Category Archives: Game commentary

(Updated) Hassli’s goal against Toronto: unstoppable

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I was at the game tonight and actually had a great vantage point for Hassli’s (once again) stunning injury time equalizer against Toronto tonight in the Amway Canadian Championship thingy. My immediate reaction was exactly the same as my nine … Continue reading →

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Arsenal v Spurs: Mertesacker is not what Arsenal need

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Arsene Wenger’s recent teams are known for two things: free-flowing attacking football that’s easy on the eyes and defenders, particularly central defenders, who are simply not up to the physical aspects of the EPL. So Wenger’s transfer deadline solution? Bring … Continue reading →

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Valencia vs Barcelona analysis

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Not my analysis (and I can’t figure out how my one attempt to use game footage for analysis got yanked off of YouTube so quickly and ones that like this are able to stay up uncontested but I’m glad that … Continue reading →

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Memo for Fábio Coentrão

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Hey Fabio, I know you’re new at Real Madrid and it takes a bit of getting used to how Jose wants you to play defensively and all but here’s a little nugget of wisdom for you. Watch yourself on the … Continue reading →

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And the lesson here is…

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Click for answer…

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MLS Chalkboards = blogger nerd heaven

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Wow. Hardly any fanfare from MLS about the launch of really user-friendly, detailed chalkboards (powered by Opta). Just go to the MLS schedule page, select the game you’re interested in, click the Matchcentre link and then the Chalkboard button. Hours … Continue reading →

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Women’s World Cup: Canada v Germany

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

I’ll try to put something more substantive out later when I’ve got a bit more time but a few quick thoughts. Some interesting set pieces by Canada. Obviously a lot of thought has gone into them but the more complex … Continue reading →

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U17 World Cup: Canada vs England – commentary

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Some loosely connected thoughts on the game… So a minute in and as you’d expect with U17′s, nerves are trying to be calmed by battering the ball forward with much force and little purpose (sadly, having now seen the whole … Continue reading →

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Did Landon Donovan just make the best pass of the year?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

I missed most of the USA v Panama Gold Cup semi-final as I had to coach tonight but I caught the highlights and I’d have to say I’m pretty stunned by the ball Landon Donovan played to Clint Dempsey for … Continue reading →

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Champions League passing stats

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Doesn’t need much comment from me…but to pass the ball 148 times in a Champions League Final and complete 141 of them. Unbelievable. If you add up the completed passes of United’s top five passers in the game, it’s still … Continue reading →

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