From a neutral point of view, it was a glorious night of football. Fast-paced, multiple changes of momentum, some lovely goals, and several amazing saves. From a home team standpoint, I’m quite disappointed we didn’t pick up the 3 points. Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis
Casey Keller, Colin Clark, Nate Jaqua, Omar Cummings
The Rapids continue to find ways to get points, but they must feel it was two points less than it should’ve been. Versus an injury-riddled Revolution, the Rapids gave up a silly penalty and failed to muster a second goal. Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis
Conor Casey, New England Revolution, Nick Thomas, Seattle Sounders, wewantrapidman
Mark, thanks for taking a moment to chat with CRF!
First off, tell us about when and how your passion for the Rapids began.
I’ve been around since the beginning. In high school, my teammates and I were skipping classes to watch the 1990 World Cup, so our principal finally gave in and put a TV in the cafeteria Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis, US National Team
Colin Clark, Conor Casey, Jordan Harvey, Mark Bodmer, Nick LaBrocca, Omar Cummings, US Men's National Team, World Cup
At that half I noted the dramatically improved play by Kimura, but the best was yet to come. His attacking runs from the back were rewarded with his first MLS goal, an insurance goal in the 60th minute. Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis
Kosuke Kimura, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake
The Rapids have finally come out looking like the home team in the first half at DSGP, and lead at the half 1-0 vs rivals Fake Salt Lake. The back four are pushing much farther up the pitch, a welcome adjustment by Gary Smith Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis
Conor Casey, Gary Smith, Kosuke Kimura, Matt Pickens, pitch
As I watched the Rapids struggle in the first half against the winless Galaxy, it was deja vu all over again. In the home opener I attended versus the Wizards, the Rapids looked similarly lethargic in the first half. The Rapids were able to sting the Galaxy in the second half of last weekend’s game, but a lack of a second home goal allowed the Galaxy a late equalizer.
There are several issues the Rapids must address to get out of “middle-of-the-pack” mode and into a conference title challenger Read more…
Major League Soccer (MLS), Rapids News and Analysis
Colin Clark, Gary Smith, Kansas City Wizards, L.A. Galaxy, Omar Cummings
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