A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
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After yesterday's debate and my subsequent not-posting (of the usual blog, I mean), I thought it would be good to tackle (probably a standing tackle and not two-footed, studs-up — wouldn't want a retroactive ban now, would I?) something a…
When we came into this season, we knew we were going to be without some of our valuable players from the previous campaign. Key among them was Andy Williams, who had stepped into the right-sided midfield diamond spot, and when he retired,…
There's a certain problematic aspect to declaring the winner of a single match the best of anything, let alone the best in the league. The very real danger of overhype comes crashing down when, after less than a quarter of the season, the…
A good thing to start the day: The one and only Alvaro Saborio was handed the Goal of the Week award for his stunning strike to open the scoring against Colorado. That strike — and what a strike it was — required so much skill it wasn't…
After getting our first bit of mid-season transfer news yesterday, I've once again been forced to wonder about the efficacy of the MLS squad limitations. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a "reform it all now!" sort of guy. I've got my…
When taking my daily stroll through the Opta chalkboards — something I've become quite prone to doing, really — I noticed something all-too-interesting about the win over Colorado. The player leading our side in tackles won wasn't Kyle…
I think I'm going to be living on that win for a while — at least until Wednesday — as it's still getting me quite invigorated at odd moments in the day. I'd contemplated not needing any sleep until then, but that's clearly not going to…
Our regrettably long midweek is drawing to its conclusion, and with it comes a deal of celebration and the like. To you traveling fans, I salute you. I shall join you in the future, which isn't to say that I'm going to be tie-traveling or…
With a loss like the one we had, a look at tactics and statistics is never going to tell the entire story . It doesn't explain how we inexplicably failed to score a goal (and we were quite close; on any other day, we'd have scored four!),…
Some victories are hollow: A 1-0 win at the end of a losing season, a 3-1 win over the worst team in the nation, anything involving a severely injured player. Some, however, are robust, full of life, vibrant for days and weeks after the…