How to hate-watch the MLS Cup Playoffs if your team didn't make it

There are many reasons to watch the MLS Cup playoffs even if your team didn't make it. Three of the 14 playoff teams have ever won MLS Cups. FC Cincinnati won the Wooden Spoon three times in a row. Austin FC have a chance to win the title. CF Montréal lost their world-famous head coach and passed the job to Wilfried Nancy. They have the third-best record in MLS. There are 38 teams that didn’t make the playoffs in 2022. 19 of 26 MLS champions have been from the teams not in the playoff. The teams from that year represent 38 of 52 MLS appearances. It's extremely likely we will see someone adding to their trophy case for the first time on Nov. 5.

How to hate-watch the MLS Cup playoffs if your team didn't make it. LAFC can work to keep big stars like Gareth Bale, Chicharito and Hany Mukhtar from the joy of winning MLS. Philadelphia Union can send their worst to a team with a low budget.

The MLS Cup playoffs are a time for predictions. Some people are not happy with the way they are watching the playoffs. They should cheer for failure as much as they cheer to success. The ideal way to watch the MLS is to abandon attachment and live solely for entropy. It's not about the destination but about a pure, undistilled journey. You don't need someone to support. you can just support nothing and everything. All at once. The best way is by cheering for the team you don’t like. If you are disappointed with your team's performance, you should celebrate when their predictions come up wrong.

Even if you didn't make the playoffs, you don't have to worry about losing on something like this.

How to hate-watch the MLS Cup playoffs if your team didn't make it.