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MLS 2009 Playoffs: Battle in Seattle
By: Rocky Cole |
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It is not just that Real Salt Lake’s captain, Kyle Beckerman, has been working on his dreadlocks longer than the LA Galaxy’s David Beckham has been coifed with an under-cut resembling a mullet with a racing-strip, that leads me to predict RSL as the 2009 MLS Cup winner. Rather, it is that RSL is peaking [...]
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RSl Versus the Crew: The Power of the 12th Man in Rio Tinto
By: Rocky Cole | 3 Comments
I have been surfing the soccer blogs today and not many people are giving Real Salt lake much of a chance to get past defending MLS Champions, The Columbus Crew. I just want to remind people of three things:
1. Overall, RSL has scored 23 more goals than its opponents in home games this season. In [...]
MLS Playoffs Begin Thursday Night in Seattle and then RSL Kicks Off Against Columbus Saturday
By: Rocky Cole | No Comments
Conference Semifinals Begin
Finally, after seven months of play the real contest for Major League Soccer bragging rights begins on Thursday night in Seattle. Who would have thought that Seattle, the newest team in the league, would be playing post-season? Well, maybe Sigi Schmid and the guys that suit up in Sounder-Blue and Rave-Green week [...]
Why Does Everyone in Utah Have a Big Smile this Morning?
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
Why does everyone in Utah have a big smile this morning? I will tell you why, because (imagine the Urkel happy dance) Real Salt Lake put the hurtin’ on the Colorado Rapids with a 3-0 win and the stars aligned when the Red Bulls decided to see just how slackidaisical they could make Toronto FC [...]
P=RMC2… or Playoffs Equal Rocky Mountain Cup Final For Second Year in a Row!
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
You Don’t have to be Einstein to figure the MLS Playoff picture out, but it wouldn’t hurt. Seriously, I have been mulling over the various scenarios that will still allow Real Salt Lake to make the playoffs and it makes my head hurt. As I write this there are several tiebreaker scenarios – most involving [...]
She may Not be Singing But She’s Warming Up The Pipes – RSL Goes Down to Toronto FC
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
I’m not read to give up the dream of post-season play for Real Salt Lake yet, but things look pretty bleak. As Coach Jason Kreis lamented after the 1-0 loss in Toronto on Saturday, this has been a frustrating season for RSL where one can look back at missed opportunities at every turn. It’s tough [...]
An-dy Will-iams!!! RSL over Red Bulls 2-0
By: Rocky Cole | 4 Comments
Yes We Can!!! Real Salt Lake was at the base of Mount Timpanogos last night and things looked bleak, but now RSL is half way up the mountain. When the game began last night in Rio Tinto, RSL was four points out of a potential playoff spot with three games left. After Andy’s winning goal, [...]
Climbing the Mountain – RSL Face Red Bulls
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
Tonight, in just about two hours, RSL goes up against the New York Red Bulls in a must win game. RSL is up against the wall after 18 days off from league play. RSL is currently sitting four points out of a playoff spot with three games left. Two of the games are home in [...]
Only Two Things Come From Texas…
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
Only Two Things Come from Texas…
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Now I may be going out on a limb, but after the past couple games, I’m a bit testy. I mean, if you think back to the way RSL started the season (except playing away of course), I was pretty darn optimistic. Then, the [...]
Why Would You Think I’m Worried?
By: Rocky Cole | 5 Comments
Now why would you think I am worried about RSL making the playoffs?
But sometimes, you have to face reality. Real looked awful out of the blocks in Houston. It was as if RSL was still working at fifty percent effort at the start of the game while the Houston Dynamo was playing at [...]
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