A Question For The Revolution: Can You Manage?

A View From The Fort By Jim Dow

As hordes of local college students took final exams and packed their bags for the holiday break a most distinguished visitor slipped into town to participate in a late semester seminar at Harvard’s Business School. Earlier this year Sir Alex Ferguson had agreed to be the subject of a case study for an MBA class taught by Professor Anita Elberse and Tom Dye and after onsite visits at Old Trafford and the Carrington training HQ, the former trade union shop steward jetted to capitalism’s own theater of dreams to impart his managerial ideas up close and personally.

“Grande” golo de Diego

By Walter Silva

Os mais de 25 mil espectadores deram por bem empregado o tempo que perderam para assistir ao encontro de futebol entre o Revolution e o Chicago Fire. Foi um jogo todo ele resgadinho, daqueles jogos em que nunca se sabe quem é o vençedor até ao ultimo apito do árbitro. Não foi um jogo com muitas oportunidades de golo para os dois conjuntos, mas pelo empenho que as duas equipa deram ao jogo valeu a pena.

Vai De Mal Para Pior

By Walter Silva

Depois de uma vitória e dois empates era de esperar muito mais deste Revolution, sem pressão de ter de ganhar, só a que a jogar desta forma não pode ganhar a ninguem. Sem garra, sem alegria de jogar futebol, com muitos passes perdidos, um futebol muito mal praticado, foi o que esta equipa comandada por Jay Heaps aprensentou este fim de semana.

Matt Reis Foi O Melhor Em Campo

By Walter Silva

Foi um jogo de fraco nivel, prinçipalmento os primeiros 45 minutos que o futebol praticado foi mesmo de fraca qualidade , e só dois remates a baliza explicam as poucas oportunidades que as duas equipas criaram.

Mas foi a equipa visitante que foi a menos mau das duas, e foi o Philadelfia Union que podia ter chegado ao golo nos primeiros 45 minutos, não fosse uma boa defesa do guarda redes da equipa da casa, e o outro remate encontrou pelo caminho a barra da baliza de Matt Reis.

Toja Or Not Toja, That Is A Much Larger Question (*): plus An Interview With Clyde Simms

A VIEW FROM THE FORT By Jim Dow

(*) Please note: Some of the statistics cited below may be a game out of date.

Thus far, in his rookie season with 26 matches played, Coach Jay Heaps has guided the New England Revolution to a record of six (6) wins, fourteen (14) losses and six (6) draws for a total of 24 points. The team has scored 33 goals and given up 38 for a -5 differential and an average of 1.27 scored per match and 1.46 goals given up. The PPG is .92 for this campaign and the team lies second from the bottom in the East as well as the Supporter’s Shield, well out of the playoffs and sinking fast.

The Revolution Do The Right Thing Twice, Are They Capable Of A Third Time? Plus Club vs. Franchise

A VIEW FROM THE FORT by Jim Dow

Thinking about the departure of Shalrie Joseph to the far west coast brings to mind the title of Spike Lee’s groundbreaking film, “Do The Right Thing.” In the case of their long serving and perennially marvelous captain Revolution management did the right thing last fall by attempting to make up, at least to a degree, for blocking his transfer to what would surely have been a more lucrative career in Europe by declaring him a to be Designated Player for the 2012 season. This enabled them to pay Joseph a salary of $495,000 ($554,333.33 guaranteed) while saving almost $200,000 from the overall cap.

Vitória Justa Da Equipa Visitante

By Walter Silva

Mais um jogo, mais uma derrota para a equipa do Revolution, que já leva cinco jogos sem vençer, quatro derrotas e um empate. Mas a jogar como jogaram no passado sabado vai ser muito difiçil os comandados do arrogante treinador Jay Heaps ganhar um jogo. A verdade é esta,com a qualidade dos jogadores no plantel do Revolution não haverá treinador que consiga dar a volta a estes maus resultados.

Mau Demais Para Ser Verdade

By Walter Silva

Foi sem duvida um mau jogo de futebol, talvez o calor que se fez sentir á hora do jogo tenha sido o maior culpado de tão mau jogo de futebol. Os 97 graus de calor que se fez sentir á hora do jogo em Kansas City não permitio ás duas equipas que pudessem praticar um bom futebol, quero acreditar que foi este o motivo que a bola foi tão mal tratada.

Early Promise Collides With Present Pragmatism, So What Will Happen Next? Plus an interview with Florian Lechner

A VIEW FROM THE FORT by Jim Dow

Back in the day, way, way back in the day it used to be said that all Gaul was divided into three parts. More recently, far more recently as the New England Revolution began the 2012 season under new coach Jay Heaps with a number of freshly signed and apparently talented players in the fold many opined that the coming campaign might be separated in similar fashion; to wit an early and uncertain feeling-out period with poor to mixed results followed by mid-season coming together in both style and efficacy and ending with a glorious peaking in harmony with the foliage as summer waned and fall waxed and a pell-mell, ultimately successful, playoff push ensued.

Dempsey fined for TWS

SATIRE by Tony Biscaia

USA midfielder Clint Demspey has been fined $2 and suspended for 20 minutes by the USSF for Texting While Scoring, following allegations that he texted from the field both before and after scoring a penalty kick goal in an international friendly against Antiqua, an old but insignificant foe for the US.

According the sources that requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, Fullham’s Dempsey allegedly texted “I’m going low left” before the kick, and “see? toldya” immediately after tucking the shot past the antique, 49 year old former Oldham keeper.