I would take the Cruz Azul result in this one. Agree that RSL has to play smart and not allow the official the opportunity to impact the match with a Red Card. With a Mexican officiating crew, who do you think the Mexican football world would rather face Saprissa or Real Salt Lake??
and thats why you're our true to form RSL homer. you provide the far end of the over the top spectrum. im not sure who provides the doom and gloom down in the dumps end of the spectrum here anymore, now the sl7vk isnt around.
well im sure the mexican federation views RSL as the easier team go get through for the final (for better or worse). we certainly dont even have a minuscule fraction of the pedigree that the purple monster has. and while Rio Tinto has developed a solid reputation among those in the US, outside the US im sure teams still expect to take points off us at every opportunity. having said that, im sure the mexican boys gained a little respect after we nearly won the game in mexico city and demolished their beloved blue crosses stateside.
NYRB fan here wishing you guys the best of luck in the 2nd leg. It's refreshing to see a MLS front office take the CCL seriously, hopefully more follow your example.
RSL won't be attack heavy early. They will use Javi, Espy, and Sabo to attack, but not throw numbers forward at all. The midfield, especially Kyle and Will, will be told to stay home early and if anything gets close to just put it into the next country (Kyle is pretty damn good at this). I have the same feeling that the match will go 2-1 for Saprissa in the fashion IBIK laid out. If we get a pk, Sabo better take it. Then he better walk back to the center cirlce with the ball in his hand and act as though he didn't care one bit who the goal was against. This is his moment to shake that "strange" feeling he had. Take it Sabo, take it. You are a Royal Army soldier, not a Purple Dragon's slave
That was a long ass day at work. Now it's a long ass afternoon at home, then a long ass hour or so at the Republican before kickoff. Also, Balance: I work at 6AM every day. It's a half hour commute, so my alarm goes off at 4:30 AM. Got up at 4:30 today, will do tomorrow. Real fans embrace sleep deprivation.
To be fair, we already know that Seattle and the Canadian teams are on board with having a serious go at the CCL - RSL just happened to be the only team with the guns to actually do it.
Want to wish you guys good luck for tonight. Hope RSL advances to the final. Once the match is over, please head to your computers for the post match show with Feuerstein's Fire on Blog Talk Radio .com www.blogtalkradio.com/feuersteinsfire
yeeeaaa, how did seattles "serious go" at the CCL turn out? they put in an embarrassing effort in the CCL, thats for damn sure. i remember the sounders using less than their regular lineup several times. TFC....meh, they were never competitive because they were never good. cant blame them for the effort though.
Any score predictions yet? Deportivo Saprissa 1-1 Real Salt Lake Deportivo Saprissa 3-2 Real Salt Lake
my prediction...pain! (and thats clubber talking about pain for saprissa, not rsl, just in case you were confused)
Dude, she's the reason we are RSL fans. She saw the announcement on TV of the new team and said, "We're buying season tickets!" Therefore, I'm not whipped, I'm respecting the source of my fanaticism.
For DW, that would be a 3:30 AM wake up (Mountain Time)... but, she wants me to go ahead and watch the game. Because, she understands.
If she is as big a fan as you have made out, she would be cheering at your side as RSL wins its biggest match ever.
Y'all are fascinating people... LOL! Perspective! Reality: revolution in the middle east, disaster in Japan, a jobless recovery in the US, war in Darfur, slavery on the rise around the world, pirates infesting the waters of the Horn of Africa and the South China Sea.... It's a game. I'm a fan. And, I will watch. But, I'll never forget that it is just a distraction from the real issues and problems we face in the world. It is a child's game played by grown men wearing clothing that most would consider most appropriate as sleepwear and would look completely stupid on the street if not associated with a sports team.
The nation is behind Real! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700124584/Real-Salt-Lake-has-nations-support-vs-Saprissa.html