RSL 2018 Game 16 Thread: SJ Earthquakes @ Real Salt Lake, Sat. 23 June 8:00 MDT

KB is “rested” and will start, of course. Not sure why you asked the Brooks question. If you mean the immediate future then the answer is yes. If you mean the long term future, who knows?

 

Not at all. I appreciate someone raising their head from the World Cup and starting the game thread.

 

Doyle in his game/rest of eason preview:

"So RSL's biggest problem hasn't been the kids. Rather, it's been the one place they've been over-reliant upon veterans: Central midfield. The Damir Kreilach/Kyle Beckerman pairing has been helpless defensively and minimally impactful in possession, and only recently did Mike Petke decide to drop one or the other in favor of Sunny, who is capable of doing at least part of the field-shrinking duty this team was lacking.

It can't be said enough: Kreilach/Beckerman together is flammable, and burns hot enough to melt steel beams."

 

This one may be hard to watch after being spoiled by World Cup this past couple weeks.

 

Hoping for a good one as this is my stretch in Utah/US this year and I'll be at the game. I got the $20 tickets all the way at the way way back. Should be able to get one more game in July. I think the drop off from the world cup will be less noticeable live than it would be on TV.

 

Seeing as you're playing my Earthquakes the above is a given.

 

It's the Kyle-Kreilach show in midfield again. Ah, well.

 

I'm trying to be invested in this game, but I think I gave all my emotional energy to Germany today.

Go RSL.

 

Terrible from Corey Baird; he reminded me of Yura on that chance.

 

I hope this one goes better than the royals game. They just couldn't get anything going.

 

Hoesen vs. Besler isn't a very good matchup for us.

Get well soon Mr. Glad.

 

We had maybe 22% possession, you have nothing to fear from us.

 

Oh, 22% possession is plenty to beat RSL... we've been watching this show all season.

 

I keep trying to hit the full speed button on my remote. To much World Cup maybe?

 

We got an easy goal, and blew several easy goals with poor finishing. I concede @Beerking, your Quakes are currently out-bad-playing us.

 

GOAL! Up to that goal, it seemed to me that the team was actively avoiding passing to Lennon. Kinda like how kids on the school ground won't include the kid they don't like. Look at the guy in the right color jersey... oh, wait, Lennon, nope.

 

The stench from our team could gag a maggot.

 

As I said... possession is not quite as impressive as it seems for RSL.

 

I feel like maybe Beerking lied to us.

 

Maybe we need to buy a striker?

 

Amen.

San Jose should have won it in stoppage; thanks to Hoessen for the shank.

 

We really, really need a goalscorer to open up space for Rusnak, Plata, Savarino, Saucedo, et. al.