Coming into the season, there were two Western Conference teams that I figured would contend with Real Salt Lake for the conference championship: Seattle and Los Angeles. I still believe the stretch run will be these three teams, though LA might dig itself too deep a hole to emerge from if things continue much longer. [...]
While things are going pretty well for Real Salt Lake, the defense has been troubling. The side went down early to New England based upon defensive miscues, and this was not abnormal. The side has gone four matches without a shut-out and given up numerous chances in every match. Unfortunately, these errors were not uncharacteristic [...]
We’re 10 matches into the season, and at Real Nation, we’re counting down 10 things we know about the team. Click here if you missed our first five points. We conclude with these five. A 3rd Outside Back is Desperately Needed: After Terakazu Tanaka started against Montreal and proved he isn’t ready for first-team action, [...]
We’re 10 matches into the MLS season and things are looking pretty good. Real Salt Lake is at the top of the West, although their opponents have a few matches in hand. So where do things stand? Here are 10 keys we’ve learned in this young season: (separated into two parts) RSL has survived a [...]
In the latest edition of the Real Nation Podcast, the guys discuss a tough win over Toronto, RSL’s defensive woes, whether men are turned off by female soccer fans and much more.
Brought to you by the State Farm Office of Matt Odle.
Jonny Steele has already made a big impact for Real Salt Lake. In Portland, he came on as a late substitute and scored a dramatic match-tying goal that eventually gave Salt Lake the victory. Last night, his heroics were on display again. With a minute left to play, Javier Morales created some magic on the [...]
After last Saturday’s loss at Sporting Kansas City, SKC coach Peter Vermes disclosed his team thought they had an advantage at the far post on corner kicks. As a result, they tried to send every first half corner there. It was effective. His side scored the game winner at the far post on a corner. [...]
In the latest edition of the Real Nation podcast, Tyler and Stu discuss 9 points in 3 matches, the MLS All-Star Game, the upcoming match in Kansas City and much more.
Check out the latest edition of the Real Nation podcast.
When Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids get together, two things are certain: hard fouls and controversy. A few highlights from Saturday’s match: Luis Zapata with a heavy check on Alvaro Saborio from behind. Saborio stiff-arming a pesky Kosuke Kimura during an attack on goal. Kyle Beckerman “colliding” with Brian Mullan after a play. [...]
Wednesday’s victory over Montreal wasn’t a good performance. Still, the side walked out with three points and we learned three critical things about the team.
