Recent content by Jimy Hendrix

It's relevant that NWSL is playing in suburban Utah (near SLC admittedly), while MLS (and the NBA) are planning to play in the epicenter of US outbreak problems, in a major tourist destination with double the metro population which happens to be the very same one in which the Pride got sick.

Sanchez/Dier were pretty good since the restart, but were absolute disasters today.

It has been a problem for this squad even in happier times. This game offensively reminded me a lot of those troughs of form Spurs would have even in the Good Poche seasons, where they'd just have aimless, thrustless possession for most of the game. The defense has just been a multi-year...

The whimsy of bubbles and the sourness of Moyes is a weird mix.

I thought they'd hit on a nice rotation now, where they zig-zag between a befuddled European and David Moyes.

What did he do to you?

Seems like a guy who should be on the roster for *every* CONCACAF qualifier

I dunno if he's got the bend you want on most set pieces, but I think he took some "just kick the shit out it" lessons from Naldo which could be situationally useful.

One of the interesting commonalities in Josh Sargent's recent mini-revival and Weston McKennie putting in one of the better 90min I've seen from him this weekend is that they've been pressing like absolute demons. I hope Berhalter's taking notes and continues moving away from the "low block and...

I was wondering whether the global market makes a lockout different for players as well as just viewers, but did not know the intricacies of contracts there. That'd be a hell of a thing.

Apparently that's not good enough for the owners, who are pushing for a lockout. https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4104589/lockout-looms-as-mls-push-back-on-latest-offer-from-major-league-soccer-player-association This seems penny wise and pound foolish to me. If there's an...

I don't have the numbers in front of me from the first few Bundesliga matchdays, but home stadiums don't seem to matter nearly as much given the lack of fans so I don't see the major competitive difference. That said, I also don't see why fans who would congregate outside an empty Anfield (or...

The fact that they seem to have developed a world class left back *and* a promising striker is rude of them, frankly.

They must have seen what their own offense looked like last game. Uly may or may not be ready, but they pretty badly need options that are not just lump it to the scrappy big guys.

Well, at least Bremen's abjectness is not Josh Sargent's fault today, but ooof, they are abject.