A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
30 posts
Once again, the Champions League is upon us; once again, we're set to take on a Costa Rican club in our search for glory. (But don't call us glory-hunters, eh?) It's that to which our club aspires, and if we achieve it, we will be seen on…
The diamond with dual box-to-box midfielders — if it was ever really a thing — is dead. Long live it, and whatnot, right? Let's step back. It's not really dead, is it? I hinted that I thought it was in Saturday's match report, and to an…
The best teams, they say, are the ones that win when they're not at their best, their strongest. This isn't because they're somehow better than the other sides due to some inherent skill or squad ability; it's much more complex than that.…
Editor's Note: Once again, Kreg Asay is back with a Power Rankings overview. It's interesting to note that again our lowest ranking was again 7, our highest was 2 — not a bad measure, to be sure, especially considering our San Jose…
Most weeks, today would be match day eve. It's something I've grown rather a bit comfortable with, and when that routine is disrupted, things get a little strange. No matter, though, it's match day, and that's all there is to it. Vancouver…
On the morning of the All-Star Game, and near the preponderance of inter-season friendlies with European clubs, we're continuing our long march toward the Champions League once again. After missing out in the 2011-12 campaign, we've got an…
With our win over Colorado, we can derive some interesting statistics from the whole blasted affair. For example, did you know that two of our two goals were scored by Real Salt Lake players? Wait, those aren't interesting statistics. Hold…
And with that, the panic subsided, and things started to return to something approaching normalcy. A 2-0 win over traveling rivals is never a bad win, and when a side looks as assured as we did, and takes their chances like we did — well,…
So, uh, who do we face off against today? Oh, right. The Colorado Rapids. Or, as some are inclined to call them, the cRapids. That's because Colorado starts with a "c", right? I'm going to imagine that's why. Right, but in all seriousness,…
As with some Fridays, I took in training today, and I thought it may be prudent to share some of my observations. As always, take them or leave them, and they may or may not be based in reality. I sure hope they are, though. It was a…