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MLS by the Numbers, Week 3

Everyone loves stats and analyzing numbers – from how many goals were scored over the weekend to the total attendance of MLS games. So, here are some notable statistics from week three of MLS play. (Click links for visual representation of numbers.)

183565 – Slightly lower than last week, but 183565 people attended MLS games the past weekend. Each stadium had an attendance of 10000 or more, and the average attendance was 20,396.

1000 – Mat Reis made 3 saves against the Portland Timbers to become the 6th MLS goalkeeper to reach 1000 saves.

458 – Real Salt Lake completed the most passes, 458, in week three; their opponent, Chivas USA, completed only 267. Real aslo had more shots, 10, to Chivas’ 4. RSL produced 10 keys passes, while Chivas only constructed 2 ,but Real Salt Lake lost the game 1-0. (more…)

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Tuesday Tackle: MLS Opening Weekend

–Five takeaways from MLS opening weekend.–

Defense a Problem for Galaxy: Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena admitted that Champions League play hurt LA’s fitness for their league opener, but there was still defensive mishaps in their match versus Toronto and First Kick debut against Real Salt Lake. When the mishaps came, they usually arrived in spurts such as the two early goals in Toronto and three goals from RSL that occurred in the last 17 minutes. Missing the strong presence of Omar Gonzalez seems to be more of a factor than predicted; the Galaxy back four need to communicate proficiently and put more pressure on the ball in counter-attack situations. Meanwhile, Real Salt Lake started the 2012 season strong, coming back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat LA at the Home Depot Center where they weren’t beat the entire 2011 season.

Vancouver Hot N’ Ready: It was a challenging debut for expansion side Montreal as they traveled to a jam-packed BC Place to meet a Vancouver squad on a mission. Within four minutes newcomer Sebastien Le Toux handled a leading header from Eric Hassli to break behind the Impact defense and score his first goal as a Vancouver Whitecap. Montreal was able to obtain chances in the match, but Vancouver dictated much of the pace and sealed the match with a brilliant one, two, three touch that sent a streaking Camilo Sanvezzo towards the second and final goal for the Whitecaps. If Le Toux and 2011 team-leading scorer Sanvezzo can continue to direct the offensive attack, Vancouver will be contenders in the Western Conference. (more…)

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Pressure On the Galaxy in Second Leg Against New York

There’s no doubting what club is under more pressure heading into Thursday’s second leg at the Home Depot Center.

The LA Galaxy, losers in the 2009 MLS Cup final, a team that came up short in last year’s playoff at home turf, holds a 1-0 lead and simply needs to maintain that advantage through 90 minutes to take one step closer to the MLS Cup final.

With the team playing at home, hosting this year’s MLS Cup, and coming off a superb regular season that saw them hoist the Supporters’ Shield, LA enters this one as firm favorites to advance. That also means the pressure is on, as New York can go out there with nothing to lose.

That doesn’t mean it’s going to be any easier for the Red Bulls to pull off the upset.

“It’s going to be a tough game,” forward Luke Rodgers said in a conference call. “They haven’t lost all year, no one’s expection them to lose – they’re 1-0 up, at home. It’s going to be a big disappointment if they lose, so in my eyes we’ve got nothing to lose, everything to gain. A lot of our players are quietly confident we’re going to win.” (more…)

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Home Sides Struggle in MLS Conference Semifinals

When it comes to the two-legged version of the MLS Conference Semifinals, the label home field “advantage” is tossed around quite liberally.

After all, it’s difficult to truly understand what benefits a team more – playing at home first or last, in a two-game winner take all series.

Regardless of what the right answer is, three of the four teams playing host this weekend in the MLS Cup playoffs couldn’t get it done on home turf, and have to reverse the scoreline traveling away.

Certainly the most surprising result from the quartet of games was Real Salt Lake’s lopsided 3-0 win against Seattle Sounders – the only home team to actually triumph in the first leg. The third-year team many thought would make a run to an MLS Cup championship was picked apart by a very impressive Salt Lake side.

Other than Salt Lake, Philadelphia, New York and Colorado all suffered setbacks at home, and the odds are long to see any of those three making it through to the next round.

Here are four takeaways from the weekend: (more…)

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News in brief, United States

News & Views for Friday, October 28

U.S. Soccer

The MLS playoffs hit a new gear this weekend, with four matchups taking place over the course of Saturday and Sunday. Eight teams are left after the elimination of Columbus and FC Dallas, and within a week, the number will be trimmed even further.

Seattle Sounders won’t have Mauro Rosales for this weekend’s opening game against Real Salt Lake after his injury sustained in last weekend’s 3-1 win over Chivas USA.

