MLS Week 10: Observations on Games I Didn't See

First of all, I can't believe it's already Week 10. Where does the time go?

As all y'all know, Major League Soccer's (MLS) Week 10 is already two games old. Andd here are the two results, with some quick-and-dirty notes on each:

Toronto FC 1 - 2 Red Bull New York

- Try to ignore another "angel" pun in the headline. I know...just do your best.
- I'm not sure what to make of Juan Pablo Angel - and I don't mean as to whether he's a good player or not because, clearly, he is. My concern is whether he's exposing the level of play...or maybe he's just that sneaky. Whatever it is, the guy has six goals in five games...he's starting to make the league look bad.
- Even if they rode Angel's back to the victory, I'm still impressed by teams winning in Toronto.
- The previous line looms large because, at least judging by the Quick Kick highlights, Toronto looked like the stronger team on the day. And how close to Ronnie O'Brien go to equalizing right at the end?
- Andy Welsh is growing on me. He seems tireless out there.

Houston Dynamo 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids
- It wasn't till I realized this game played in Houston that I could stop thinking about how low I would have to move Colorado in the ol' power rankings. A road loss to Houston ain't that bad.
- On the flipside, though, does this mean Houston is finally waking up.
- If Stuart Holden can crack a goal like the winner, hey, it could be.
- As admitted above, I didn't watch this one - and I only caught the short(-bus) version of the highlights. As such, there wasn't a lot I could gleen about Colorado's performance. It's significant enough that they lost, but, still...it feels a little thin for passing judgment.
- In truth, the same goes for Houston.

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03.10-03.16: Week IN TRADES/RUMORS

Here's a general round-up of Major League Soccer stuff I failed to note or comment on over the past week:

Done & Dusted
Toronto FC
MLS's one and only Canadian team added Andy Welsh to their roster this week. According to the report in Soccer America Toronto picked up a young, left-sided buck in this transaction. We shall see....we shall see....

DC United
Disgustingly, the Capitol's black-and-red were most active this week, siging two players to developmental contracts: Kiki Willis and Kasali Yinka Casal. The latter sounds the more impressive of the two, but we'll never know anything about them for sure till they take the field. Speaking for the rest of the league, I'm hoping for more Filomeno than Gomez.

Rumors 'n' Such
Chicago Fire
Still no Blanco. It's fun to rack up cheap site visits by mentioning his name, though.

Chivas USA
Will the So Cal Goats add Laurent Merlin to their roster? LA Soccer News says new Chivas coach Preki made an offer - not much of one, but an offer all the same.

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