teams and media alike -- to recognize that this league's clubs can play.
GRAB A COLD BUD (OR AQUAFINA) AND PUT YER FEET UP:
WHAT I'LL BE WATCHING:
Saturday - CHIVAS USA at QUAKES (4 p.m. ET on The Deuce): Blowing a 2-0 lead was no way to start the post-Landon era, but the Quakes should beat a Chivas USA side that looks to be a bit offensively-challenged, and is already getting gobbled up by the injury bug.
Saturday - MANCHESTER UNITED at NORWICH CITY (Noon ET on Fox Soccer Channel): Tim Howard has his place back, but Sir Alex will still be shopping in the offseason. Crucial for Timmy to stay solid the rest of the way.
Wednesday - D.C. UNITED at PUMAS (9:30 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer Channel): Set the TiVo now, always fun to watch a game that matters this early in the domestic season.
FLICKS-ONS:
Took in the Chivas USA opener last weekend, and the atmosphere was fantastic. While the crowds will get bigger, it was a blast. You know the small-but-rabid supporters section of each MLS team? Take that and spread it all around the stadium -- that is what Saturday was like at The Home Depot Center.
The Clean Sheet runs each Thursday on MLSnet.com. Views and opinions expressed in this column views and opinions are the author's, and not necessarily those of Major League Soccer or its clubs. Send any questions and comments to tcsresponses@yahoo.com.
