[MLSSoccer.com] MLS midseason awards: 2022's best players and coach so far
mlssoccer.com/news/mls-midseason-awards-2022-...
mlssoccer.comPosted Jun 30, 2022, 8:48 PM UTC
4849
mlssoccer.comSt. Clair has been the best keeper and it isn’t particularly close. Boggles the mind that he doesn’t start for Canada.
13
This could be the one and only world cup for Borjan so I'm sure he'll get his chance after this year. Can't over look some of the big saves Borjan made for us during WCQ.
5
Doesn’t matter. DSC is better. Borjan wouldn’t start for a single team in MLS
-1
Stop.
1
Borjan is the captain nothing to do with being the best goalkeeper.
-4
Ikr they’re benching MLS’s best keeper over some shitass that plays in the Serbian league against USL level opposition. If I was Garber I would maybe have a very stern word with Herdman like he did with Klinsy in 2014
2
I am biased but I find it absurd that DSC didn’t get the top spot on this list. He didn’t play the first two matches because he was the backup - he only played a couple of matches last season too - and still has this record. He doesn’t have to try and get a spot on the MNT like Johnson - he is already on the CanMNT. Sometimes the writers following this two-nation league are so US-centric that they don’t celebrate the Canada nationals like they are the “home team” too.
1†
Brian Schmetzer and not being on the radar for COTY, name a better duo.
9
The CCL win is something, but going off league play exclusively I think it’s a hard sell
17
We've done really well wherever we've put our resources, after CCL we've been on a decent run. Before last night we were on the best pace in the league over the past ~8 games
5
[deleted]
1
Assuming this is an MLS-only thing, a bit hard to make the case right now. He's in pursuit of a different kind of hardware anyway.
9
I think you’re right, but I don’t see why it should be an MLS-only thing. Seems like the award is “best coach of an MLS team”, not “best coach in MLS-specific games”.
If you win something no other MLS coach has won, shouldn’t that at least put you in the running?
0†
didn't Nancy outcoached him less than 24 hours ago?
2
Sure, and Nancy is number one on here so I don't feel the need to argue for him.
One game shouldn't kill your shot at being in the top 5 of the prestigious midseason COTY rankings.
6
yes, sorry I misinterpreted your post.
1
How is Josh Wolff not even getting a mention for coach of the year, after this year 2 turn around? Seems kinda crazy. He’s done a phenomenal job turning this team from a bottom of the table with the worst goal differential dumpster fire, to now solidly competing for the top of the West.
9
somehow our players are in front for two awards and #2 for another. But SJ has been great this year and last, and callens has been a steady force in the backline forever. Magno is an obvious pick for young player but he would be at any club.
5
Why "somehow" lol, we have the best ppg in the east, it'd be weird if we didn't have a bunch of award contenders
1
LAFC is 5-1-0 vrs East coast teams and yet 6 out of the 7 awards are all going towards east coast teams. There has to be a east coast biased on here. Not saying LAFC should win any of these (maybe coach of the year) LAFC has no super star just a solid, deep team.
4†
It's not even an east coast thing, it's an NYCFC thing
7
Austin has the same record vs the east as y’all. I’m not even trying to make a case for anyone just now I want to go look at over all how what the record is this season east vs west. I’m just curious now.
6
Yeah I'm not advocating LAFC getting awards I just feel ETR/MLS writers don't stay up late to watch pacific coast teams and tend to overlook our players.
4
“LA has no superstar” ????
6
None of our players are carrying the team. Any one of our field players can get rested and the team wouldn't even notice. Look at our stats.
-2
You have a superstar in Carlos Vela, I don’t care for your backwards explanation as to why he isn’t. Lol
10
Then why isn't he up for MVP?
-9
MLS After Dark, baybee
5
Hany getting snubbed again. Hopefully he can show out the 2nd 1/2 of the season.
3
Wonder what the coaching voting would have been if Ronny stayed with NYCFC
2
wonder what the coaching voting would be if Nancy had designated players at his disposal. Just saying..
4
Damn not a single Orlando City nod. Thought at least Gallese would get a look at top 5 keeper
2
Maybe Araujo for best newcomer consideration?
2
True, he’s been so solid. I think he may have made the list if he didn’t have that really dumb red for kicking out at an opponent
1
Homer take but how is MacMath not on the GK list?
2
Coach of the year and MVP front runners, I wouldn't have believed you couple of years ago. Never thought I see the day where Montreal actually focused on youth and it work out.
1
I find it obscene that Gil isn't in the top 5 for their MVP candidates. He's got 3x as many chances created/key passes as Djordje, 2x as many assists, 2x as many passes attempted with a comparable pass accuracy (482/83.4% for DM, 1076/81.7 for CG), has nearly 2x as many successful dribbles from 2x as many attempts...the only real metric where DM is leading is in goals scored, but Gil has a better percentage of goal involvements per total team goals than DM as well...
I'm not making this a "Djordje isn't deserving of praise" comment, because he very much deserves this praise, but what I am saying is that Gil is AT A MINIMUM performing comparably with the league's candidate for MVP, and yet can't even crack the top 5? That is truly whack.
-5†
MVP (with a couple of exceptions) always goes to the best player on a good team. So far this year, we haven't been good. So...Gil isn't gonna get the nod.
14
We have been in middling form at times and we are still five points off Montreal. We’ve dropped more points from winning positions than any other team, almost exclusively in the final 15 and all but once when Omar was playing. I hear your point, I don’t buy it.
2
Also, two teams are two points ahead, one team is level on points. So…
2
Agreed. If it just went on stats, Reynoso would also be on the list with Gil but … uh … MN United and all …
1
Pat Noonan taking last years spoon team and having them in playoff standings maybe, just maybe deserves a nod here.
Shocking he's not listed in top 5
It is hard for those who don't closely follow to see just how much of a change and improvement Noonan has brought.
I fully expected this season to be a rough transition as we shed the prior baggage. Noonan is to credit pushing us far ahead of schedule. How he has got so much more from players like Vazquez is incredible.
I actually don’t mind him flying under the radar until our front office can sign him to an open ended contract for as long as he wants to stay in MLS. Nothing to see here folks, just an average coach in a small market. This isn’t the coach you’re looking for, move along, move along.
It’s bizarre. He’s top for me (although Nancy is a good shout too) so to not even be on this list is wild.
Wolff isn’t on the list either despite a huge y/y improvement with Austin in 2nd and already matching last year points.
Oh, yeah! Good call. (I always thought he was going to figure it out though — you could see the ideas there last year.)
I think there are a lot of good young coaches in the league trying to do things the right way. It's interesting to see what they try to do on limited resources.
Nice to see you guys are taking good care of him, Chris, Harris, Ray, and Alvis.