MLS Week 3 Continuous Thread (Multiple R)

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  1. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's an early start to the week with NE/KC on Wednesday; here's your home for a non-partisan discussion of the week's action. No flames, no trolls, all of that good stuff. Enjoy!
     
  2. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    a.k.a. "The Undercard."
     
  3. cjgwizard

    cjgwizard Member

    Apr 25, 2006
    LSP, section 129
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We'll be lucky if tonight's game gets through without any wet weather. It's dry right now, but there's a big storm moving up I-35 from Oklahoma. Let the race begin....:eek:
     
  4. scaryice

    scaryice Member

    Jan 25, 2001
  5. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Barebones lineup for the Revs. Didn't catch how exactly KC is lining up.

    NE:
    Reis
    Heaps, Parkhurst, Igwe
    Nyassi, Flood, Joseph, Smith
    Castro
    Mansally, Cristman
     
  6. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like hearing the conversations when they think the mics are off. Guys were getting on each other one of them talking too loud.
     
  7. jass

    jass Member

    Oct 12, 2006
    Club:
    Parana Curitiba
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    The Revs have played too many games.

    Also, the stadium is nowhere near sold out
     
  8. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is Matt Reis wearing a bib? Didn't realize after all these years that KC wears blue?

    Bruce saying "He got a piece of Nyassi" sounds vaguely dirty.
     
  9. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Own goal credited to Tyson Wahl, though Jewsbury kicked the ball off Wahl and so my negative fantasy points ARE UNFAIR! :)
     

  10. it looks empty there.
     
  11. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nyassi gave up a penalty and now has a goal; that's a busy 30 minutes for the young man. 2-1 Revs.
     
  12. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The KC goal (a penalty taken by Jewsbury) featured terrific buildup between Scott Sealy and Curt Morvsink. Their interchange was terrific, worth the time to look up on MLSNet tomorrow. There was an earlier cross from Lopez to Sealy (good shot saved by Reis) that was much more skillful than most - Lopez hit it while running full tilt down the left while covered well, and lifted it deftly over a defender to Sealy, who was also covered. There's some good skill on display in this game.
     
  13. SixKick

    SixKick Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 13, 2000
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Dammit, KC. Stop making NE look competent.
     
  14. mustangdan15

    mustangdan15 Member

    Mar 27, 2008
    Boise, ID
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Marinelli cautioned. And another goal...dang, KC's getting whipped.
     
  15. MarkRFC_

    MarkRFC_ New Member

    Oct 21, 2007
    Reading, England
    Could be the 1st road win of the season coming up
     
  16. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On the Nyassi goal, Khano Smith had the ball on the left for the Revs. He went to initiate a give-and-go with Mansally, and made a terrible pass - I thought the play was over. But Mansally is too young to know there was no way to get to the ball, so he got to the ball anyway (you know what I mean?) and redirected it to a wide open Khano. Smith moved to the end line and crossed the ball back past all the defenders to a trailing Nyassi. Pretty.

    Oh, wow, dead ball into the box headed down by Shalrie and hammered home by Mansally. Gambians On Fire! 3-1 after 40 minutes.
     
  17. Mike Marshall

    Mike Marshall Member+

    Feb 16, 2000
    Woburn, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How many MLS coaches do you figure are making plans to scout Gambia next winter?
     
  18. revsfan44

    revsfan44 Member

    Jun 2, 2007
    Providence / Amherst
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gambia 2 Jewsberry 2
     
  19. MarkRFC_

    MarkRFC_ New Member

    Oct 21, 2007
    Reading, England
    wahey, on the mlslive.tv feed the commentators have left their mics on :D

    Swear please!
     
  20. MtMike

    MtMike Member+

    Nov 18, 1999
    the 417
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    What? Bruce Arena doesn't swear!

    :rolleyes:
     
  21. MarkRFC_

    MarkRFC_ New Member

    Oct 21, 2007
    Reading, England
    Best I heard was Greg Lalas saying "Mmm... I'm gunna get some chocolate..."
     
  22. Tmagic77

    Tmagic77 Member+

    Feb 10, 2003
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    KC really should have put at least one more in, come on.
     
  23. scaryice

    scaryice Member

    Jan 25, 2001
    It's not like seeing the Gambians play well is a shock, they were a excellent team in the 2007 U20 WC and the 2005 U17 WC.
     
  24. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I really like Bruce Arena as an analyst. His delivery is a tad monotonous at times, but his points are clear and concise and both observant and relevant.

    He also isn't afraid to admit a mistake, like after NE's second goal when he originally thought Conrad had misplayed it but the replay showed it was a NE player. He saw his mistake on video and said he was mistaken.

    Oh, and for anyone who was curious, Bruce said he tried to get Joseph on the Nats when he was US coach but Shalrie was already cap-tied. He's been very complimentary of Shalrie and you got the feeling he'd have been a lock to start for the US under Arena.
     
  25. MtMike

    MtMike Member+

    Nov 18, 1999
    the 417
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm not sure him and wheelock are a great combo, because they're both very monotonous and somewhat formal in how they speak. Arena is also about the only color guy who talks more than the play by play guy (unless you count Ray Hudson on one of his rolls)
     

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