As LAFC looks to win another title, its players are not fans of the new playoff format that features a break in play for teams vying for the MLS Cup.
Giorgio Chiellini has played in two European Championship finals, two World Cups, an Olympic bronze-medal game and more than 425 matches in Italy’s first division. But he never had played in a league playoff match until last season, his first with
will open defense of that title Saturday at BMO Stadium against the Vancouver Whitecaps , a team it played to a 1-1 draw in the regular-season finale last weekend. But, because this is MLS, the journey to this year’s championship game will be different.
goes the distance in the playoffs, it will play just six times in 49 days, with an international break pausing the tournament for two weeks between the first and second rounds. If the regular season measured endurance, the postseason will test each team’s patience. “Honestly, I don’t understand what is the point of three games in the first round and after that three more games to win the championship,” captain Carlos Vela said. “I don’t know exactly what they are thinking.
player to lead the league in scoring in the last five years. No other team has had three different scoring champions. “A little bit more than a month ago, we started to play as a solid team,” Chiellini said. “We are in good . All the players are available and it's an important thing for us, especially in going to the playoff. We are ready, for sure.” There’s another thing Chiellini likes about the playoffs — the winners all get rings.
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