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Colorado Rapids Preview – Part 2
ShareReturning Players As I mentioned in my last blog, the Rapids will return the starting 11 that won the 2010 MLS Cup. The Rapids use the traditional 4-4-2 formation. The defense is Matt Pickens in goal, Kosuke Kimura, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor and Anthony Wallace across the back. The mid fielders are Brian Mullan, Jeff Larentowitcz, Pablo Mastroeoni, and Jamie Smith and the forwards are … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids – 2011 Preview
ShareThe 2011 Colorado Rapids season is about a month away. The season opener is Saturday March 19th at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. I will be there. My last post on the Rapids was over two months ago on December 17th. My last post on the Rapids forum on BigSoccer.com was on December 18th. The Rapids 2010 MLS Cup championship was … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids – Season Recap – Part II
ShareThis is Part II of my Season Recap. Part I can be found here. Things I got wrong While the list below may not be exhaustive, it does, I believe, represent the major mistakes I made coming into this season. 1. The team was better with a 4-5-1 formation with Omar playing wide right Here is what I wrote in my mid-season recap: Midfield: C- Early … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids – Season Recap – Part I
Share My expectation for Rapids is pretty basic, I want them to play exciting soccer and be a legitimate contender for the MLS Cup. Let me say this right up front. In 2010, the Colorado Rapids exceeded my expectations. Not only were they a legitimate contender for the MLS Cup, they won the MLS Cup. As for them playing exciting soccer, the Rapids fielded the best pair of … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids 2010 MLS Cup Champions
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Colorado Rapids – Eastern Conference Champions
Share The Colorado Rapids defeated the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night in front of almost 18k very loud and enthusiastic fans. The result is the Rapids are the MLS Eastern Conference winner and now will play FC Dallas for the MLS Cup this coming Sunday in Toronto Canada. I won’t go into how the Colorado Rapids and San (California) Jose Earthquakes ended up competing for … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew – Playoffs 1st Leg – Recap
ShareEarlier this week I wrote a preview of the Rapids first game in the run to win the 2010 MLS Cup. The run began last night at Dicks Sporting Goods Park with the Rapids emerging with a 1-0 victory. For those not in tune with how the first round of the play-offs work, the teams play two games, one each at the teams home park … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew – Playoffs 1st Leg – A Preview
ShareThe Rapids have returned to the MLS playoffs for the first time in four years. The road to the MLS Cup begins 7:00 PM Thursday evening at Dicks Sporting Goods Park against the Columbus Crew. In U.S. professional sports, and civilized college sports, champions are determined by playoffs and not how the teams finished the regular season. To soccer purists (pronounced elitists snobs) that’s sacrilege as they will … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids – Chin Up, Look Forward…
ShareSay it isn’t so, please tell me I’m not the most optimistic, silver lining looking and look on the bright side of life whistling Rapids fan? I’m Curmudeon Dave, the guy who’s favorite dwarf is grumpy. The guy from outside of Philadelphia who when he hears others say, “Philly fans, they’re the ones that booed Santa Clause”, responds with, “yeah, your point?” Why, after watching the … Continue reading
Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake– Recap
Share Pre-game thoughts & questions: I wrote a preview Friday night. I didn’t touch on key aspects or match ups. Instead, I hoped the game would be wide open with the coaches and players going all out for the win. I was concerned the coaches would save some players and play the game cautiously. How did they do against my concern: Both coaches fielded, I … Continue reading
