Tyke Tournament, MLS Group B Team Reviews

Group B

Oscar - Philidelphia

Philidelphia look a pretty average team, nothing much to look at here. Oscar seems dismayed at the lack of pace, which is fair. They have a half decent defence, which Oscar could use to shut out the opposition again.

Star man - Carlos Valdes will be a key member of Oscars strong defence.
One to watch - Pacey winger Danny Cruz will see a lot of the ball
Familiar face - Who other than prodigy Freddy Adu?

Tez - LA Galaxy

The star studded team, goes to minnow Tez, who will struggle nevertheless. LA Galaxy have a bit of everything, I played with them once but they seemed crap. So Tez has a job here to find a winning formula.

Star man - Landon Donovan.
One to Watch - Juninho, lesser known creative force.
Familiar Face - Beckham, Keane, Wilhelmsson.

Bales - Whitecaps

Bales has a good team on his debut here, they look rich in talent with strength in depth all over the park. Experienced defence here, with a dangerous attack. I fancy Bales to really challenge here.

Star man - Kenny Miller. Hmm.
One to watch - Darren Mattocks, pacey animal with insane jumping.
Familiar Faces - Miller, Barry Robson (Scotland), Lee Young Pyo, Andy O'Brien, Jay DeMerit.

Batmanu - New York Red Bulls

Small squad, and a lot of good players, I found it hard to find a good formation to fit them all in, there's a task for you Batmanu. Beyond the starting XI it's pretty dire, but they have a good team here, and I'd expect Batmanu to really challenge.

Star man - Thierry.
One to watch - Kenny Cooper looks deadly in the air.
Familiar Faces - Henry, Tainio, Lloyd Sam, Cahill, Marquez

SpursBoy - San Jose Earthquakes

Oh god here he is, thank god the beast has a pretty average team to give us all a slim chance of beating him. Wondolowski will be devastating under SpursBoy, and I'd expect Gordon to start too for the aerial presence that SpursBoy loves. His defence doesn't look great, but his attack his pretty decent, which doesn't bode well. This could be his toughest challenge yet, getting out the group with 3 giants in LA Galaxy, New York, and Vancouver.

Star man - Wondolowski
One 2 watch - Chavez
Familiar Face - Simon Dawkins is on loan from Spurs

Team Strength -

1. LA Galaxy
2. New York Red Bulls
3. Vancouver Whitecaps
4. San Jose Earthquakes
5. Philadelphia Union