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  • April 27, 2012 · Matt

    The Saborio Conundrum, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Striker

    It has been all too frequent in the last week to hear what is so gracefully termed "Sabo hate" permeating the depths of the internet and supporters' mindsets. Now, don't get me wrong: Some just don't appreciate him as a player or a person,…

  • April 26, 2012 · Matt

    RSL battles back from ill-begotten penalty to grab point at FC Dallas

    It took him only a few minutes to score his first goal for Real Salt Lake. Emiliano Bonfigli, a 23-year-old Argentine with an unbelievable amount of pace, took the first chance he got and slotted it into the back of the net, rescuing a…

  • April 25, 2012 · Matt

    Changes to be rung in as RSL hunt for win in Texas

    We'll be ringing in the changes tonight when we go hunting for a win in Texas — not too many, mind, but we know we'll see at least two changes following the standard post-red-card single-game suspensions handed to Fabian Espindola and…

  • April 24, 2012 · Matt

    Depth to play out following red cards; Espindola at times unfairly criticized

    Hello, Salt Lake Valley — and everyone everywhere else (Utah Valley, southern Utah, Idaho — I'm looking squarely at you)! I hope you've not burned alive with this unseasonably (or is it seasonably? I don't know anymore.) warm weather,…

  • April 23, 2012 · Matt

    What does a loss look like? RSL v. San Jose stats

    While the headline would seem to indicate that I'm interested in showing you what a loss in general looks like, I 'm not so sure that's in the scope of the season so far. Perhaps at the end of the season I will compile stats and offer a…

  • April 22, 2012 · Matt

    Red is the color of my true love's... card?

    Oh, RSL Nation, I hope you slept well after that tumultuous night. Matches like that are the equivalent of the horribly timed midnight snack, and it's sure to cause indigestion, nightmares, and more. Speaking of nightmares, I momentarily…

  • April 21, 2012 · Matt

    Match Preview: San Jose trip offers no seismic shift in tactics for RSL midfield

    Ah, match day! It's been a long week after that loss to Sporting KC, and the tedium, it would seem, is about to end. Nothing, you know, earthshaking, but a solid performance would put that loss to bed in a meaningful way. It's not a match…

  • April 20, 2012 · Matt

    San Jose presents tactical decision: mark 'em out, push up, or pinch in?

    What a long week it's been. Thankfully, it's Friday, and we can turn our attention quite genuinely toward our next opponent. We're not exactly shaking in our boots (heh) but we are facing the second-placed team in the West: San Jose…

  • April 19, 2012 · Matt

    Passing stats show early-season trends, tactical shifts

    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…

  • April 18, 2012 · Matt

    Debate: Discipline, Retroactive Red Cards, and Refereeing

    At the start of the MLS season, Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer announced the Professional Referee Organization to manage referees as an effort to improve the quality of refereeing. Additionally, the league has stepped up its…

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