Comments on: Post-Game Analysis: Galaxy vs. Red Bulls

By: anya

anya — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:05:21 +0000

great recap, nathan. my bro julian valentin unfortunately did not dress in this game.

By: George

George — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:26:36 +0000

Source:
http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2009/05/mls-notes-morales-suspended-rimando-sidelined-and-leitch-suffers-concussion.html

By: George

George — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:15:48 +0000

No Morales, Rimando, or Olave for Real tomorrow !

By: Dave Martinez

Dave Martinez — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:16:26 +0000

Nathan, I am waiting for that upside to kick in. Over here, the calls for Osorios head are starting to pick up. Not good at all.

We’ll talk about the wager later. Should be a blast . . . good way to welcome back Becks! lol

By: jen

jen — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:13:01 +0000

Oh, I’m always in for a friendly wager!

Bryan Jordan has seemed on the brink of a huge breakout. I hope he continues to get chances. His work rate and speed are CRAZY good! And his stupid decisions and poor touches are becoming fewer and fewer.

By: Nathanhj

Nathanhj — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:14:28 +0000

Dave,

It is true that the G’s have yet to face Seattle, Chicago, Houston, a healthy DCU, or RSL, so we’ll see how the 7 goals in 6 games stat holds up on their swing to Rio Tinto and XBOX Field.

Berhalter is slow, granted, but a smart, wily, and experienced defender who is also good with positioning. All of that counts extra in a young league like MLS.

On the other hand, the Bulls have way more upside than the G’s do. One the D is solid, as in about 2-3 games, there’s nothing else that has the ability to get better. It can only get worse: injured, slowed by age, or drained by call-ups. Unless either Bryan Jordan or Mike Magee suddenly wake up as Herculez Gomez circa 2005.

I’ll ask Jen about that friendly wager.

By: Dave Martinez

Dave Martinez — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:46:01 +0000

Nathan,

It took Arena some extra time to complete that defense, and still, by all accounts, Berhalter should have been burnt to a running crisp by Kandji and Angel. Nevertheless, your numbers are spot on, and it is a new season, so saying that the d is “porous” wouldnt be fair. Then again, just watching the Bulls, I should not poo poo any other teams qualities until they prove they can live up to the quality they possess.

We shall see what happens here on out.

btw – if you want a friendly wager for what is expected to be Becks first game back (LA v. NY), let me know.

Your Brother in Blog,

Dave

By: iammrben

iammrben — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:00:56 +0000

Ricketts was THOROUGHLY impressive. He is the biggest reason LAG is getting draws (and close wins) where they would have snatched defeats last season.

re: entertainment value of the match – I’ll admit that I fell asleep for the last quarter hour.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:37:09 +0000

Great game recap, Nathan. I was at the game (in Section 105, booing the NYRB fans), and I was really disappointed when they put in Kirovski during a really crucial period for us. The guy just looks lazy out there. I’m really looking forward to seeing Buddle get back to form, and hopefully our offense picks up a bit.

I too imagine a similar game to what we had against Colorado or even against NYRB. Don’t get stretched out, limited chances, steal a goal and get the win or the tie… seems to work for us at the moment.