A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
Another day of training in the Dallasian (is that a word?) heat down, and our boys are getting further ready for our match against the resurgent Texans. As usual, when I attend training, I like to compile a hasty list of notes, which I…
Editor's Note: Once again, it's Power Rankings Overview time with Kreg Asay! You'll notice some interesting things: Houston is on the rise, Sporting KC has returned somewhat to grace, and we've dropped like a rock tied to a bigger rock…
How about the USA, right? The men's national team with that win over Mexico — and, much closer to home (well — sort of. You know what I mean.), we saw Kyle Beckerman as one of the players holding it all together. Now, I'm not often prone…
Right, a short one today as I'm sure we're all rather anxious to get on with things, so let's have at it. But whatever shall we talk about? Well, given my propensity for stats, I thought perhaps I'd compile a list of interesting things…
We've heard in recent weeks some rumblings about our squad depth, including a blip from RSL President Bill Manning about our wage structure perhaps limiting depth slightly while boosting the quality of the first 15 to 18 players. I suspect…
I'm sure we're all still a bit sore about that loss at the weekend, but these intra-conference road games are what they are. Simply, we play more of them, and we've seen this and last season that the Western Conference holds a stronger…
Well, that was all a bit disappointing. After one of our stronger halves on the road, we were claimed by a mistake and a rather brilliant shot from distance. Did we deserve a win? Not particularly, although Nat Borcher's headed goal threw…
Morning, all! A short one today as we've got a 5 p.m. kickoff, so let's have at it. Yesterday, on the official RSL blog, The Sovereign, I addressed some tactical concerns for the match tomorrow. If you've not read that, that'll give us a…
Let's first run through a few things we know about possession statistics before we wonder how they relate generally and how they relate across the league. First, it's generally not literal possession. Simply, the possession stat, as…
Editor's Note: Kreg is back once again with a look at the power rankings. Houston jumped ahead of us after our loss to Colorado, which is disappointing, but once again, we remain in the top spot through the season. Can we keep it? I…