A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
429 posts, June 2011 to March 2013
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…
There exists among many of us a certain perception that we, as a side, are not as successful when the Rio Tinto does that thing we all wanted to avoid as teenagers and sells out. I've always found it a little bit, well, wide of the mark,…
Editor's Note: Kreg Asay is back again with his excellent Power Rankings report. The numbers are again interesting, and to see our rankings this week range from 3rd to 7th is fascinating. Read on, enjoy, and soak it all in. There are a lot…
Paulo Jr., our favorite RSL Brazilian (what do you mean he's the only one?), has been sent off on a great adventure to Florida, where he's being sent on loan to NASL side Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. Paulo, who hasn't scored a goal in the run…
The sky, I'm afraid, is falling. Or at least it would seem so, if you're to believe some of the rumblings across social media. Who or what is exactly at fault? The list is wide and varied, but invariably, everyone has an opinion on what's…
Where did our love go? More acutely, where did our team go? Last night was bad. Bad enough to be the worst loss we've suffered under Jason Kreis. 5-0. More than just not a pretty loss, it was a shocking indictment of our side. We were…