MLS Aces Week 25 Team of the Week

I typically don’t like to put losing goalkeepers in my team of the week lists but GOD DAMN does Maxime Crepeau deserve to be on this! 16 saves in a game where he was the only player from the Whitecaps to step up and try to play? Yup… Maxime, you made it. The back line is STACKED this week from guys who did it all for their clubs. Hollingshead and Morrow did it on both sides of the field being their sides best defenders and factoring in on the attack. I pushed Carlitos Vela down into the midfield so that I can add some extra fire power up top… but with 3 goals this week, Carlitos was my first choice for this squad. I was also really impressed with the youngster Brendan Aaronson who stepped up for the Union to keep on fighting for 1st in the East, DOOP! Up top there is NO ZLATAN, I REPEAT NO ZLATAN. My team of the week is not the Zeam of the Week (I don’t know I tried there). Zlatan did play amazing and that got him on the bench but the job that Kacper and the Cobra did this week, they deserve the two forward spots for me. 

GK: Maxime Crepeau, Vancouver Whitecaps

-1 game in net vs San Jose

-3 goals allowed

-16 saves

-Loss

DEF: Ryan Hollingshead, FC Dallas

-1 game vs Houston

-1 goal allowed

-FC Dallas’s best defender

-1 assist

DEF: Justen Glad, Real Salt Lake

-1 game vs Colorado

-0 goals allowed 

-Real Salt Lake’s best defender

DEF: Maxime Chanot, New York City FC

-2 games vs Columbus and New York Red Bulls

-1 goal allowed combine

-NYCFC’s best defender over two games

DEF: Justin Morrow, Toronto FC

-1 game vs Montreal Impact

-1 goal allowed

-TFC’s best defender 

-1 goal scored

MID: Maxi Moralez, New York City FC

-2 games vs Columbus and New York Red Bulls

-1 goal

-2 assists

MID: Brendan Aaronson, Philadelphia Union

-1 game vs D.C. United

-1 goal

-1 assist

MID: Michael Barrios, FC Dallas

-1 game vs Houston 

-1 goal

-1 assist

MID: Carlos Vela, LAFC

-2 games vs San Jose and LA Galaxy

-3 goals

FWD: Kacper Przybylko, Philadelphia Union

-1 game vs D.C. United

-1 goal

-2 assists

FWD: Zdenek Ondrasek, FC Dallas

-1 game vs Houston Dynamo

-2 goals

-1 assist

Bench:

GK: Sean Johnson, New York City FC

DEF: Kai Wagner, Philadelphia Union

DEF: Miles Robinson, Atlanta United

MID: Favio Alvarez, LA Galaxy

MID: Latif Blessing, LAFC

FWD: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy

FWD: Gyasi Zardes, Columbus Crew