A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
Jason Kreis this week will have been charged with a tough task: Fixing a hole where the rain gets in (or, if you will, goals, but it hardly completed the reference) and keeping the squad from wandering (mentally, or, perhaps, to other…
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…
On a night when three points were there for the taking, we’ve taken none. In a match against struggling Toronto FC, despite all their artificial improvements, we created chance after chance, but through a series of missteps and mistakes,…
Right, the boys are in Canada and should by now be ready to take on the legendary Toronto FC in a vital match to regain our hon— Oh, right. It’s just Toronto FC, and we shouldn’t have too much trouble tonight, even though our road record…
While plenty of MLS fans have already started the count for the Real Salt Lake season (they’re at about two now, I think), and while RSL fans (myself included, mind) are ready for our winning streak that will see us overtake the Galaxy in…
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…
Well then! That was a bit of a beauty, wasn’t it? Those dodgy European chaps led by that older dodgy European chap weren’t much of a concern as our boys in Claret and Cobalt went out in search of a win. Losing two games on the trot woke a…