Video of John Hackworth's postgame press conference and locker room intervies with Ray Gaddis, Jack McInerney, Brian Carroll, and Amobi Okugo, plus postgame quote sheet.
You know it, the Crew knows it, the entire sports media knows it, and the Union, they certainly know it. Recaps, reports, quotes and reaction to a most unfair loss in Columbus. Mkosana, Pfeffer and Hoffman score in Union reserves draw 3-3 with Crew reserves. More news.
Hackworth says tonight's game against the Crew is huge, believes Jack McInerney is the key to the
Union getting goals on the scoreboard. Previews and power rankings. More on Freddy. With Perlaza
gone, Nowak's Mwanga deal means Union got nothing. River Cup raised $30k. More news.
It may have been more "whew" than "WOO!" but a win is a win.
Peter Nowak said of the the win, "I think it was very important to the confidence. They start to
see now that the work pays off and we got to keep going."
He said further, "I think this was extremely important for the guys in the locker room to have
the feeling of getting three points.
Look for our match preview of Saturday's game against Columbus and a Philly Soccer
Show podcast interview with Crew coach Robert Warzycha later this morning.
Philadelphia Union
Kerith Gabriel tweeted on Thursday that Roger Torres is "to undergo surgery Friday on the MCL in
his left knee.
On a chilly night in Chester against a listless first place Columbus Crew team, a goal from the
resurgent Sebastien Le Toux was all the Philadelphia Union needed to earn their first victory since
July 17. In an effort to breathe life into his team, coach Peter Nowak rang in the changes, most
notably bringing 16-year-old Zach Pfeffer into the starting lineup for his first MLS start.
Keon Daniel update: a report in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian says, "Daniel's agent Andre
Fortune said [the] Union's immigration attorney was assisting in the player's visa problem (which
prevented him from playing for the club last weekend) and the [Trinidad and Tobago Football
Federation] may be asked for assistance.
Free nose plugs for the first 5,000 fans this Saturday at Toyota Park! (photo: theendline.com)
OTF's Stephen Mangat brings you a world history primer and a look at Chicago's nemesis...
In the late 1400s, some idiot Italian navigator, going against the scholarly consensus of his day, thought the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan was about 2300 miles.
Albert Einstein, a brilliant man, once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Einstein, meet the Columbus Crew, circa 2009-2012. Robert Warzycha took over the Crew's coaching duties before the 2009 season ... Continue reading →
The Columbus Crew offense has struggled to generate goals on a regular basis, a problem the team
has had going back to last year, but Robert Warzycha's side may have found the answer to that
problem in the form of Costa Rican striker Jairo Arrieta.
The newly-signed forward showed just what he can do this past weekend, scoring a pair of quality
goals, including this long-range strike, to help the Crew post a vital 2-1 victory over Sporting
Kansas City at Livestrong Sporting Park.
Some teams are defined by a key player or two, others by a system that lasts between coaches, in
the Columbus Crew there is a team that was once a system/player team, but is now defined by its
coach. No player sticks our as an anchor, particularly with their injuries. Robert Warzycha takes a
little bit of tactics from his time with Sigi Schmid and supplements those with an attitude that is
pure Crew - hard working team on a budget.
The epic road trip continues as the Dynamo head to Columbus to face the struggling Crew. It's
not a must win, but it's the type of match we'd like to see Houston take the full three points
from.
With their bye week behind them, the Philadelphia Union return to PPL Park to face the Columbus
Crew on Saturday at 3:3o (NBC Sports Network, dawg). All rise. The Columbus Poo The dingleberry of
the Crew, Robert Warzycha has been stuck in Columbus since 1996. After seven years as a player,
Warzycha worked as an assistant coach for six more years before finally assuming the head
coaching role in 2009.
On the latest edition of the KYW Philly Soccer Show, Columbus Crew head coach Robert Warzycha is
the guest.
In part one, KYW's Greg Orlandini and PSP's Eli Pearlman-Storch chat with the Crew coach about
how he is getting his team ready for the Union. He also touches on his relationship with Union
coach Peter Nowak, whom he played with on the Polish National Team.
West may be best for baby (we think that's science) but the East is where it's at yo! That's
right, hot off the heels of our highly factual and influential MLS Western Conference preview (see
below) we shift focus to the continent's eastern seaboard... as well as Kansas and Houston.
Everyone on this continent knows east is a beast!
Sporting Kansas City's quest to repeat as Eastern Conference regular season champions began
today with a 2-1 pre-season victory against the San Jose Earthquakes in the pre-season opener for
both clubs.
