Monthly Archives: August 2010

Washington Freedom v Sky Blue FC

August 28, 2010 – 5:31 am

The WPS season is almost over and the next two weekends should decide who makes WPS playoffs.
A big Saturday for WPS football is tomorrow as Washington Freedom host Sky Blue FC. This will be a potential litmus test for both teams in a playoff-type atmosphere. Big players will get up for the match and the [...]

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Systems only start the game

August 26, 2010 – 4:48 pm

All coaches, from Tony DiCicco in Boston to Paul Riley in Philly and Brian Boswell at Ajax, see the game differently and will set up their teams to reflect their ideas of how football should be played. But one thing that is common to all successful teams is the discipline side of things in terms [...]

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Nogueira defending Riley is a mismatch

August 24, 2010 – 5:15 pm

Contrary to what my friend Charlie Naimo believes, it was not bad luck or poor officiating that the Red Stars lost 3:2 to FC Gold Pride last weekend. And it was not bad luck that they finished 6th and failed to make playoffs in 2009 and again this season as I write may finish 6th [...]

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Atlanta Beat has all the ingredients to be the best

August 20, 2010 – 4:57 pm

In this article Atlanta Beat owner Fitz Johnson talks about some difficulties his club has faced this season. He touches on lack of organization, financial losses and less than expected crowds at his state of the art stadium.
Every new franchise will have its share of headaches and less than projected performances. This is no reason [...]

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WPS attendance has nothing to do with sexism

August 19, 2010 – 6:11 pm

In the latest installment of the Ladies Man WPS column, Goal.com’s Giovanni Albanese Jr. discusses the issue with the lack of attendance in WPS.
“It’s not speaking to the talent on the field that the attendance is dropping. It doesn’t speak to the members of the staff that set up the promotions to get fans [...]

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Washington Freedom ménage-a-deux

August 10, 2010 – 10:42 pm

Interesting news coming out of Washington that Jim Gabarra and Emma Hayes will be working together in a sort of a coaching ménage a deux.
It seems that Gabarra will continue as a head coach and Hayes will be his consultant.
I have never been a fan of such working arrangements.
Typically, it happens when management lacks the [...]

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