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Steve Davis from espn.com in his column, Seven Things to Note From MLS Week 20, shouts out Shalrie and gives him his nod as the frontrunner for MVP of 2008

Shalrie Makes Best XI for Matchday 2

“6. Lifetime achievement MVP. Shalrie Joseph sullied an otherwise outstanding performance — yet another one — with a silly stunt near the end of New England’s surprising, late collapse on Saturday against nemesis Chicago.

But one senseless moment, for which he earned a second yellow, doesn’t change this fact: Joseph has been the best player in MLS, front to back, this season. A little like in 2007. Or during 2006.

That said, some goal tiger with splashy stats will surly, once again, claim the league MVP Award. That’s just how it goes. Too bad, too.

But at some point, Joseph deserves some kind of lifetime achievement MVP. The other day stood as a lone holding midfielder in a 4-4-2 (which Steve Nicol surely dumps like a bad girlfriend as soon as Michael Parkhurst returns). And yet Joseph still got forward, still distributed effectively, etc.

If there has been a better player in MLS over the past three years, someone needs to point him out for me.”