Sr. Director of Fields and Grounds RSL/URFC. Sports Turf Advisor. USU Alumni. Views are my own. YNWA.
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Joined November 2014
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🚨EXCL: Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus finally responds to Ronaldo’s statement… and he did NOT hold back. 😳🇵🇹
🗣️Jorge Jesus: “I read Cristiano’s statement yesterday and my first reaction was simple: he should never have said those things publicly.
“When a player starts believing his name gives him the right to question every decision, you have a problem.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is a legend of Portugal, but legends are remembered for what they have done
“they are not guaranteed minutes because of their past.
“I cannot select a player because of his reputation while ignoring what he gives us on the pitch today.
“People keep asking why he has been dropped and benched.
“The answer is football. At this moment, I have players who can offer more intensity, more movement and more balance to this team.
“If Ronaldo cannot accept that, then that is his problem, not mine.
“Portugal does not belong to Cristiano Ronaldo.
“It belongs to the Portuguese people. No player is bigger than the national team, and I will never sacrifice the team just to keep one superstar happy.
“If Cristiano thinks Portugal cannot function without him, then he needs to understand something: we are building a team, not a monument to one player.”
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“We’ve lost focus on what goalkeeping is. And there has to be a return to focus to what the job really is.”
USMNT legend Kasey Keller spoke to Hérculez Gómez for VAMOS podcast, where he was asked what happened to American goalkeepers.
The U.S. used to have keepers like Keller, Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, Tony Meola, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, and etc.
“We’ve lost focus on what goalkeeping is,” Keller said.
“Goalkeeping is not passing the ball out of the back. Goalkeeping is not how well you take a goal kick.
“Goalkeeping is how well you keep the ball out of the back of the net, how well you organize your defense, how well you come for crosses. And we've lost that focus.
“I think because of the athleticism of the American athlete, because we played multiple sports, because we did stuff with our hands, we excelled in being a goalkeeper. And we've lost that focus.
“We've lost that focus of it's not about making saves. It's not about catching crosses.
“If I ever hear a coach tell me, and the first thing they explain about a goalkeeper, they tell me that, ‘Hey, we got this kid, 19 years old. Oh man, he passes the ball so well out of the back.’ Well then put him at center back and find somebody that can keep the ball out of the back of the net.
“Because I need somebody that's going to make a save when it matters to keep us in a game.
“And there has to be a return to focus to what the job really is.”
Does he make a good point? 👀
Keller played for European clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, Southampton, Leicester City, Rayo Vallecano, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Millwall.
He also played for Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers.
Dan Farnes retweeted
“We’ve lost focus on what goalkeeping is. And there has to be a return to focus to what the job really is.”
USMNT legend Kasey Keller spoke to Hérculez Gómez for VAMOS podcast, where he was asked what happened to American goalkeepers.
The U.S. used to have keepers like Keller, Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, Tony Meola, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, and etc.
“We’ve lost focus on what goalkeeping is,” Keller said.
“Goalkeeping is not passing the ball out of the back. Goalkeeping is not how well you take a goal kick.
“Goalkeeping is how well you keep the ball out of the back of the net, how well you organize your defense, how well you come for crosses. And we've lost that focus.
“I think because of the athleticism of the American athlete, because we played multiple sports, because we did stuff with our hands, we excelled in being a goalkeeper. And we've lost that focus.
“We've lost that focus of it's not about making saves. It's not about catching crosses.
“If I ever hear a coach tell me, and the first thing they explain about a goalkeeper, they tell me that, ‘Hey, we got this kid, 19 years old. Oh man, he passes the ball so well out of the back.’ Well then put him at center back and find somebody that can keep the ball out of the back of the net.
“Because I need somebody that's going to make a save when it matters to keep us in a game.
“And there has to be a return to focus to what the job really is.”
Does he make a good point? 👀
Keller played for European clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, Southampton, Leicester City, Rayo Vallecano, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Millwall.
He also played for Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers.
Make it happen @realsaltlake! 🙏🏼
🇳🇱 Sources: Real Salt Lake have had talks with Dutch midfielder Gini Wijnaldum. @JacobsBen 1st
Wijnaldum, 35, is a free agent after leaving Saudi Arabia this summer
He is impressed by convos with RSL and open to a move to MLS nytimes.com/athletic/7531675…
Dan Farnes retweeted
“Crystal Palace got themself a baller.” 😤
@tombogert on what kind of player Crystal Palace is getting in Zavier Gozo 🇺🇸🔥
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Great match last night by @realsaltlake! Here are all four goals as recorded by @UUSSquake. The largest signal came from Sergi Solans' 17' goal. Followed by Pablo Ruiz's (90'), Zach Booth's (50') and Lukas Engel's (54'). #RSLquake #UteQuake.
The crew @b_benhoff6 @k_mecha17 @creedanderson_ getting the field prepped for @realsaltlake v @Atlante @LeaguesCup match tonight! @FieldExperts @ToroGrounds – at Sandy, UT
Dan Farnes retweeted
Players deserve to be treated as a priority, not as a budget line item. #WorthTheCost
