Monday Morning Centre Back: A Plethora of Offense

Perfect analysis. Yes: I do understand that this is the Revs that we played against and yes, right now they’re the MLS equivalent of a tomato can. That being said, isn’t that exactly what you want when you’re in transition and you’re trying to build yourself up? So while I know we’re not proclaiming ourselves kings of MLS we certainly have reason to be excited. Willy B is growing in confidence each game, and I was so happy that he not only had the opportunities for shots but converted them. I think he’s smart enough to know hat tricks don’t come each game, but simply the fact that the more you put it in the back of the net the hungrier you are and for a rookie that’s great news.

And Cameron…there you go son! I think this was EXACTLY the validation that DK was expecting when he moved Cams over to CAM. His movement was much better, his activity, passes, etc were just better overall. Mind you, its definitely still a work in progress but its at least positive progress and more than enough, I think, for DK to keep him there and see if he continues to grow (which I feel very confident he’ll continue to do).

If we can keep this current trajectory more or less then we do have the luxury of experimenting with line-up combinations because unfortunately and inevitably there will be competitions, injuries, etc that will require changes to the line-up. This gives DK the opportunity to do so while we still sit in a great position in the table rather than scrambling for points. It’s a great problem we have right now as far as options up top are concerned but I get the feeling DK will ride the hot hand and keep the Bruin-Weaver pairing but will probably introduce Ching-Koke earlier in the game, maybe about the 65th minute or so (Koke probably more than Ching) to help with the acclimation. As for Ching, steady as she goes: like you said it gives him time to heal more completely and have a more comprehensive rehab rather than a wipe-and-stitch job to get him back out there.

Now come the Rapids…I know they were hurting in terms of injuries (no pun intended) and I don’t know if that situation’s changed but its another chance to grab 3 points. I think they’ll prove a more stiff competition than DCU but I guess we’ll have to see, I definitely see CR coming here to play for a draw. So let’s see if we can crack that nut and come away with the W before heading up north this weekend.

And seriously, the Dancing Bear…let’s make it a national phenomenon.

As ever, awesome job to all you peeps at DT, its a regularly scheduled part of my day :)

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I was watching the Colorado-Chicago game to get a sense of what the CRapids might bring Wednesday night. There is clearly more speed on both offense and defense than what (soon-to-be-Baltimore) United had. So there will be a sterner test here, as you might expect from that scudetto they’re wearing on their shirts. Unfortunately, that scumbag Pablo Mastroeni is still on the team, so you can expect plenty of cheating, late tackles and diving. Still no word on the injury list just yet.

The fact is, that after a hot start, that team has come down to Earth, as shown in their disappointing and somewhat tepid 1-1 home draw to the Fire. I mean, Dominic Oduro looked good against them at times, assisting on Chi’s lone goal. The team has speed, but they’re not really playing together all that well right now.