MLS Playoff Primer
Now that the World Series is over, American sports fans turn their attention to the MLS Play-offs. Right? I mean, what else could distract them at this time of the […]
Category Archives: Reflections
These are some of my quick thoughts, often on topical issues.
Hammers and Nails
You know the old saying that, when you’ve got a hammer, everything looks like a nail? It certainly seems relevant for recent accounts of West Ham’s new strikerless system. Since […]
Poke in the Eye
Well, the first post-Mourinho Classico has come and gone, and it was a game with little to complain about. Tactical surprises from both sides, though by far the more dramatic […]
Real Mourinius
Or, You Don’t Have to Agree with the Special One to Respect Him I’m back after an unwanted delay with some quick thoughts on José Mourinho spurred by today’s Tottenham […]
Mexico and Us
Mexico and Us (See What I Did There?) It’s never comfortable to find yourself in agreement with Alexi Lalas, but I think he’s right in claiming (at the end of […]
Tiki-Tata
One reader of my previous post (on how Art Tatum explains the genius of tiki-taka) asked about why I didn’t discuss Barcelona’s 7-0 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions […]
Grow the F?!ck Up
Thank goodness that two commanding victories–at Fenerbache mid-week and at Fulham this weekend–have slightly quieted the Arsenal drumbeat. If I hear the words “crisis,” “misery,” or “drought” connected with the club […]
Stoopid American 