

Articles tagged with "tactics"
Tactical Tuesday - Jose Mourinho
By Johonna | August 27th, 2008I am tired of endless speculation about who may or may not be coming or leaving in the waning hours of the summer mercato. We ...
Columbus Crew vs. Real Salt Lake: Match Report
By James | August 23rd, 2008Crew 3, RSL 0 Marshall(Schelotto) 15, Schelotto(PK) 25, Evans (Gaven, Schelotto) 55 There's always something new to see at Crew Stadium. This week we sat to the ...
Build Your Own Team: Part III
By Inara | August 20th, 2008A new coach, several new players, new tactical systems...so I figured it was time for another team building exercise. I can't resist this picture. It's Lyon ...
Seriously Fabio, no Ashley Young?!
By Martini Extra Dry | August 16th, 2008Fabio Capello yesterday named his England squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic, but the HUGE surprise for me is the omission of Ashley ...
You be Martin O'Neill
By Martini Extra Dry | August 12th, 2008With all the ins and outs, lets see who you would pick as your starting line-up for the all new Villa. Lets hear from all of ...
Columbus Crew vs. Houston Dynamo: Match Preview
By James | August 2nd, 2008Look for a tough one in Houston tonight. It's hot in Texas. The Crew is missing Rogers and Ekpo for the Olympics. Hejduk is out ...
There is something happening here and I do know what it is
By André | July 25th, 2008In five games we have two losses, two draws and only one victory. What the hell is going on? What happened to that unbeatable team ...
Don't do it Barry, don't leave us without you!
By Martini Extra Dry | July 15th, 2008Lincoln City 3-1 Aston Villa Not a scoreline you expected to read is it? But unfortunately it's true. After losing to FC Zurich a few days ...
Crew vs. Fire: Match Report
By James | July 8th, 2008Crew 2, Fire 2. Chicago:Rolfe (unassisted) 8, Carr (Segares, Rolfe) 25 Columbus:Ekpo (Schelotto) 36, Lenhart (Schelotto) 87 I've had a hard time processing this one. Chicago remains without ...
Crew vs. Fire: Match Preview
By James | July 3rd, 2008On May 25th, the Chicago Fire beat the Red Bulls 5-1 earn a spot at the top of the table, tied with Columbus and New ...
Build Your Own Team: Part II
By Inara | March 13th, 2008I don't know about you guys, but I for one am bored with match previews! Unfortunately, due to a hectic month at work, that's all ...
So the Starting XI?
By Inara | November 5th, 2007It's November. We're halfway through the Champions League group stages and over a third of the way through Le Championnat. Alain Perrin has had since ...
Villa Dumped From Cup
By Johnny on the Spot | September 27th, 2007We always call it a Mickey Mouse Cup when our team is summarily cast out of the League Cup, but until they are sent packing ...
Villa's Major Injury Blow
By Johnny on the Spot | September 25th, 2007Aston Villa striker John Carew expects to be out for at least a month after suffering a knee injury. This reduces the number of ...
Rebuilding Lyon's Formula 1 Car: 2007-2008 Season Preview
By Inara | August 3rd, 2007One of Jean-Michel Aulas's favorite analogies is comparing Lyon to a Formula 1 car, one that is capable of shifting gears to cope with all ...
The Attackers Curse
By Inara | May 7th, 2007I was never one to believe in curses, but after watching the injuries pile up by the day, I'm convinced that someone has a voodoo ...
Schelotto's Arrival: Roster Space, Check; On the Field?
By Jeff | May 2nd, 2007Scroll past the stuff about Danny O'Rourke's tribute to a departed friend and you'll find some off-the-field machinations that have made possible Guillermo Barros Schelotto's ...
Lyon Invades Valenciennes
By Inara | April 6th, 2007Valenciennes vs. Olympique Lyonnais April 7, 2007 Stade Nungesser 11:10 AM Eastern US Time (17:10 in France) Lyon need a win here for two reasons: to bounce back from ...





