Revolution Newsstand - November 18
Written by TheStriker on November 18, 2009 – 10:05 am -
With the closing of the Major League Soccer season inching closer with MLS Cup on Sunday night, eyes around the league are looking to the future - next season in particular. In today’s Boston Globe, Frank Dell’Apa writes on what to look for from a personnel standpoint heading into the 2010 season, as well as the decisions the Revolution will have to make over the offseason.
Kevin Alston, a member of Generation adidas, will be traveling to South Africa to take part in training and a few matches. He will join other members of the Generation adidas team on the trip, writes Dylan Butler of MLSnet.com. Also online today is Ridge Mahoney’s breakdown of the best goalkeepers in the league this season, with the Revs’ Matt Reis coming in at the top of the list.
Kyle McCarthy checks in with his Musings for Goal.com this morning, focusing on what the future holds for the Chicago Fire and head coach Denis Hamlett.
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November 18th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I have to say I wasn’t all that impressed with Jankauskas. Seems like he spent more time playing hurt (and I guess actually being hurt at times) than playing soccer. Hopefully Twellman will be well to start next season and throughout the season.
November 18th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Well, the good news is that our rookies are no longer rookies: they’ve gotten a ton of experience this year, and they’re good.
The bad news is, of course, the health of some of our veterans. We need both Twellman and Ralston, but no one knows how both will recover. Jankauskas was pretty okay when we saw him, but he was injured a lot (just like everyone else). So….will be interested to see who is or isn’t protected in the draft, as well as what (any?) signings we make.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
In fairness to Jankauskas, he wasn’t exactly given quality service with which to work during his time with the club this season. He also worked with injuries that kept him from becoming accustomed to the play in this league, and from gaining match fitness (he hadn’t play in what? six months prior to his start with the Revs?). You could also say he wasn’t receiving enough protection (for lack of a better word) from the officials, as he was always being hacked and hounded by the opposing team.