Preview of tonight’s crucial Champions League tie between Toronto FC and Santos Laguna at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.
Check it out.
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Tuesday 28 August 2012
Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Santos Laguna – CCL Come Out and Play (Home) Edition at Waking the Red.
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2012,
Beyond POV-FS,
CONCACAF Champions League,
Herculez Gomez,
Know Your Enemy,
Liga MX,
Oribe Peralta,
Preview,
Santos Laguna,
Toronto FC,
Waking the Red
Sunday 26 August 2012
Upon First Glance – Toronto FC at Houston Dynamo
The initial reaction:
Labels:
1984,
Eric Hassli,
George Orwell,
Houston Dynamo,
Newspeak,
Oscar Boniek Garcia,
Paul Mariner,
Terry Dunfield,
Toronto FC,
Torsten Frings,
Upon First Glance,
Will Bruin
Saturday 25 August 2012
Upon Further Review – Toronto FC at Columbus Crew
Some assorted thoughts on the match:
Labels:
2012,
Adrian Serioux,
Andrew Wiedeman,
Chad Marshall,
Columbus Crew,
Dicoy Williams,
Eddie Gaven,
Emilio Renteria,
Federico Higuain,
Freddy Hall,
Jairo Arrieta,
MLS,
Quincy Amarikwa,
Richard Eckersley,
Terry Dunfield,
Toronto FC,
Upon Further Review
Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Houston Dynamo – Meeting the Third at Waking the Red
Preview of Saturday’s match between Toronto FC and the Houston Dynamo at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium is up over at Waking the Red.
Check it out.
Check it out.
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2012,
Beyond POV-FS,
Dominic Kinnear,
Houston,
Houston Dynamo,
Know Your Enemy,
Macoumba Kandji,
Oscar Boniek Garcia,
Preview,
Tactics,
Toronto FC,
Waking the Red,
Will Bruin
Friday 24 August 2012
Foresight – MLS Round 23 Weekend Preview
Four questions to be answered in this the twenty-third round proper of MLS weekend action.
Labels:
2012,
Cascadia Cup,
DC United,
Foresight,
MLS,
Montreal Impact,
NY Red Bulls,
Playoffs,
Preview,
SJ Earthquakes,
Sporting KC,
Suspensions
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Columbus Crew – Meeting the Second at Waking the Red
Preview of tonight’s match between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium is up over at Waking the Red.
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2012,
Andy Gruenebaum,
Beyond POV-FS,
Columbus Crew,
Eddie Gaven,
Federico Higuain,
Jairo Arrieta,
Know Your Enemy,
MLS,
Preview,
Tactics,
Toronto FC,
Waking the Red
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Beyond POV-FS - Op-Ed: Interpreting Di Vaio’s Words On MLS at The Shin Guardian
New piece up over at The Shin Guardian looking at Marco Di Vaio’s comments about MLS to La Gazzetto dello Sport from a while back, getting at what he meant, whether he was right, and if North American fans should care.
Give it a read.
Give it a read.
Labels:
Beyond POV-FS,
Branko Boskovic,
Marco Di Vaio,
MLS,
Quotations,
Tactics,
The Shin Guardian
Sunday 19 August 2012
Upon First Glance – Toronto FC v Sporting KC
Some assorted thoughts on the match:
Labels:
2012,
Aurelien Collin,
Darren O'Dea,
Eric Hassli,
Graham Zusi,
Kei Kamara,
Milos Kocic,
MLS,
Paulo Nagamura,
Peter Vermes,
Roger Espinoza,
Ryan Johnson,
Sporting KC,
Terry Dunfield,
Toronto FC,
Upon First Glance
Saturday 18 August 2012
Foresight – MLS Round 22 Weekend Preview
Four questions to be answered in this the twenty-second round proper of MLS weekend action.
Labels:
2012,
Cascadia Cup,
Columbus Crew,
FC Dallas,
Foresight,
Houston Dynamo,
Internationals,
MLS,
Montreal Impact,
NY Red Bulls,
Playoffs,
Portland Timbers,
Preview,
Seattle Sounders,
Vancouver Whitecaps
Friday 17 August 2012
Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Sporting Kansas City – Meeting the Second at Waking the Red
Preview of Saturday’s match between Toronto FC and Sporting Kansas City at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.
Labels:
2012,
Aurelien Collin,
Beyond POV-FS,
CJ Sapong,
Graham Zusi,
Jimmy Nielsen,
Kei Kamara,
Know Your Enemy,
Matt Besler,
Peter Vermes,
Preview,
Sporting KC,
Tactics,
Teal Bunbury,
Toronto FC,
Waking the Red
Thursday 16 August 2012
Upon First Glance – Toronto FC v Portland Timbers
Some initial thoughts from the match:
Labels:
2012,
Adrian Cann,
Ashtone Morgan,
BMO Field,
Eric Hassli,
Luis Silva,
Portland Timbers,
Richard Eckersley,
Sal Zizzo,
Toronto FC,
Torsten Frings,
Ty Harden,
Upon First Glance
First Person View – A Matter of Taste
I made a mistake the other day.
