It's time to bust out the Kenny Loggins, Red Bulls fans. When the MLS schedule was unveiled last
winter, you somehow knew that the final fixture against Philadelphia would have extra meaning. As a
result of RBNY's nightmare performance last Saturday in Kansas City - when they had the chance to
punch their ticket to the playoffs with what was virtually a first choice XI, but ended up losing
their captain for the remainder of the regular season - Thursday's showdown at Red Bull Arena will
probably determine New York's postseason fate.
Colorado hosts Santos Laguna of the Mexican League tomorrow. This is the biggest CCL match the
Rapids will play, as Santos is by far the best team in the group but a win tomorrow would put
Colorado in the driver's seat for advancing into the knockout rounds. Game time tomorrow at the
Dick is 8pm and the game will be on FOX Soccer Channel.
That was embarrassing wasn't it?
San Jose is, essentially, a one man team. Take away Chris Wondolowski and you are looking at TFC
levels of ineptitude. The Fire let that one man run all over the place and be a holy terror all
night long. Don't get me wrong Wondo is a very good player who does that to a lot of teams.
In the last 24 hours, Brazil witnessed almost three dramatic defeats in different levels:
Just now, Germany managed to defeat Brazil 4-3 in World Cup U-17 in Mexico to win the third place.
Brazil was leading 3-2, but didn't manage to protect the score.
Just few hours before that game, Brazil lost the quarter final of the women World Cup to USA after
again Brazil failed to protect its score.
Professional coaches are funny people. For those at the top, redundant discourses emerge to
explain defeat. They seldom involve the coaches. Or the players. Often, the blame rests solely on
the referee. For Sir Alex, a post-game press conference involves either post-victory gloating or a
treatise on the fallibility of man.
