bmaker Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Z-man down with a torn ACL! Not good for a Timbers side already limping along.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/02/23/portland-timbers-confirm-ben-zemanski-acl-injury-ponder-potential-replacemen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staton14 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Looks like Zach Portillos has signed his first pro contract and with the "Rowdies" nonetheless. Congrats, Zach!https://twitter.com/TampaBayRowdies/status/569932853359857664 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 After taking over as #1 GK in the latter half of 2014, Evan looks forward to keeping his spot in 2015.He got off to to nice start with the Impact's 2-2 away draw at Pachuca in CONCACAF Champions League play. He'll face a big challenge in Montreal next Tuesday for the return leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks like Zach Portillos has signed his first pro contract and with the "Rowdies" nonetheless. Congrats, Zach!https://twitter.com/TampaBayRowdies/status/569932853359857664http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2015/02/28/sports/rowdies_add_four_young_prospects_to_2015_roster/#.VPH7oi4r6iEVerbatim excerpt: "...Portillos, who played for the University of Akron, an NCAA powerhouse..." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Zac Portillos' late goal is match winner for Tampa Bay Rowdies.https://twitter.com/TampaBayRowdies/status/572021022804738050 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Has anyone started a Zips group for MLS Fantasy this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Has anyone started a Zips group for MLS Fantasy this year?There is an AO Akron Fantasy League, I imagine there would be a lot of overlap in personnel, so it would be great if everyone just joined our league! Code is 10309-2268 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 http://www.just-football.com/2015/03/generation-next-wil-trapp-americas-next-homegrown-star/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Tottenham HotspurVerified account @SpursOfficial Here's @yedlinny aiming for the bottom corner in training today #COYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Aodhan Quinn was on trial with the Philadelphia Union again this year, but was released. I'm hoping he finds a team for this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 25m25 minutes ago U21 squad v Norwich: McEneff, McEvoy, McQueen, Miller, Ogilvie, Paul, Winks, Yedlin. Preview - http://spurs.to/OoH3vX #COYS 2/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2015/03/the-mls-grinder-the-walking-shea/Caleb Porter is changingAbout 16 minutes into Sunday’s Timbers-Galaxy game, there was an instructive moment of interchange between John Strong and Alexi Lalas on the Fox broadcast on Caleb Porter and possession soccer. This came after the Timbers coughed up another quick burst of possession on the near sideline.Lalas: “We’ve also mentioned three or four times the direct play of the Portland Timbers. In talking to Caleb Porter, it’s a very different type of Caleb Porter than we’ve seen in the past. The way that he thinks about this team and how this team is going to get results this year. Very pragmatic. Almost humbled, if you will. I’m not sure I like that type of Caleb Porter.”Strong: “You two had quite the conversation about that idea, of the way the Timbers want to play. And Porter, his philosophy right now is basically whatever gets us to win games is the way we want to play.”Lalas: “We had a long conversation about possession and just possession for possession or purposeful possession and all the things people talk about when they talk about possession. I think he’s recognized that being direct right now is the way to go. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to possess the ball. It doesn’t matter how much possession you do or don’t have, you still have to do the little things right. Like defend set pieces.”Sad words, all of them.If we’ve established already that the “long ball” (aka “diagonal ball”) is not in itself bad, then we also acknowledge that Porter playing for wins through the conduit of any means necessary (and not an aesthetic one) isn’t itself a negative. But Porter isn’t that kind of coach. The sadness in it revolves around the fact that over the top ball and playing your most dangerous soccer on the break isn’t who Porter is. He wants to dazzle through the midfield. With this team, on turf (I SAID THOSE WORDS) it isn’t possible to do it and win in MLS.So he’s adapted. As good coaches do. We’ll touch on exactly what the Timbers are doing differently in later Grinders. But as you saw in Portland’s wild 2-2 draw with LA, the Timbers got almost all of their most dangerous attacking moments through quick-burst soccer. Porter will play this way as long as he has to, but wow… I want the old Caleb back. At Peak Porter, there’s nobody in American soccer coaching quite like him.I don't understand why Portland has turf rather than grass. It's a soccer only stadium. With the drainage systems available, I can't believe that they cannot have grass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yedlin called up to USMNT for European Friendlies March 25 (Denmark) and March 31 (Switzerland). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Wil Trapp and Alfred Karoma (yes, Alfred Karoma Shams is our Alfred Karoma) called into USMNT U23 camp. The team will train from March 23-26 and then face Bosnia’s U-23 National Team on Friday, March 27, in Tuzla, before travelling to face Denmark on Tuesday, March 31. EDIT: http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/news/2015/03/crew-sc-midfielder-wil-trapp-earns-call-united-states-under-23-squad-friendlyColumbus Crew SC today announced that midfielder Wil Trapp has been named to U.S. Soccer’s Under-23 roster that is set to face Denmark in a friendly on March 31 in Copenhagen. The Crew SC midfielder is slated to depart following the Black & Gold’s March 28 Major League Soccer match against the New York Red Bulls, rejoining Crew SC after international duty. ......After the March 28 tilt against the Red Bulls at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC has an MLS bye weekend on April 4-5 before a two-match road swing, traveling to face Vancouver (April 8) and New England (April 11). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Man Crush Monday: Feeling patriotic over DeAndre Yedlin... It’s really the kind of thing to inspire patriotism, so God bless America. Oh, and I guess bless Tottenham, too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 God bless America, and God bless DeAndre Yedlin and the whole Yedlin clan.But God damn Tottenham Hotspur to Hell! Go Gunners! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I don't know what motivates Americans to choose a specific EPL team ... relatives, ancestors, friends, ? ... but I choose Tottenham over any other as long as there is a former Zip on the team. If another former Zip were to go to the EPL, then I would follow multiple teams like I do with MLS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Armchair Analyst: Darlington Nagbe's evolution & a future in the USMNT midfield | Thursday Q&AUnfortunately does not include any update on Darlington's quest for US citizenship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Blair Gavin is now with Timbers 2 in USL.Saad was loaned to the San Antonio Scorpions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 The tissue at hand: Portland's Caleb Porter sheds light on postgame incident with FC Dallas' Oscar Parejahttp://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/04/05/watch-oscar-pareja-and-caleb-porter-exchange-words-after-final-whistle#ooid=00cHBjdDoQly_k8_OyejLYLhjzQH1IX_"I walked over to shake his hand and he had a tissue that he put over his nose and tried to hand me a tissue," Timbers head coach Caleb Porter said in the postgame press conference. "So I thought it was very poor sportsmanship out of him [Pareja]. I never said one word to him the whole game and he obviously wasn't happy with the loss."But I've never had a coach come up and disrespect me like that. So that's what happened."No word yet on Pareja's version of the events.EDIT: Not sure you have to read lips to figure out what Caleb is saying as he points to the scoreboard (3-1 Timbers), grabs the tissue, tosses it and walks on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 That's the Caleb Porter we know and love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yes. Caleb can be so intense in competition, but he can also be a great friend outside that competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yedlin included on Tottenham's bench today vs. Aston Villa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yedlin debuts in EPL...@HustleBelt https://twitter.com/HustleBelt/status/586916682343432192DeAndre Yedlin getting ready to head onto the pitch for the first time as a Spur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 DeAndre Yedlin says making Premier League debut was 'unbelievable' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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