I’ve delayed in posting this as I battled with the self-aggrandizing aspect of its nature; not sure if this comes across as furthering the issue or truly apologizing. Hopefully it is the latter.
I’ve delayed in posting this as I battled with the self-aggrandizing aspect of its nature; not sure if this comes across as furthering the issue or truly apologizing. Hopefully it is the latter.
Labels:
Apology,
Columbus Crew,
First Person View,
Fixtures,
Kirk Urso,
MLS,
Postponement,
Toronto FC,
Video
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Beyond POV-FS - Know Your Enemy: Portland Timbers – Meeting the Only at Waking the Red
Preview of tonight’s match between Toronto FC and the Portland Timbers at BMO Field is up over at Waking the Red.
Labels:
2012,
BMO Field,
Gavin Wilkinson,
Know Your Enemy,
Kris Boyd,
MLS,
Portland Timbers,
Preview,
Tactics,
Toronto FC,
Waking the Red
Tuesday 14 August 2012
POV-FS Out Loud – Soccer Made in Portland: Episode 61
Ever wonder what sort of voice belongs to these innumerable words?
Well, now is your first chance to catch a listen.
Well, now is your first chance to catch a listen.
Labels:
Donovan Ricketts,
NASN.tv,
Podcasts,
Portland Timbers,
POV-FS Out Loud,
Radio,
Sleep,
Soccer Made in Portland,
The Blizzard,
Toronto FC
Monday 13 August 2012
Upon First Glance – Toronto FC at Chicago Fire
Some assorted thoughts on the match.
Labels:
2012,
Aaron Maund,
Austin Berry,
Chicago Fire,
Doneil Henry,
Jeremy Hall,
Logan Emory,
Milos Kocic,
Ryan Johnson,
Terry Dunfield,
Toronto FC,
Upon Further Review
Friday 10 August 2012
Foresight - MLS Round 21 Weekend Preview
Four questions to be answered in this the twenty-first round proper of MLS weekend action.
Labels:
2012,
Chivas USA,
Foresight,
Houston Dynamo,
LA Galaxy,
MLS,
NY Red Bulls,
Preview,
Real Salt Lake,
Seattle Sounders,
Sporting KC,
SuperClasico,
US Open Cup,
Vancouver Whitecaps
Tuesday 7 August 2012
First Person View – When the Decision Goes Against & Moving On
Much ink has been spilt over this controversy already, so rather than go over the whole story over again I thought it pertinent to take a look at a few of the parallels that have not yet been mentioned.
Labels:
Canada,
Christina Pedersen,
Christine Sinclair,
John Herdman,
Koman Coulibaly,
Olympics,
Referee,
USA,
Women's Game,
World Cup
Saturday 4 August 2012
Upon First Glance – Toronto FC v CD Aguila – CCL Edition
All of the flaws that showed themselves vs. Houston – the lack of movement, the poor passing, and the failure to back each other up - were all reversed on this night.
Foresight – Round 20 Weekend Preview
Four questions to be answered in this the twentieth round proper of MLS weekend action:
Labels:
2012,
FC Dallas,
Foresight,
Montreal Impact,
Philadelphia Union,
Portland Timbers,
Preview
Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Chicago Fire – Meeting the Second over at Waking the Red
Preview of tonight’s match between Toronto FC and Chicago Fire at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois is up over at Waking the Red.
Labels:
2012,
Chicago Fire,
Dan Gargan,
Dominic Oduro,
Frank Klopas,
Know Your Enemy,
Marco Pappa,
MLS,
Patrick Nyarko,
Preview,
Sean Johnson,
Tactics,
Toronto FC,
Toyota Park,
Waking the Red
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Upon Further Review – Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo
Rewatching the match was a desperate undertaking.
Labels:
Houston Dynamo,
MLS,
Thomas Rongen,
Toronto FC,
Upon Further Review
The One that Got Away – And a Few Others
Well, he’s been off the pitch for some time now, but Carl Robinson has officially announced his retirement. Having last graced the surface of Red Bull Arena, as a substitute for Teemu Tainio at the start of the second half when New York hosted Kansas City on April 30th last season – they won 1-0, by the way, with Robbo helping to hold at lead for the remainder of the match.
Labels:
BMO Field,
Carl Robinson,
Celebration,
Chad Barrett,
Dane Richards,
Johann Smith,
MLS,
NY Red Bulls,
Red Bull Arena,
Retirement,
Teemu Tainio,
Toronto FC,
Wall of Honour
First Person View – Carl Robinson Retires. Wait, What?
A few months ago I wrote about Montreal Impact trying to steal the spotlight away from the finale of the Voyageur’s Cup between the other two Canadian MLS Clubs – Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps – by announcing the acquisition of Marco Di Vaio the very morning after the match in Toronto, choking the airways, not with talk of the match, but of the Italian striker.
Labels:
Canada,
Carl Robinson,
John Molinaro,
Montreal Impact,
NY Red Bulls,
Retirement,
Sportsnet,
Toronto FC,
Vancouver Whitecaps,
Voyageurs Cup
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