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Columbus Crew (1-0-3) @ Kansas City Wizards (3-1-0)
noon CST
DK, MLSLIVE.tv
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New York Red Bulls (3-0-1) @ Real Salt Lake (0-2-2)
8:00 PM CST
HDNet
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Houston Dynamo (1-2-1) @ Colorado Rapids (2-1-1)
8:30 PM CST
FSC, FSE
My predictions here are going to include one home win, one road win and one draw. It is up to you to figure out which are applied to which games. I guess I don’t get any of the glory of being right if no one knows what I’m predicting, so its Kansas City Wizards and New York Red Bulls to win.
A propsed bill would require the New York Red Bulls to drop New York from their name because they don’t actually play in New York. The Red Bulls are not alone as this bill would also effect the New York Giants and New York Jets both of the National Football League.
It will be interesting to see if anything changes. None of the 3 teams are interested in changing their name. When are the Red Bulls getting their soccer specific stadium? Will that be in New York or New Jersey?
Tonight Ronald Waterreus set the MLS record for most consecutive shut out minutes to start an MLS career. Later in the game the Red Bulls captured the MLS record for longest shut out streak to start a season at 4 full games and counting. With their next game against Real Salt Lake they have a good chance of really extending this record quite a ways.
FC Dallas had about 2 or 3 times they looked dangerous and threatened Waterreus, otherwise the RBNY defense looked awfully good. The Red Bulls pretty much dominated almost the whole game. For me they look like they could be top class in the East this year. RBNY and Chivas USA have impressed me the most so far this season. How long until those 2 hook up?
And I finally get one right on the Thursday Night Predictions!
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Tonite the East leading New York Red Bulls travel to the West leading FC Dallas. ESPN2’s coverage starts at 7pm central.
Both New York and Dallas are doing unexpectadly well so far this year, although the season is very young still.
I’m really liking NY right now, but they should be without Clint Mathis and they are playing at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, so it is gonna be a tough pick for me.
Last season FC Dallas won this matchup both times they met, so I’m sticking with the Red Bulls to take both this year as they have already beaten FC Dallas 3-0. I imagine the Red Bulls will continue their shut out streak tonite and enjoy another shut out victory over FC Dallas, but only score 2 goals this time. So that is the prediction: NYRB 2 - 0 FC Dallas. Even without Mathis Bruce will get the result he wants.
It appears that Red Bull NY and Aston Villa have come to an agreement in order to get Juan Pablo Angel to come to New York and play for the Red Bulls. Angel, long time Columbian international, will fill the 2nd DP spot for the Red Bulls after Claudio Reyna filled the first.
After Sundays beat down they placed on FC Dallas, it doesn’t look like the Red Bulls need any help on their attack, but Angel should be a nice addition to any team. It looks like Clint Mathis was a welcome addition to the Red Bulls starting lineup as well!
The Colorado Rapids (Colorado Arsenal or Arsenal Colorado or whatever they are) traded Clint Mathis away to New York. Other specifics of the deal are unknown, but I hope the Rapids got something good for Mathis, I had high hopes for Mathis this year in Colorado.
This will be Clint’s second term in New York, previously having played for the then MetroStars from 2000 to 2003.
From ESPNsoccernet:
The Colorado Rapids have traded Clint Mathis to the New York Red Bulls, ESPN.com has learned. Sources close to Mathis confirmed the deal, but complete details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The 30 year-old Mathis is expected to join NYRB in Charleston, South Carolina where the team is training through Sunday in preparation for their season opener against the Columbus Crew on April 7.
The New York Red Bulls acquired Nick Rimando from Real Salt Lake on Friday. Real Salt Lake is getting future considerations in return for Rimando, who they only recently got themselves.
This give Bruce Arean 3 quality keepers with Jon Conway and Ronald Waterreus there to back up Rimando who will likey be the starter. It could be likely that FC Toronto make a deal to get Jon Conway in the future.
With the off-season action that Bruce and the Red Bulls have been a part of I think they are gonna be a tough team this year. Losing Guevara will hurt them, but overall I think they’ll have a much better team than they were this past season. New York could battle for the top spot in the east this season.
Yesterday Zinedine Zidane was asked at a New York Knicks game about MLS trying to get him to come out of retirement and to play in the US. “No comment” was his response.
Chicago seemed to fail at luring Zidane to Major League Soccer, but maybe the Red Bulls are doing a better job. Is a no-comment some type of admission to something might be happening?
The Red Bulls do want to use up their other over the salary cap “David Beckham” allotment after trading. Could it be possible to see Zidane playing for Bruce Area in New York?
What do you think?
Claudio Reyna’s contract has been terminated by Manchester City, leaving Reyna free to move back to his home in NY. With a home already in NY, and his old college and national team coach (Bruce Arena) coaching the New York Red Bulls, it seems likely that he would join the Red Bulls for next season.
It is too bad he couldn’t keep on with Manchester City, but it is good for the MLS to get American International stars. Reyna actually retired from international soccer after the poor showing the Americans turned in at the 2006 world cup. Reyna was on the roster for the World Cup in 94, 98, 2002, and 2006.
With Amanda G. gone, the addition of Arean and Reyna it might be time for me to pull the old MetroStars shirt out of the garbage bin?
The New York Red Bulls are not impressed with DC United according to a quote from one of the Red Bulls recently. DC United didn’t beat the Red Bulls in every meeting between the two teams this season, they did play the Red Bulls to a tie one more than one occassion, and all the games that were not even were won by DC United.
From what I saw today there is no reason anyone should be impressed with DC United, but they did all they had to do to go on to the Eastern Conference finals vs the New England Revolution. They’ll probably continue to do just what they need to do to get the MLS Cup in a few weeks. Who cares if NY is impressed or not?
