**2012 Sporting Kansas City\Soccer Thread**

[|Zach|]

Sporting Kansas City was eliminated from MLS Cup contention after losing to Houston 2-1 aggreagate over the span of two games. They finished the year as US Open Cup Champions and a Kansas City team record of 63 points.

MLS Cup Final | LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo | December 1st, 3:30 CT









Final Regular Season Eastern Conference Standings
Full MLS standings here.



2012 US Open Cup Champions.

[Reaper16]

Nielsen, Zusi, and Collin are MLS All-Stars.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Silock

Haven't we been over this? There's no need to vent when we play well. Unfortunately, we haven't really been playing well for a month and a half now.

And I talk Sporting plenty . . . Just not here.

So you just use message boards to be angry guy?

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Nielson, Zusi, and Collin are MLS All-Stars.

Surprised by Jimmy. I mean...I don't think it is undeserved at all but surprised with the selection. Mixed feelings with our schedule congestion. Zusi and Collin were no brainers.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by |Zoccer|

So you just use message boards to be angry guy?

I'm not always angry. I think I've been pretty consistently posting in this thread, through the good and the bad. I'm just not critical unless there's good reason to be. And right now, there's good reason.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Silock

I'm not always angry. I think I've been pretty consistently posting in this thread, through the good and the bad. I'm just not critical unless there's good reason to be. And right now, there's good reason.

Hey everyone gets to post how they please i just find it funny. There are also reasons to be critical but that is just the only time you are around. Not sure where this good times and bad thing is coming from.

[|Zach|]

A total of 32 players will earn the honor of being named a 2012 MLS All-Star. In addition to those voted to the First XI or selected for Olsen’s gameday roster, MLS Commissioner Don Garber will make two selections and MLS player voting will determine the remaining All-Stars.

2012 MLS All-Star First XI

Goalkeeper: Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)

Defenders: Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes), Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Heath Pearce (New York Red Bulls)

Midfielders: David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

[Demonpenz]

I have watched 160 minutes of soccer in a row and have not seen a single goal.

[Demonpenz]

For how good Johnson was good in goal at LSP he just gave up a goal that could have been saved.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

For how good Johnson was good in goal at LSP he just gave up a goal that could have been saved.

**** I know. It is infuriating.

[verbaljitsu]

That is the Johnson I remember from olympic qualifying.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by |Zoccer|

Hey everyone gets to post how they please i just find it funny. There are also reasons to be critical but that is just the only time you are around. Not sure where this good times and bad thing is coming from.

Read the thread? I usually post at least one thing about every game.

[Trevo_410]

whose the new guy they were talking about in the broadcast?

[Trevo_410]

[memyselfI]

As if the game time temp wasn't high enough...knowing he was in house made it even hotter. Didn't catch a glimpse of him though. Cool that he wants to play and my son will blow a gasket at the idea of Forlan coming to play MLS.

Originally Posted by Trevo_410

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

I'm really happy for all three. I agree with the Nielsen and Collin selections. The Zusi one is a bit hard for me to swallow. He's been so inconsistent. Saturday he was wretched. I still like him very much but Bunbury has had to sit for a bit for his inconsistent play. Zusi gets an all star selection.

Zusi has def had a rough run lately but people forget the guy is still 2nd in the league in assists with 8...on top of 2 goals. He isn't in good form but he hasn't had a bad season.