Both teams deserve their set in the final but attain the playoffs rules detract from the importance of the regular season? whether this year’s MLS playoffs were weighted in favour of the higher seeds – as they are meant to be – they did a good job of hiding that advantage. Playing at home in the second leg should have given both FC Dallas and the original York Red Bulls the edge their regular season form warranted,and yet the two sides missed out on an MLS Cup final set, losing their respective conference finals on aggregate. Related: original York Red Bulls fail test again as Columbus Crew advance to MLS Cup Related: How FC Dallas and their homegrown model could revolutionize US soccer Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com