and compress everything - I think it could work.
Euro clubs play in multiple already. We have two: Concacaf Champions League and US Open/Voyageurs Cup. One more still puts us behind Europe with their 1-2 domestic cups, super cups, 3 levels of European competition and pre-season tournaments.
If we treated Leagues Cup like the FA Cup - have a weekend pause for the round robin, then play the rest of the games mid-week - I think it could work a lot better. Especially since it's an alternate pathway into Champions League.
Plus, fewer meaningless games during the season would help up the stakes. Miami and Toronto should be eliminated, but they could go on a mild run and still get in. Meaning the first 3 months of the season really mean squat.