Soccer Blog - Week 9

Hello, everybody, and welcome to another blogpost of Super Soccer Ian. We had another exciting week of soccer, including some big wins and tough results. I attended the Sounders and Colorado game, along with their reserve game on Sunday. (Chad Marshall is signing my shirt in the photo.) So, let's get started with the round recap.

Round 8 Results

Things started off on Wednesday with a 4-0 win for the NY Red Bulls over the Houston Dynamo. Bradley Wright-Phillips got his first MLS hat-trick. The next game was a 1-0 win for the Montréal

Impact over the Philadelphia Union. Then, the Seattle Sounders won 4-1 over the Colorado Rapids, and I actually attended the game in person! DC United also won 4-1 over FC Dallas, and the Columbus Crew tied 1-1 with the NY Red Bulls. The NE Revolution won 2-0 over Sporting KC, and Real Salt Lake tied 2-2 with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The SJ Earthquakes won 1-0 over Chivas USA, and the Houston Dynamo tied 1-1 with the winless Portland Timbers. Those are the most recent match results. Now, let's take a look at the upcoming schedule.

Upcoming Schedule

Round 9 will start off with a matchup between Toronto FC and the NE Revolution. Then, the Vancouver Whitecaps will play the SJ Earthquakes at BC Place, and the Chicago Fire will host Real Salt Lake. The LA Galaxy will travel to play the Colorado Rapids, and Clint Dempsey and the Seattle Sounders will host the Philadelphia Union. Chivas USA will host the Houston Dynamo, and the Portland Timbers will host DC United. The NY Red Bulls will travel to play FC Dallas, and Sporting KC will host the Columbus Crew. Those are the upcoming games, and now, let's take a look at my MLS Fantasy tips.

MLS Fantasy Tips

In Round 9, there are some good opportunities to get a lot of points. One player that I think might be a good choice is Teal Bunbury. While he's only scored one goal for the Revs, he seems to be playing better, averaging about five points per game. Plus, he's only $6.7 million. Another player that I'm seriously looking at is Dillon Serna on the Colorado Rapids. The rookie had a goal on the road against the Sounders and an assist versus Toronto FC. He seems to be a promising young player, and at just $4.6 million, he's a great deal. I think that by now, Clint Dempsey should be on just about everybody's fantasy team. I'm going to make some changes to get him on my squad. He has averaged about eleven points per game, and Seattle have two home games coming up. He's worth quite a bit at $10.7, but I think that he's worth it. One last tip that I have is to try and get Fabian Espíndola on your team. He has earned an average of about ten points per game, and at just $8.3 million against the winless Portland Timbers, I think that he's a steal. Those are my MLS Fantasy tips for Round 9.