Monthly Archives: August 2011
Action Reaction
Arsenal fans: I know how you feel. I do. Seriously. We all do. We all know that gut-souring, tongue-drying, psyche-dimming sensation when something we care a lot about–a team whose status and reputation genuinely matter–gets absolutely pooped on. I watched … Continue reading
The Tuesday 10
Recent Call-ups Edition In honor of Fabian Johnson’s and Joe Corona’s call-ups to the U.S. and Mexico, we present to you 10 other players with ties the Americans could have exploited to get them in the red, white and blue. … Continue reading
American Fields
On soccer surfaces in the USA. My most gymnastic feat of cognitive dissonance involves soccer fields. I manage to feel that our young players are both rottenly spoiled and rottenly neglected when it comes to the surfaces they play on. … Continue reading
La Liga Strikes Back
Oh, La Liga. I am a Bedouin, and you are my desert. I have seen no water for ninety-one days, but I do not lose hope. The rain will fall soon. I know this because it always falls, every season. … Continue reading
The Tuesday XI
Proving to Daddy We’re not a Fool Edition Some of you likely have a couple of more weeks before the schoolhouse doors open again, but here in Other 87 country, the big yellow buses are already lengthening our morning commute. … Continue reading
Why Doesn’t Jonathan Wilson Coach Arsenal?
It’s a question I’m sure you’ve all asked yourself (OK, some of you). There are a ton of tactical geniuses out there on Twitter, populating the blogosphere, bloviating on player selection, formations, and all the little nuts and bolts type stuff we all … Continue reading
The Friday Question
The next in our end-of-week fixtures, the Friday Question is simple: Each of our writers takes a brief crack at one burning question. This week: The Question Arsenal are easy to mock but harder to fix. Which two players, and … Continue reading
Searching for Bo Jackson: A Postscript
Over the last several weeks, I’ve written a lot about MLS fandom, the reasons people follow individual teams within the league and the ways teams are having a hard time taking advantage of those motivating factors. Today, however, we’re concerned … Continue reading
The Other 87 