Kansas City midfielder Konrad Warzycha delivered the game-winning goal, converting a free kick
to break a 1-1 deadlock.
Being a professional has less to do with getting paid, and more to do with the proper attitude and
approach. The adjustment for young professionals making a jump to the next level from college
normally starts with how quickly they can apply that approach, and adapt to those demands.
The Columbus Crew were certainly a surprise team last season. After cutting ties with a number of
veterans and going with a roster that looked lacking on almost every part of the pitch, head coach
Robert Warzycha coaxed a great ...
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Columbus goes into the offseason with some questions for their expansion draft lists. (Getty
Images)
The Columbus Crew had many questions going into the 2011 season mostly due to the amount of
veteran players that were let go by head coach Robert Warzycha. But as the season went on the Crew
began to find their footing and were actually in contention to win the Eastern Conference.
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.-- When the Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew squared off on Saturday night it was
the Crew that had everything to play for and the Fire just playing out the string. You wouldn't
have known it based on how both teams came out though, as the Fire completed a strong finish to the
2011 season with another victory while the Crew stumbled their way into the post-season.
The New England Revolution will face off against the Columbus Crew in the 2011 home finale at
Gillette Stadium. Revs fans who have had precious little to cheer about this year will be hoping
for a decent send-off, but optimism is not likely to be the order of the day. New England hasn't
even earned a point since September 10th.
The first time Sporting Kansas City walked off the field after a match at Livestrong Sporting
Park, back on June 9th, the club was mired in a ten-match winless streak and buried in last place
in the Eastern Conference.
On Tuesday night, with those rough early days firmly in the rearview mirror, Sporting KC
completed a 15-week climb up the standings, into sole possession of first place.
Good luck trying to figure out the New York Red Bulls' problems.
With a full-strength starting 11 that featured two players who are each paid well more than Real
Salt Lake's entire roster combined, the Red Bulls were outclassed by their visitors from Utah on
Wednesday night, conceding three goals in the first 21 minutes before falling 3-1.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Philadelphia Union Saturday night's 1–0 win
over the Eastern Conference leading Columbus Crew. Nowak looked to change their winless ways by
played many of the younger players. Here's a look at what he saw. (Click on the photo for a
full-size photo.
It figured to be a make-or-break year for Columbus Crew coach Robert Warzycha after the club
opted to part ways with a number of veterans while turning to younger players and lesser-known
commodities in hopes of staying competitive and rebuilding for the future at the same time.
A year after missing the playoffs, the San Jose Earthquakes boast the top record in Major
League Soccer. And veteran coach Frank Yallop, it's safe to say, deserves much of the credit.
Yallop has led the Earthquakes to an 11-4-3 record with a league-leading 36 goals scored. After
winning titles with San Jose in 2001 and 2003, the 48-year-old coach has his side in contention for
a third MLS Cup.
Major League Soccer is in middle of a recent wave of quick to head coaching duty post-playing
career hires. Of the 13 former players that are now head coaches the following were hired during
the Seattle Sounders era, most with little time coaching pro club soccer, even as assistants - Ben
Olsen, Robert Warzycha, Jesse Marsch, Jay Heaps and Robin Fraser.
We've got two awards on the docket today: comeback player of the year and coach of the year. And
finally we have our first controversy. We'll start with the easier COY, beginning with my selection
three months ago. Coach of the YearPiotr Nowak, PhiladelphiaIn the running: Robert Warzycha,
Schellas HyndmanNotes: Philly's eye-popping turnaround is the story of the league through July.
Due to time constraints this week, I was able to get HTIOT's questions answered by Patrick
Guldan over at Massive Report. However, I did not get questions submitted for me to answer. So
today's 3 questions will be an abbreviated version. Still, I think there is some good content for
everyone to read.
Last week I said that I would write a double post covering the Dallas and Columbus matches.
Unfortunately, the Columbus match is too much in the forefront of my mind right now than the Dallas
one. I was expecting to get three points out of Columbus, and I'm really bothered that we didn't. I
just can't shake it, so I've obsessed over it this past week.
Wow, a match two weekends in row! We're going to get spoiled.
The Dynamo's stretch of matches against Eastern Conference foes continues with a trip to
Columbus to face the Crew. Robert Warzycha's side have lost two straight matches and will be
looking to rebound against the Dynamo in the friendly confines of Crew Stadium.
By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Apr 19, 2012) US Soccer Players -- It's Thursday, and Tony joins
Robert Warzycha in looking for answers in Columbus, details Kansas City's impressive defense, and
offers no excuses for MLS attendance. What is Coach Robert Warzycha doing to shake up the Columbus
attack?