Top Drawer Soccer, one of the premier sites when it comes to tracking youth soccer, released its top 100 Freshman in the nation this week. Have a look at some future pros and U.S. national team candidates.

Ives Galarcep drops his first big board for the 2012 draft. Get to know more MLS players of tomorrow, today.

D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid is over in England for a ten-day training stint with English Premier League side West Brom.

Global Soccer

If you haven’t seen or heard about the remarkable story of Levante – currently top of the table in La Liga – read Sid Lowe’s piece on it for SI.com.

10kit originals

Seattle, Real Salt Lake is the pick of this weekend’s matches.

Houston has experience on its side heading into the two-game series with the Philadelphia Union.

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Red Bulls Somehow Find a Way To Advance Past Dallas

Lethargic. Disinterested. Static.

Those were just some of the words that crossed my mind as New York struggled in the opening minutes of last night’s 2-0 win over FC Dallas.

Unable to string more than two passes together, New York’s first 20 minutes of the game were woeful, and it was the chance for FC Dallas to bag a couple of goals and put the Red Bulls out of their misery.

Fortunately for New York, Wednesday night’s opponents couldn’t finish in the final third, as Schellas Hyndman opted to start a converted defender as his lone striker, despite having the likes of Fabian Castillo or even Maicon Santos at his disposal. Jackson wasted a chance with a free header in the first half, and never really showed the kind of consistency needed in a knockout game. (more…)

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Red Bulls Look To Forget Poor Regular Season Against FC Dallas

The 2011 Red Bulls came flying out of the gates, and a comfortable regular season seemed inevitable.

Any observer knows what happened since, and as New York prepares to take on FC Dallas, it’s a chance to erase a season of underachieving.

“We started very well the first seven games, and we had three months of suffering [but picked] up more solid confidence in the last 5-6 weeks,” head coach Hans Backe said in a conference call. “I don’t think we have been that dominating and controlling the game the way we did in the beginning of the season, but the last sessions, the last games we looked sharper, we looked more direct. I don’t think we are at the same level as the beginning of the season.” (more…)

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News in brief

News & Views for Tuesday, Oct. 25

[Ed. note: This is a sample of some of today's news from around the world of soccer (trying to keep it in the U.S.), which we here at 10kit are hoping to make a regular feature. Please leave us any feedback on Twitter, Facebook on down below.]

There’s big news ahead of the New York-FC Dallas matchup on Wednesday night, as striker Luke Rodgers is officially out for tomorrow night’s game. 10kit will have plenty of MLS Cup playoff coverage starting tomorrow.

In other injury news, Seattle’s Mauro Rosales’ return against Real Salt Lake is looking “iffy” for this weekend, and David Ferreira likely not to play at all this postseason.

Now that the regular season is in the books, SBNation’s Burgundy Wave takes a closer look at MLS attendance in 2011.

University of Virginia striker Will Bates is reported to be out for the season with an ACL injury. Bates is only a junior, but could have been a candidate for a Generation adidas contract is he stayed healthy.

After Connecticut lost to West Virginia, Maryland has moved to the No. 1 spot in the latest NSCAA poll and RPI.

The New York Times catches up with Thierry Henry and gets his thoughts about competing in MLS’ playoff system.

SI.com makes the case for Herculez Gomez and a national team call up, as well as a comprehensive look at the weekend that was in Americans Abroad.

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Red Bulls Staying Alive

Before the season, the New York Red Bulls appeared to have the inside track on winning the Eastern Conference. With the talent in those ranks, and a number of teams retooling and rebuilding, it was just a formality. Right?

Of course, that’s been a far cry from the reality of the situation, as a series of poor performances, front office missteps it looked bleak, like the second highest paid roster in MLS wouldn’t make the playoffs.

Panic can be saved for another day, however, after New York’s 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. The big boys from the west coast didn’t feature two of their biggest players in Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, and the combination of Luke Rodgers and Thierry Henry proved to be enough for the Red Bulls. (more…)

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FRI Apr. 22 (AM): Agudelo, MLS, Money, EPL, and Weekend Fixtures

In the MLS Game of the Week, the New York Red Bulls put on a show. Behind two goals from a rejuvenated Thierry Henry and this stunning strike from Juan Agudelo, New York destroyed a lackluster DC United side to the tune of 4-0.

MLSSoccer takes a look at some players who, like DC’s Charlie Davies and new Revs acquisition Benny Feilhaber, may be best off coming home.

David Beckham still tops the list of the highest paid soccer players in the world. Forbes also takes a look at Colorado Rapids and Arsenal owner “Silent Stan,” who may be the biggest sports mogul in the world.

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