No Reserves?

Some interesting news come out recently. The MLS announced that they would be disbanding the reserve league. This has to be the worse news to come out this off season. Sure, you may thing there might be something out there, who needs the reserve league right? That league is for the newbie's not good enough for the big time. Let me explain just what the league is for. This way you may come to understand why this is bad news.

Top players in the Majors have benefited from the reserves. Most of these athletes that play in reserves are just out of reach in being the right fit for the majors. Take Chris Rolfe for example. This kid came from the reserve, now a major start in US Soccer. Voted an All-Star by the fans of Major League Soccer, praised forward for the Chicago Fire, and US National squad. "Well that's only one player," you say? How about Herculez Gomez. A very popular star when he was with the Colorado Rapids. He has now been traded to the Kansas City Wizards this off seasons.

England's Premier League has had a reserve league for so many years, it has become a major tradition for breeding for some of the best futbol players in the world. The MLS has only been in existence since 2005. How can the US expect to develop good quality players. There needs to be a good strong system in place in order to accomplish this. So, I am going on record as saying that disbanning the MLS Reserve League is a very bad idea.

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