MLS Week 34 Power Rankings – Obligatory obituaries
It’s Week 34 of the MLS Regular Season. The end is nigh and plenty of teams are already looking forward to next season. Here are the Power Rankings.
It’s Decision Day Week in MLS and the Week 34 Power Rankings have been filled mostly with obituaries. Some teams have already started throwing dirt on the casket of the season, while some teams, Real Salt Lake, are just merely half-cadavers on Halloween Weekend.
Even FC Dallas is looking more zombified, regular-season pretender than overzealous playoff contender. NYCFC has a chance, much like ladies running upstairs have a chance of outmanoeuvring Micheal Myers. The Nordecke and Terminus Legion are looking lethargic while the Blue Hell is the most positive group in MLS.
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Here are the Week 34 MLS Power Rankings.
Bottom of the Barrel
327. Sane returned and so did the backline’s confidence. That did not necessarily lead to the win, but it did lead to not carrying another loss into the offseason. Sutter has been decently average, which has been enough to stand out for OCSC recently. The front office needs to rethink the talent acquisitions, as Justin Meram and Dom Dwyer were underwhelming signings, to be kind. A goal differential of minus-30 is the worst in the league.. 8-21-4. Previous: 23rd. Orlando City SC. 22. team
19. team. 368. Maybe Tim Howard and the backline aren’t washed up or being washed out of the league. Or maybe the Rapids have just had a couple of good weeks against bad teams. San Jose and Colorado played to a 0-0 tie and neither team looked very threatening. Badji and FC Dallas come to Colorado to close out the season. Can the Rapids find one thing to do well in the final game? Will Acosta and Castillo be back next season? This team has too many questions and not enough answers from head coach Anthony Hudson.. 7-19-7. Previous: 19th. Colorado Rapids
18. team. 372. Teal Bunbury, we hardly noticed you this season. While Bunbury may have had a great season, his development has plateaued and his USMNT career will be spent on the fringes. That mirrors the Revolution’s season on the fringes of contention and catastrophe. Matt Turner was a revelation in goal, Bunbury found his niche, but Brad Friedel did little more than set a bland tone in year one in charge. The offseason approach will speak volumes about what Friedel learned about off-field management this season.. 9-13-11. Previous: 18th. New England Revolution
Houston Dynamo. 17. team. 337. The Dynamo failed to defend set pieces against Seattle and the season slogged on in the 2-3 loss at home. Houston has to find a way to be relevant in the city, and being relevant in the CCL competition would go a long way. The other big Houston teams have made big splashes recently. The Dynamo cannot let the goodwill of a U.S. Open Cup win go to waste like this season has.. 9-16-8. Previous: 17th
Previous: 16th. Toronto FC. 16. team. 377. Toronto should play the kids and let the expected starters for the CONCACAF Champions League fixtures get an early offseason vacation. Alex Bono needs to regroup now that his contract is settled. Auro Jr and Altidore both have nagging injuries that need to be rested. Chris Mavigna also needs some time off and TFC needs to find proper replacements so that the core group is not pressed into action every week. The reserves could not tread water this season while the starters made a CCL run.. 9-18-6