A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
21 posts
Few sensations beat that of the late, last-gasp win. It is as unique a feeling as any, incomparable in most sporting efforts. No delays, no time-outs, nothing: Just a slalom to the final whistle, and along the way, a goal. It wasn't the…
These do-or-die situations hurt my head a little bit. I mean, not to say this one is literally do-or-die, but in practice? Certainly so. We're facing that tricky Panamanian side Tauro FC, and it's hard to not get caught up in the…
David Viana. What about him? Oh, oh. We signed him. Apparently. Well, pending an international transfer clearance request's completion, and pending a work visa. So, yes. We signed him, and signings are exciting, but it leaves us with a few…
When one finds one's self glancing at statistics day-in, day-out, it all gets a bit hazy, and sometimes the numbers all blend together. I suppose that's rather the fun of it, that blending — that Neo moment, when it suddenly seems as if…
After a three-day hiatus following that slightly painful lead-in to the weekend and pursuant international break, it's time once again to take a look at some interesting little tidbits of nonsense from the previous week, as well as to let…
That was, in a word, disappointing. But late losses like those are always that way, and this one is no exception. It was a night when our spectacular goalkeeper saved the match over and over again, but when it came to the end of affairs, a…
Editor's Note: Kreg Asay is back again with his power rankings overview. As the season draws to a close, San Jose has finally overtaken our top spot in average rankings across the season, while we slowly (slowly!) moved back up in the…
Ah, MLS, you lovely beast, you. Once again, we've got a match scheduled for an international break, leaving us a bit bare in the personnel cabinet and forcing some interesting workarounds to cope with player injury. At least, I hope there…
With a strangely timed midweek match coming to the fore tomorrow before a longish layoff, We'll get one last look at our guys before a 12-day absence through the international break. In advance of that, I've jotted down some hasty and…
Well, well! After my weekend absence, I've returned with some match notes and ramblings. Normal service, it seems, has resumed. And after this weekend, it seems perhaps that our form is returning to some sense of normalcy as we ease into…