{"id":12484,"date":"2012-05-30T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T00:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2012-05-30T20:09:44","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T00:09:44","slug":"mls-rankings-week-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=12484","title":{"rendered":"MLS Rankings: Week 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every week the New England Soccer Today crew will look beyond the standings to rank each of the 19 Major League Soccer (MLS) teams. This week Sean Donahue and Ryan Lanigan contributed rankings. Comments are followed by the ranker\u2019s name and the rank they gave that team.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Real Salt Lake<\/strong> (9-3-2, 29 points)
\nThree game winning streak and Salt Lake still aren\u2019t playing their best football. (Sean \u2013 1) \u2026 \u00a0They are off to their best start in club history and got a nice late winner against FC Dallas. (Ryan \u2013 1)<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> (+1) New York Red Bulls<\/strong> (8-3-2, 26 points)
\nHome draw against Chivas goes down as a disappointment, but the Red Bulls go unbeaten in the month of May. (Sean \u2013 2) \u2026 \u00a0A tie at the beginning of the season against Chivas USA might have been unacceptable, but the way Chivas has been playing, it\u2019s not a bad result. (Ryan \u2013 2)<\/p>\n

T3.<\/strong> (+3) Sporting Kansas City<\/strong> (8-3-1, 25 points)
\nA much needed win after a poor patch for Kansas City and it comes against a strong team in San Jose. (Sean \u2013 4) \u2026 A great bounce-back win over San Jose. Two nice goals and now they have some time to get ready for their next MLS opponent: Toronto. (Ryan \u2013 3)<\/p>\n

T3.<\/strong> (+1) D.C. United<\/strong> (8-4-3, 27 points)
\nNot one of their better performances, but D.C. makes it three wins in a row with a win over New England. (Sean \u2013 3) \u2026 They came out in the second half very flat but did well to recover and take back the lead for three points. (Ryan \u2013 4)<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> (-1) San Jose Earthquakes<\/strong> (8-3-3, 27 points)
\nHold onto second place despite just two wins in six matches in May. (Sean \u2013 5) \u2026 They did well to beat LA, but they surely wanted to do better against KC. (Ryan \u2013 5)<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> (-4) Seattle Sounders<\/strong> (7-3-3, 24 points)
\nThe started the month of May so positively with three wins in three games, but have since picked up just two points in four games. They really need Fredy Montero to start finding the back of the net with regularity again \u2013 at times this month it seemed like he was finally getting on track. (Sean \u2013 6) \u2026 A tough week for the Sounders. They are now winless in their last four games. (Ryan \u2013 6)<\/p>\n

T7. Vancouver Whitecaps<\/strong> (5-3-4, 19 points)
\nMay ended on a pretty poor stretch for the Whitecaps, who are still struggling a bit offensively. (Sean \u2013 9) \u2026 Things haven\u2019t gone swimmingly for the Whitecaps as of late, without three points in their last three games. Nice to see Darren Mattocks get a goal though. (Ryan \u2013 7)<\/p>\n

T7.<\/strong> (+1) Houston Dynamo<\/strong> (4-3-4, 16 points)
\nIt hasn\u2019t been too flashy from the Dynamo, but they\u2019ve been getting results. A good spell of rest after their friendly with Valencia comes at the right time. (Sean \u2013 8 ) \u2026 This upcoming stretch is going to be key if they want to be tops in the East. (Ryan \u2013 8 )<\/p>\n

9.<\/strong> (+1) Columbus Crew<\/strong> (5-4-3, 18 points)
\nWhere did that come from? The Crew finish May unbeaten, including a shocking road with in Seattle and a solid home win over the Fire. (Sean \u2013 7) \u2026 The best week in the MLS went to Columbus as they shocked Seattle and then went on to beat Chicago. Some time off in the MLS before they travel to New England. (Ryan \u2013 10)<\/p>\n

10.<\/strong> (+2) Colorado Rapids<\/strong> (6-6-1, 19 points)
\nIt\u2019s been hard to know what Rapids team will show up in Pablo Mastroeni\u2019s absence due to a concussion. This past weekend they had just enough to get a win over Montreal. (Sean \u2013 10) \u2026 As usual, the Rapids continue to be inconsistent, but good enough to beat Montreal. (Ryan \u2013 9)<\/p>\n

T11.<\/strong> (+3) Chivas USA<\/strong> (4-6-3, 15 points)
\nFour games unbeaten is an accomplishment for Chivas, even if it\u2019s mostly ties. If Agudelo can continue to score, this team could make a run. (Sean \u2013 12) \u2026 \u00a0Getting points from both games against New York and Seattle is a good accomplishment, and, even better, Juan Agudelo netted his first for the Goats.<\/p>\n

T11.<\/strong> (-3) Chicago Fire<\/strong> (5-4-3, 18 points)
\nFinding some consistency is key for the Fire as the look to move up the standings in the East. (Sean \u2013 11) \u2026 After a big win against FC Dallas, the Fire were reduced to smoke when the streaking Crew beat them. (Ryan \u2013 12)<\/p>\n

13.<\/strong> (-3) New England Revolution<\/strong> (4-7-1, 13 points)
\nIf you weren\u2019t yet sold on the impact Clyde Simms has had on the team, his absence the past two games should\u2019ve done it. (Sean \u2013 13) \u2026 It\u2019s early, but Saer Sene has looked to be the best offseason acquisition in years. \u00a0(Ryan \u2013 13)<\/p>\n

14.<\/strong> (+1) Portland Timbers<\/strong> (3-5-4, 13 points)
\nIt\u2019s been a bit better from Portland lately, but they need to get three points at home. (Sean \u2013 14) \u2026 Points in four straight games with a win sprinkled in there. (Ryan \u2013 14)<\/p>\n

15.<\/strong> (-2) Montreal Impact<\/strong> (3-7-3, 12 points)
\nSo much for the turnaround. The Impact are looking like the expansion team they are again. (Sean \u2013 15) \u2026 After their brief winning streak, Montreal has now gone winless in three straight. (Ryan \u2013 15)<\/p>\n

T16. FC Dallas<\/strong> (3-8-4, 13 points)
\nDallas needs to turn things around fast. The rest of the West isn\u2019t waiting. (Sean \u2013 17) \u2026 Two losses in one week, and four in their last five without a win. (Ryan \u2013 16)<\/p>\n

T16.<\/strong> (+1) Los Angeles Galaxy<\/strong> (3-8-2, 11 points)
\nIf you had told me the Galaxy would struggle without Omar Gonzalez, I\u2019d have believed you. If you told me they\u2019d be in last place in the West? Well, I would\u2019ve called you crazy. With Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane away, it\u2019s not getting any easier. (Sean \u2013 16) \u2026 I take back when I said LA still could turn it around and compete for a title. (Ryan \u2013 17)<\/p>\n

18.<\/strong> (+1) Toronto FC <\/strong>(1-9-0, 3 points)
\nToronto outplays Philly and gets their first win. That playoff guarantee still isn\u2019t happening. (Sean \u2013 18) \u2026 Getting your first win doesn\u2019t exactly mean things are automatically going to get better\u2026but they might. (Ryan \u2013 18)<\/p>\n

19.<\/strong> (-1) Philadelphia Union<\/strong> (2-7-2, 8 points)
\nHave to put Philly at the bottom for that loss. Ugly. (Sean \u2013 19) \u2026 No one ever wants to be the team that gives the winless team their first win\u2026.but the Union were lucky enough to be that team. (Ryan \u2013 19)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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