0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 5/22/2016
Sporting Kansas City lost again. Just when we all thought that they were out of the woods. KC came out and completely dominated Orlando City in the previous match week, out-shooting Kaka’s toothless Lions 34-7. They came away with a 2-1 win, only surrendering on an own goal. But then again, that performance wasn’t really […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 5/16/2016
The United States Men’s National Team took a bit of a hit with the news that Jozy Altidore is most likely going to be missing for the Copa America. The hulking Toronto striker suffered another hamstring injury along the lines of what he experienced in the 2014 World Cup. While this is a big loss […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 5/11/2016
It’s gotten bad. Really bad. Sporting Kansas City, the defensive epicenter of the Western Conference at the beginning of the season, have now gone six matches without a win. In those six matches, they have given up nine goals and only scored four. So while the defense isn’t exactly collapsing, the offense is. And it […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 5/7/2016
The United States Men’s National Team is getting younger. Much younger. The last of the old guard are holding out for the Copa America this summer, but given another two years, those same guys will be on their way out, while the young guns that are emerging around the world are going to be making […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 5/4/2016
When you gander at the standings for MLS, most things look pretty well in order. There aren’t any obnoxious deficits or outstanding performers. It’s a pretty level playing field. And then you see the Houston Dynamo in last in the West with a measly five points and you wonder where it all went wrong. Or […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/30/2016
It was the biggest test of the New York Red Bulls’ season. They were facing the best team in the West (at least according to points), FC Dallas. Dallas had shown a penchant for the implosion, but the Red Bulls have shown a penchant for just losing. They conclusively beat a Kaka-less Orlando City by […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/28/2016
Sporting Kansas City are having a bit of an anticlimactic season. Only twice have they scored over one goal in a game. Both times they scored two, they won. Both other wins came from scoring one and the opposing team notching a red card. The point is that Sporting is not blowing the socks off […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/25/2016
It was their first loss of the season, which is never a pleasant feeling. But Real Salt Lake still managed to pass the biggest test of their season, and they did it against the hottest, and arguably the best, team in MLS. Matched up against the bruising LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake were without the […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/24/2016
If felt like Toronto FC had been preparing all season for this one match. Sitting in the middle of the conference looking up at their Canadian brethren, Toronto was yet again struggling to put it all together as they have in so many other years. But against their dreaded, first place (formerly, I should say) […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/21/2016
Sporting KC came out with defensive dominance to start the season. They rose to the top of the West with four goals scored and just one goal surrendered after three games. But then Real Salt Lake came to town and things changed. The counter attacking play of the Utah dwellers was able to pip points […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/20/2016
With all the hype surrounding the newest crop of USMNT youngsters, perhaps one of the brightest young talents is none other than Borussia Dortmunds Christian Pulisic. Brought into the club in January of 2015, he has exploded onto the first team scene in his short time with BVB. The 17-year-old Hershey Pennsylvania native received an […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/14/2016
Ask any team out there what they want in a striker over a three year period. The first answer will be someone that does the exact same thing every season, without hiccups and with perfect consistency. But that person doesn’t exist. Ask again and tell them you want a realistic answer this time. They will […]
0 comments by Griffin Wesche on 4/9/2016
With the growth of soccer in the United States, it only makes sense that more United States Men National Team players are going to be picked up by European sides big and small. While in previous years, only high profile athletes like Clint Dempsey or Tim Howard could be found overseas, things have changed. Between […]
