Comments on: LaBrocca, Kimura stifle RSL http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/ News and commentary about soccer in Colorado Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: George Tanner http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 George Tanner Tue, 05 May 2009 02:58:16 +0000 http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/?p=581#comment-4151 stu! every RSL fan i saw was well-behaved and good-mannered. we were happy to have you here! And you and the other RSL fans have inspired me. Check out this week's Tuesday List ... stu! every RSL fan i saw was well-behaved and good-mannered. we were happy to have you here! And you and the other RSL fans have inspired me. Check out this week’s Tuesday List …

]]> By: three11stu http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/comment-page-1/#comment-4148 three11stu Tue, 05 May 2009 02:14:03 +0000 http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/?p=581#comment-4148 Thanks for acknowledging the RSL fans that made the trip. We had a great time in Colorado, even though we got beat pretty bad. My wife and I look forward to making this a yearly trip. Thanks for acknowledging the RSL fans that made the trip. We had a great time in Colorado, even though we got beat pretty bad. My wife and I look forward to making this a yearly trip.

]]> By: George Tanner http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/comment-page-1/#comment-4140 George Tanner Mon, 04 May 2009 17:50:36 +0000 http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/?p=581#comment-4140 as long as we're talking about tactics, i'd like to see the rapids rely less on crosses coming in from the wings. now, they're not a bad thing. both goals saturday came from crosses from the wings (clark served labrocca's goal, and harvey began kimura's goal with the cross to cooke). but what made the acquisition of christian gomez last year so exciting to me was that they finally had a player who would attack up the middle. now that gomez is gone, i would still love to see more of that from these rapids, as long as we’re talking about tactics, i’d like to see the rapids rely less on crosses coming in from the wings. now, they’re not a bad thing. both goals saturday came from crosses from the wings (clark served labrocca’s goal, and harvey began kimura’s goal with the cross to cooke). but what made the acquisition of christian gomez last year so exciting to me was that they finally had a player who would attack up the middle. now that gomez is gone, i would still love to see more of that from these rapids,

]]> By: wahleyed http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/comment-page-1/#comment-4135 wahleyed Mon, 04 May 2009 15:57:30 +0000 http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/?p=581#comment-4135 On Clark and Harvey -- I don't know much on the nuances of soccer, but it seems to me that Clark is reluctant to let Harvey overlap? Maybe just a part of his overall aggressiveness this season? or maybe tactical decision on the part of the coaching staff? On Clark and Harvey –
I don’t know much on the nuances of soccer, but it seems to me that Clark is reluctant to let Harvey overlap? Maybe just a part of his overall aggressiveness this season? or maybe tactical decision on the part of the coaching staff?

]]> By: Shaun Schafer http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/2009/05/03/labrocca-kimura-stifle-short-handed-rsl/comment-page-1/#comment-4115 Shaun Schafer Mon, 04 May 2009 04:12:26 +0000 http://www.coloradosoccernow.com/?p=581#comment-4115 One concern that emerged in the night was the positioning of Colin Clark and Jordan Harvey after the Rapids got a man advantage. The two were absolutely static in moving up the sideline. They clung to the touchline as little as 10 yards apart. When either got the ball, the favorite move was to try and force a pass along that touchline, or carry the ball forward along the touchline. They needed to move diagonally, and either of them needed to pinch in to open up space. Kimura and Cooke did a much better job of sharing the space and creating openings by moving into creases. This led to Kimura's offsides call, and it led to a nice attack five minutes before he scored. The left side did not perform as well. One concern that emerged in the night was the positioning of Colin Clark and Jordan Harvey after the Rapids got a man advantage. The two were absolutely static in moving up the sideline. They clung to the touchline as little as 10 yards apart. When either got the ball, the favorite move was to try and force a pass along that touchline, or carry the ball forward along the touchline. They needed to move diagonally, and either of them needed to pinch in to open up space.

Kimura and Cooke did a much better job of sharing the space and creating openings by moving into creases. This led to Kimura’s offsides call, and it led to a nice attack five minutes before he scored. The left side did not perform as well.

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