A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
429 posts, June 2011 to March 2013
We’re all still buzzing off that win, right? That one had all the right elements: Adversity, exciting runs of play, staunch defending, tactical inventiveness. As a result, we were handed a bit of a vintage match, showcasing why exactly it…
A single rush of blood to the head is all it takes to shift a match, to turn its on its head, to unsettle a squad of players: One red card can change everything. One moment of slight madness from Nat Borchers and an entire match was blown…
It’s about time, I think, that August gets over with and we get a chance to bury this run of form deep in the sand-like kitty litter it belongs in. I don’t mean to be a doom merchant, but it’s really just a bad record, full stop. Is it the…
Right, are we ready for the weekend? This match against Chivas is an important one — we oughtn’t be taking three games on the slide; it would be simply unacceptable and more than a little frustrating as a fan. We can rest assured that…
It’s about time that things start back into the swing of the match preview — it’s been a while, and perhaps a bit of a break (if a week between matches counts as a break) was necessary, both for fans and for the team. It’s been an…
There are few things that cure the hangover from several losses like the humanization of the squad — yesterday, you might have said I was a bit negative. Today, I feel refreshed, having just met the squad at the season ticketholders’ Meet…
It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride, hasn’t it? All that doom and gloom was getting a bit weary if I’m to be honest, so at this point, I will resign myself to hopefulness. I’ve only a short one for you today, but to be fair, there’s…
I’ll address some points about Saturday’s match, but don’t expect a long one today. It all still stings a bit, doesn’t it? It wasn’t so much the defeat — defeats happen, they happen on the road, and that part is not entirely surprising,…
Losses are never particularly easy to take as an RSL fan, and losses on the road are nothing particularly new. But something seemed more than just amiss against Houston, and while you can chalk some of it up to confidence and form, there…
Right, well, there’s no avoiding it now. We’ve got that away match at Houston coming up in just hours, and if there was ever a time when a win would do us a spot of good, it’s now. Our form leaves something to be desired, certainly, but…