I am slowly killing myself…most slow down…
- One left over piece of business from the U.S. win over Poland, something I forgot to mention in my earlier post: I would take Josh Wolff over Eddie Johnson at forward. Yeah, he’s older, but I think he is also a better player. And, no, I am not kidding. J Hutcherson hints at why in his write-up for USSoccerplayers.com.
- Soccer y Futbol reports that Deportivo Saprissa avoided a stadium ban for the, um, “monkey shines” their fans got up to when Mexico’s Atlante FC came to visit for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. There’s stuff in there about how they intend to cope (pleading, mainly, backed by some security measures that seem pretty hard to enforce…so…hope is your strategy?).
- Luis Arroyave’s Red Card blog (finally) gives the latest on the Wilman Conde situation…and it ain’t good, at least not from his teammates’ point of view. And, for the record, the fans aren’t wild about it either. He also posted some nifty Q & A’s with plentiful of points of interest for Chicago (and Lost) fans – Part I and Part II.
- Finally, a couple sites posted “bold predictions” – and I say, good for them! I liked what I read from 3rd Degree, but only got to the first couple on WVHooligan’s post before coming here. Gotta get the hell offline, man….I’m going crazy….kinda like this guy (not soccer-related and long, but pretty worth the read).
Filed under: CONCACAF Champions Cup, Chicago Fire, Deportivo Saprissa, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer | Tagged: Josh Wolff, Wilman Conde
The Saprissa situation is an absolute disgrace. The Atlante guy got hit with a roll of coins! If Ching or DeRo goes down similarly, I expect Kinnear to take Dynamo off the field.
I wonder about that as well. The little evil part of me kinda wants it to happen, just so I can see what comes next. The normal part of me would rather just see the game.