A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
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I watched the MLS All-Star Game, but after the full 90 minutes, I really wish I hadn’t. Early in the first half, our very own bulldozing defender Olave showed what he’s made of by chasing down Wayne Rooney (who, mind, had a head start of…
I promised this some time ago — that I would explain why I’ve been leaning toward describing Jason Kreis’s tactical setup as more of a 4-3-3 rather than a 4-4-2 — and so I suppose that time is now. With the All-Star game tomorrow, I’ll…
Attendance across the MLS’s various stadiums has its definite peaks and valleys — Seattle, with upwards of 35,000 a match, and Columbus, at under 11,000 being the extremes — but for large swathes of the nation, attendance has been…
Did we all see what happened when Vancouver went up against Manchester City last night? No? Let me recap a few things: 1. Vancouver looked like they actually cared about the match. When you miss a league match, perhaps that is bound to…
It’s been no secret recently that I despise these silly friendlies played against the “big clubs” that get in the way of the MLS season. But yesterday, Real Salt Lake should have been thumping the Vancouver Whitecaps, but concerns about…
Morning all. A brief preview and not much more, and a match report coming later today. Early kickoff, and I’m up a bit earlier than usual (read: much earlier) and so am a bit out of sorts. Not that I think my thoughts will be less coherent…
So, only days after I’ve written about how nearly any player on this squad could make the starting XI or the bench for any other side in the league, the MLS site has come out with their midseason XI. While I’m well aware that our side has…
Ah, a few short hours until we get a chance to set our record in Dallas straight, to notch a win against the former Hoops, the former Blaze, to move forward in the US Open Cup. We certainly have all the requisite ability, and as we saw on…
Well, well, well! Those three points were not only vital, they were exciting to pick up! There were some absolutely brilliant moments, from Andy Williams scoring a goal — and Kevin Hartman looking awful — to Fabian Espindola and Jean…
So here it is: FC Dallas, one of the strong clubs in the league — nevermind the conference — will be kicking off in the Rio Tinto in only a few short hours, and it’s a match that is nothing but essential for our boys in Claret and Cobalt.…