A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
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There have come in our season a number of bumps and unintended consequences from those bumps. Seasons don’t get much bumpier than this for a team that could be successful, but it’s to the point that we must ask a serious question: Are the…
Much to the inevitable dismay of Jason Kreis and RSL fans across the nation, Kyle Beckerman played a full 90 minutes for the U.S. Men’s National Team in their 1-1 draw against Mexico, winning his 13th cap along the way. Despite some…
As Kyle Beckerman could get a run out with the U.S. national team today, I thought it might be nice to have a word about some of the nuances of his positional responsibilities as of late, as they’ve been particularly interesting. As our…
Let’s begin today with a bit of good news: The RSL reserves side ran out against FC Dallas in Texas today and grabbed a 2-0 win, with Arturo Alvarez and new boy Chris Agorsor netting the goals in the fixture. Even better news than the win,…
Right, as we’re all still a bit buzzing from the New York match, and I’ve talked in-depth about a few things, I thought I’d touch more lightly on some important factors bit by bit in our dominant win. Defensively, we were solid: Nat…
It’s been a spell since I’ve had to write one of these (praise be on high!) but Saturday brought about the need to do it again. (Collective deep breath and sigh here, please.) So, without too much ado, here is another presentation of How…
July was certainly not the worst month in the history of Real Salt Lake, but it’s one that saw our mercurial side come out once again. We started with perceived injustice in a 3-3 draw against New England — and ended with a miserable…
Losses are tough to take on their own. When that loss comes on the back of a performance like the one we saw at the Rio Tinto — well, that’s another matter altogether. An organized Columbus Crew that was motivated and successful from the…
We’ve been hitting our stride in recent weeks, but two unfortunate absences mean the side must exercise a degree of caution — and creativity — to continue their recent form and claim Columbus Crew as the latest victim of a drubbing. Luis…
As promised, I’ll preview the match a bit, but I think the majority of my time here will be spent discussing the U.S. Men’s National Team coach situation after the firing of Bob Bradley and some of the pursuant speculation, particularly as…