Free Kicks

By: Robert | July 6th, 2007

Just a few short things today I have an apartment that needs to be cleaned.

1. Congratulations to Juan Toja for being chosen to the MLS All Star squad. He’s had a great season thus far and thoroughly deserves this honor. His 34.139 (that number comes from a lot of math) placed him fifth overall in the voting, but there wasn’t much support from the fans or opposing players (Fans, Media, Players and Coaches/GMs each have an overall 25% vote). Everybody in the Starting XI received more fan and player votes than Juan Toja, he’s basically there on the strength of the media (who like to talk about his hair) and the front office guys who wish he was on their team.

2. If a tree falls in the forest…That’s probably the best way to describe Saturday’s friendly with Mexican First Division club Tigres UANL. The game is not on any US television channel nor is it being followed by any US radio station, couple that with reports that its not being followed by Mexican TV or radio either and you have to ask did the game really happen. It’s understandable yet unfortunate that the game is not carried in any form in the States but to be discounted in Mexico as well, I just don’t get it. Someone could come back tomorrow and say the game ended 4-1 FC Dallas, while someone else could say 3-0 Tigres UANL and all we could do is go “yup.” I don’t like it.

3. Our defense has been kidnapped and replaced by mutant, soccer-playing cyborgs, bent on destroying MLS competition. I know that’s not actually true but it’s the only thing I could come up with, four clean sheets in the past five games?!? This from the same defense that as of June 13th had allowed everyone to score, all I can say is wow. They don’t have to be this good for FC Dallas to be great; especially when Carlos Ruiz comes around (he will come around.)

That’s it for today; real life intercedes especially in Dallas, where the FC stands for “forever cleaning.”

HOOPS PRIDE!

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