RAPIDS SCRIMMAGES: Wednesday, April 7, 4:00 p.m. at Westminster Training Facility Rapids vs. Colorado School of Mines Anybody here going? I'm thinking of it...
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Never been to the training facility... What's the address and where's parking? I looked on the Rapids' website but couldn't find a location. Cheers, BilFish
The practice fields are behind the Westminster rec center on the NW corner of Sheridan and 104th. Take 36 to Sheridan. North on Sheridan to the first light past 104th. Take a left at that light, then make the first right. Follow this road to the parking area and practice fields. There should be plenty of parking.
¡Gracias! You are a gentleperson and a scholar. I'll be there with my nephew and niece and my nephew's super-zoom camera. Cheers, BilFish
It rained, it hailed, it was cold, and the Rapids won 2-0. I will let Bilfish, cljco, capone, or Daksims give the game report because apparently I was not paying enough attention. I was right there on the sidelines and yet didn't see either of the goals being scored. The first one was scored by Zizi, and the second one was set up by de la Torre. Gotta run for now, but it nobody beats me to it, I will come back later & post some about the lineup. Holy cow! There's actually already a game summary on the Rapids' website!!!!! Here it is: http://www.coloradorapids.com/News/newsdetails.asp?ID=259 By the way, there was a #12 who got subbed in for the Rapids near the end of the second half. I had never seen him before, and the rest of the Rapids were calling him David. The Rapids' summary says a De La Torre was subbed in in the 78th minute. Is that a msitake, or does he have a brother?
Decent game. I got there for the last few minutes of the first half. It was really fun to be on the field level and close enough to hear all the player chatter. It was amazing how competitive the game was. The Mines guys were getting pissed because of the ref's calls. They thought the ref was protecting the Rapids and not them. David Castellanos' goal in the second half was a nice one. Becks hit the post on a good shot from the top of the box. He really need to go for goal more, and make it. I was glad to see Zizi back at it, although I didn't see his goal. Once again I thought Kingsley played well and could challenge Hendo for the start. Maybe that would make Hendo play better. Other than that I don't have much to report. I had some ladies with me distracting me from the game. One of them ran up to Zach after the game because she thinks he's hot. They talked for about five minutes and I met him too. Really nice guy. Unfortunatly for her, he is no longer Denver's eligible bachelor and lives with his girlfriend. The de la Torre sub in the 78' minute is incorrect on the Rapids' site. He came in at the half. I don't know who the other guy was.
#12 ???? Anyone have a clue on this one. He's not named on the website roster. He kind of looked like a taller version of Trembly. I'm glad I missed the hail but the second half was great. A good little fix until the 17th. See y'all then.
It seemed a very casual game -- for the Rapids' side, the Diggers were going all out. There was hail. It was wet. In the first half, I positioned my in-laws towards the Diggers 1/2, figuring that's where the action would be. Nope. Mines kept the Rapids pressed heavily into the backfield, and actually created a few scoring chances that were blown before they could try and finish. Spencer was moving well, but clearly treating this as a practice in terms of overall hustle. Zizi definitely wanted to be out there showing something, but was definitely frustrated a bit until he connected well for his goal. Beautiful control touch over the Diggers Defender, dropping back to his foot as he moved up, then a well-controlled, quick-release shot past the onrushing keep. Overall middling play, sort of disconnected as the Rapids' couldn't put 4 or 5 touches together, but they were playing and reviewing lots of players so what the heck. It was good to get a sense for what some of the bench guys can do. Beckerman seemed more free and was sending up nice crosses to the forwards as well as taking a few shots himself when our forwards starting dorking around with the ball too much. That's about it, not a real fast-paced game, but a great scrimmage and always nice to get the sidelines perspective on the physicality of play. It's more aggressive than you'd think from the stands. In one play, Zizi's holding off his defender, who is literally hanging on his arm like he's about to do chin-ups. Cheers, BilFish
A few more comments I don't think anyone else has made yet... Apart from Vallow, nobody but Kingsley & Crawford played the full 90 minutes. I think this may give us a clue as to what Hanki's thinking regarding Henderson's absence due to red card. Powell was very vocal when he was in the game (first half only) and did what he could to organize the play. Vallow was also very vocal in directing the defense. Maybe I've not been close enough to the action, but I've never heard Cannon directing traffic like Vallow did. During the half when Borchers was in, he was playing outside back. I thought the rookies looked much more at ease and integrated in this scrimmage than they did at DU. Erush in particular. (He was deer-in-the-headlights man at DU, and he was a weak spot in the D that the opponents continually tried to capitalize on. Yesterday was different.) I agree with bilfish that it was a pretty casual game, but it bears noting that two yellow cards were issued. One to #8 on the Diggers (cljco & I think it was mostly for mouthing off at the ref after the whistle) and one to Beckerman. That's all I can think of for now. I can't make it to AFA, but I am so psyched that it's just over a week till our home opener!
Looks like the Rapids are really up on the de la Torre family. Taken from Coloradorapids.com: "Double De la Torre?: Most fans might have read the game story from the Rapids match against the Colorado School of Mines and thought that there was a mistake in the Rapids lineup. It listed De la Torre entering twice in the second half. The reality is that Antonio de la Torre’s brother, David, has been training with the Rapids since yesterday. David is 23 years old, and most recently played for Colombian club Bucaramanga. First Name: David Last Name: De la Torre Position: Defender/Midfielder D.O.B.: 03-16-81 Place of Birth: Cuernavaca, México Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Last Club: Bucaramanga, COL"
For those that saw the match I'm curious... did the Rapids employ similar tactics that they did (or, attempted to) against the Burn? Mostly I'm curious if The Wank has determined a style and a plan of attack for the team this season, and if he's sticking with it... versus just having a mix of starters and reserves run out in a scrimmage. As for de la Torre squared, why am I suddenly hit with flashback of JDVs?