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Chris Brennan is my kind of player, tough and physical. I have watched him play youth/HS soccer dozens of times. He is quality. The reasons why he is not playing for Akron continue to elude me. But his conduct Saturday was at best irresponsible, and was at worst malicious. Chris Brennan deserved a straight red card for his assault on Joao Moutinho, nevermind that he already was riding a yellow for swinging an elbow at Moutinho previously. I do not want to see Brennan as a dirty player, but a man is defined by his deeds.

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I had this road trip penciled in from way back in Spring. Now I can't go due to work. Hope I can watch the stream.

Embick looked like he wanted to fight after the match. I have NEVER seen him like that.

2 men up.

Brandon Bye! My Buddy.

Heading to OT.

scoreless @ 80:00 30th foul just called

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When is Wil’s contract done? Perhaps it is time for Trapp to work overseas.

There is no doubt that a foul occurred. Spot of infraction is critical to referee’s decision. Where the actual moment of foul is what counts. I was 35 feet away, maybe closer. Contact was initiated outside the box, but foul occurred inside the 18. In similar situations, Referees will most often reward a Free Kick outside the box because spot of foul is called into question. I would not have blamed the Ref last night for deciding likewise. It took courage to award a second Penalty Kick to the home side in a high profile match. I have no problem whatsoever with the PK awarded in the first half. That gets called 10 out of 10 times.

Zips deserved win. Irish are best side we have faced so far this year. Quality victory with RPI points harvested!

Check the thread. I did not post that article, though I most certainly would have. Eric Wynalda for USSF president!

No. Are there really 30 freshmen better than Strachan? Let’s see our freshmen CBs vs. high powered offense.

That long!?

Watch out for #10 Jon Gallagher. http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jon_gallagher_904790.html

Who is better, or cooler, than DeAndre Yedlin?

This is an excellent article that I encourage all to read. Tom Luntz is right. We will have arrived as a soccer nation when players developed organically, playing incessant “pick-up” ball. No coaches! No referees! USA has embraced the business of soccer more than it has the pure love for the game. This is changing, but too slowly.

I cannot vote for USSF president, but if I could, I would vote for Eric Wynalda. What he lacks in corporate acumen can be exceeded by Soccer experience and passion.

And so, CP should be credited with Yedlin’s switch to defense. The way I heard it, from extremely reliable sources, DeAndre had never played defense prior to meeting Porter. I am not contending your point.

DeA was a MF prior to meeting Porter.

We have dissected CP for decades now, some since before he came to Akron. We know he has warts; he is not perfect. He can be annoyingly stubborn. Arrogant. We also know that CP is a natural, perhaps even gifted, leader of men. He is passionate about soccer, in the very essence of that word. USSF could do much worse than Caleb Porter.

This squad is really banged up. We may not have Gainford until November. Maybe not at all. The 2017 season will be told in the next 8 days.

This will be a tough contest. http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/index

A draw is a result. It is worth 1 point. A win is a “result” worth 3 points. A loss is worth no points, or no result. “Result” = An outcome “resulting” in points.