Revs @ LA 8/23, PreGame

[NFLPatriot]

A few stats to start things out:

Twellman has 3 goals in 4 regular season matches against LA.

If the floppy fish gets a yellow card Wednesday in Chicago, it'll be 21 pts and a suspension for Saturday's game.

[firstshirt]

Serna, Two goals in two games with LA. Prediction, By the end of the week he will have 4 goals. Better hope the fish gets that yellow card because the NE defense will not be able to handle Serna and his little buddy Ruiz.

[Ross]

Some folks will be heading to the Overdraught to watch the game...the more the merrier!

amy

[JohnnyRev]

Originally posted by NFLPatriot
If the floppy fish gets a yellow card Wednesday in Chicago, it'll be 21 pts and a suspension for Saturday's game.

I'm going to stop by Our Lady of the Relegation tomorrow and light a candle for Ruiz's yellow card.

[Bill Duggan]

Im going to be a little conservitive here.
Brown
Heaps Pierce Llamossa Franchino
Ralston Cancela Jospeph Kamler
Twellman Harris

Im not sure if anyon else saw this, but the center of the field looked awesome on saturday, especially the Joseph Cancela combonation. I hope to see this continue.

[Popero]

Originally posted by Bill Duggan
Im going to be a little conservitive here.
Brown
Heaps Pierce Llamossa Franchino
Ralston Cancela Jospeph Kamler
Twellman Harris

I'm sure that's the lineup we'll see.

I feel good about this. The defense is so unbelievably improved with Rusty in the middle with Llamosa.

I think we can score, but it won't have anything to do with Wolde up top.

[RebornSoccerDude]

Originally posted by Bill Duggan
Im going to be a little conservitive here.
Brown
Heaps Pierce Llamossa Franchino
Ralston Cancela Jospeph Kamler
Twellman Harris

Im not sure if anyon else saw this, but the center of the field looked awesome on saturday, especially the Joseph Cancela combonation. I hope to see this continue.

I thought Cancela was incredible in the first half, but he kind of dissapeared in the second.

[RevsRule]

Originally posted by Bill Duggan
Im going to be a little conservitive here.
Brown
Heaps Pierce Llamossa Franchino
Ralston Cancela Jospeph Kamler
Twellman Harris

Im not sure if anyon else saw this, but the center of the field looked awesome on saturday, especially the Joseph Cancela combonation. I hope to see this continue.

Anybody but Harris. I've seen enough of him.... Forever. SIt his butt down... please

[John Lewis]

Originally posted by RebornSoccerDude
I thought Cancela was incredible in the first half, but he kind of dissapeared in the second.

Maybe he got tired of having six-shades of crap kicked out of him every time he touched the ball. MLS refs really aren't very good at carding persistent infringement.

[NFLPatriot]

Originally posted by Bill Duggan
Im going to be a little conservitive here.
Brown
Heaps Pierce Llamossa Franchino
Ralston Cancela Jospeph Kamler
Twellman Harris


I'm pretty sure that Franchino is suspended for this game for 21 pts worth of yellow cards.

He's not on the MLS report, but the stats page has him listed with 23 pts, and he got a card last game.

[firstshirt]

please no kamler on the outside for Franchino, he is just too slow to handle anyone.
...............................brown
......Heaps.........Shalrie.........LLamosa.....Pierce
...Ralston..........Cullen........Cancela........Kamler
.................Twellman.........Noonan
Hey Nicol, can we at least try Vasques at forward as a sub?

[Bill Duggan]

From what I see, Franchino will be able to play, didnt he already sit out recently or am I thinking Heaps still?
Anyway, my lienup without Franchino
Brown
Heaps Llamossa Pierce Cullen
Ralston Cancela Joseph Kamler
Twellman Whoever

I dont want to see Cullen in the midfield because I have high hopes for the Shalrie and Jose Carlos formation. I hope this will stick for a few seasons, it looks terrific!

[NFLPatriot]

Franchino had 19 pts going into the SJ game, and now has 23, so he sits.

Ruiz didn't get a yellow card last night, be he only had 1 shot, none on net, and Serna had none. Both played the full 90. LA only had 1 shot on net the whole game (Vagenas).

Meanwhile, Chicago took 23 shots, 13 on net. That should help tire out the Gals for Saturday (at least Hartman).

[NFLPatriot]

Originally posted by firstshirt
please no kamler on the outside for Franchino, he is just too slow to handle anyone.
...............................brown
......Heaps.........Shalrie.........LLamosa.....Pierce
...Ralston..........Cullen........Cancela........Kamler
.................Twellman.........Noonan


I would love to see that lineup, but I think SN prefers Cullen on defense over SJ.

Fabbro on for Noonan at 60'.

Will Llamosa be healthy enough to play after getting dinged last weekend? If not, we could be in trouble.

[firstshirt]

Ok so Franchino is out for sure. JMM more than likely out and LLamosa with a boo boo. Now that I think of it Heaps may be better suited on the left than Rusty. If LLamosa can not go then:
............................brown
Pierce........Kamler.............Kante.......Heaps
Ralston,,,,,,,,Joseph........Cancela.......Brown
..................Twellman....Noonan

If LLamosa is good to go; Kante sits, Kamler still stays in the back.
Eventually after a few practices I would like to see Dario start up top and Noonan back to the sub roll


I just dont like Cullen in the back or Kamler on the outside. Ruiz and Serna would have a field day with Kamler playing outside.

[rkupp]

Pierce has played on the left before and done well. He really doesn't have a "good" foot, so it doesn't matter! He'll drive either Ruiz or Cobi crazy, so whereever he is, they won't be.

I'd put Pierce at left back, Kante and Llamosa in the middle and keep everyone else the same.

Nicol will put Cullen at left back.

We won't have Wolde to kick around any more... Amazing spin the KC paper puts on it. They've acquired a "proven goal scorer" ...

Does Fabbro have any potential? Didn't he stick one in against us?

[firstshirt]

Originally posted by rkupp

Does Fabbro have any potential? Didn't he stick one in against us?
yep he did,he looked the real deal last year comming in late and scoring 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 games.....guess injuries and attitude has put him on the pine.

[NFLPatriot]

Saturday's Probable Starters according to Revolution Game Notes:

Brown
Franchino-Pierce-Llamosa-Heaps
Kamler-Cancela-Joseph-Ralston
Twellman-Noonan

Chris Brown took #13, Fabbro is listed without a number yet.

Lifetime, Revs are 1-6-2 in LA. The one win was the first visit in 1996.

With a start Saturday, Adin Brown will tie Juergen Sommer for 3rd on the Revs list of goalkeeper starts with 33. Jeff Causey is #1 with 50 starts.

[The Magpie]

According to the Revolution match preview currently on-line, Franchino is going to play.

Line-up looks to be:

GK: Brown
RB: Heaps
CB: Pierce
CB: Llamosa
LB: Franchino
RM: Ralston
CM: Joseph
CM: Cancela
LM: Kamler
FW: Twellman
FW: Noonan

It's suggested that Fabbro could see time off the bench, coming on for Noonan at some point.

FYI,

The Magpie

[Kilnockie]

"Ruiz didn't get a yellow card last night, be he only had 1 shot, none on net, and Serna had none. Both played the full 90. LA only had 1 shot on net the whole game (Vagenas).

Meanwhile, Chicago took 23 shots, 13 on net. That should help tire out the Gals for Saturday (at least Hartman)."

Actually, we were saving up our shots for you guys.