That second goal that was called offside wasn't even close. He was way behind the ball on the header while being slightly behind the defender because the defender just stood there. If ARs/Refs don't know the rules why play the game?
Soony Saad's another player that has little chance of significant playing time this season. KC is loaded at forward, and even drafted that guy Dom Dwyer. Frankly, I think he's going to end up representing Lebanon.
Kempin is on the bench for Kansas City, while Gil is starting as per usual for Real Salt Lake. Unfortunately I will miss this game but hopefully Leppercut can give us a Gil Report.
Brek Shea with the gamewinner for FCD tonight against Montreal in one of the windiest games I've seen in MLS. None of the other FCD youngsters saw the field, unless you consider 22-year old Matt Hedges a youngster. Valentin went 90 for Montreal.
Shea and Valentin also were laughing with each other after the game and exchanged jerseys. Back to current age eligible players, I found Charles Renken! Apparently he played in a 2-0 Reserve match win over the Sounders
Did anybody post this already? Jack McBean and Jose Villareal are with the Galaxy U-18s in Spain for a tournament. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/46236/mcbean-and-villarreal-on-spain-trip.html Apologies if somebody already put this up.
Have to say, it frustrates me that there's so little opportunity for a finisher like Saad. Scoring that goal didn't even earn him a spot on KC's bench ahead of an out-of-form Bunbury. Looking backward, he was nowhere close to our U20 roster, and jeez, our U17s wouldn't give him a place ahead of Dominic Sarle, Victor Chavez, or Andy Craven. I'm not saying he deserves to play ahead of Kamara or anything, but our coaches simply don't seem to recognize how hard it is to score goals the way he does.
unfortunately i did not get to see most of the game but from what I saw KC's midfield looked better than RSL's. Luis had a nice shot but was subbed off at about the 75th after RSL was down 1-0. I did however keep up with the Galaxy games somewhat. Adidas ITP posted updates on twitter. I think they might have won 1 game but i don't remember. I know that Jack scored a pk and the villareals supposedly did well.
Luis Gil looked alright but he was put under a lot of pressure by SKC. RSL did not look the same last night and it was very frustrating to watch.
The Opta Chalkboards tell Gil's story. He just doesn't get on the ball enough to play at the point of the diamond at this stage in his development, regardless of opponent.
What's your diagnosis? Is it because Gil doesn't make himself available enough or the RSL players aren't getting him the ball?
Meh. Luis makes forward runs that are still ill conceived and doesn't demand the ball. Still have high expectations, but he needs to improve his off ball work and speed of thought, not unexpected at his age.
http://www.realsaltlake.com/news/20...op-third-straight-0-3-loss-fc-dallas-reserves FCD Reserves used 9 former and current academy players against RSL today................and beat them 3-0. If only some of these players would get a chance with the first team. I think this is the first ever game (reserves or first team) for RSL's homegrown keeper Lalo Fernandez. Good for him.................. Real Salt Lake Reserves (4-4-2): Kyle Reynish (c) (Lalo Fernandez 67); Terukazu Tanaka, Leone Cruz, Chris Schuler, Chris Estridge (Carlos Salcedo** 75); Yordany Alvarez, Enzo Martinez (Jordan Allen** 60), Jonny Steele, Sebastian Velasquez; Paulo Junior, Emiliano Bonfigli Substitutes Not Used: Taylor Bowlin*, Luis Gil FC Dallas Reserves (4-4-2): Chris Seitz (c) (Richard Sanchez 45); Alex Lee, Matt Hedges (Aaron Guillen** 88), Mark Barone*, Moises Hernandez; Jonathan Top (Flavio Guzman** 81), Bruno Guarda, Victor Ulloa, Michael Ambrose; Scott Sealy (David Robledo** 60), Ruben Luna Substitutes Not Used: Bryan Leyva
I think if I met Luis Gil I'd probably act something like this.... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_bUtkcgUII&feature=related"]Girls Go Insane Over The Beatles - YouTube[/ame]
Haha. I think i was too in shock to do anything crazy. I forgot my camera inside and didn't take a pic but he signed something. It's weird how meeting someone about 6 years younger than me can freak me out.
Weird story. I once shared a flight to Kiev with Dema Kovalenko. I obviously recognized him, and at the baggage claim in Kiev and I went up to him and introduced myself. Kovalenko was so excited to talk to me I actually had to end to the conversation because we were leaving. I still remember he told me that Bruce Arena was going to turn the Galaxy into title contenders. Too bad he wasn't apart of that in the end, but I still remember that. Odd thing was he was on my return flight as well a few weeks later.