Filling the Trophy Case

By: Eric Giacometti | August 6th, 2011

That’s right, folks; to go along with the laundry list of accomplishments the Metro Bulls have attained in their illustrious history, you can add 2011 Emirates Cup Champions to it. Now while it’s no La Manga, it ranks right up there with the Mickey Mouse Cup of 2010. Hey, this is about the only Red Bulls news I can get excited about nowadays, so get off my back. Where the Backe haters at now? Huh? Oh alright, alright, calm down I see you. Jesus.

Talk about a homecoming for Henry. Amidst the Red Bulls struggles domestically, the Frenchman lead the first MLS team ever to compete in the annual tournament to a tie against his former club Arsenal in a gritty 1-1 draw. After Joel Lindpere netted the lone goal in a win against PSG, New York was in position to take home the Emirates Cup trophy with just a tie needed against the English powerhouse. And despite playing like pure dogshit against MLS competition, the Bulls rose to the occasion against superior opponents, taking it to PSG and Arsenal overseas.

While this tournament win will be seen Theirry’s time, let’s give credit where credit is due. Not only did this team fly out to London just hours after the conclusion of the All Star game, but many then had to play two straight games without any reprieve. Jan Gunnar Solli comes to mind as one of those grinders who went out and did his job despite the obvious fatigue that was setting in. Much respect to those who put in 180 minutes over the two-day tourney.

Now the attention shifts back on the MLS schedule, with RSL on the tap. When I was listening to the PSG-RBNY match, I heard the announcer say something about the Bulls winning just 12 of their last 88 road matches (correct me if I’m wrong). Sounds about right, considering we didn’t win a match in all of ’09 away from the friendly confines of Giants Stadium. New York are desperate for points, and there’s not much time left to do it. Even with games at hand, New York are looking up in the Eastern standings.

Side note: I’ll be live blogging the match tonight, so stop by tonight about 8:45 and put your two cents in.

***********************************************************************************

Twitter – http://twitter.com/OffsideNYRB

Facebook – http://facebook.com/OffsideNYRB

Who is your MVP of the Emirates Cup?

Some Related Red Bulls Posts:

Category: CURRENT ROSTER, FORMER METROS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, Jan Gunnar Solli, Joel Lindpere, Live Blog, Misc, NATIONAL NEWS, News, Preview, Red Bulls, Results, Roundup!, Team News, Thierry Henry, events

« Clock Strikes Midnight on Bounatime | Home | RBNY v RSL Live Feed »

Jani Steržaj

As much as I'm a big Thierry fan, I watched both matches and have to say that Lindpere has to be the best Red Bull of the tournament. Henry played like he didn't want Arsenal to lose, which was no surprise to me. Admittedly, he was probably playing on the RB half more than 3/4 of the match and he provided the pass to Miller (oh, and the FK wasn't bad). But Lindpere was once more the machine behind the Red Bulls against PSG and scored the game-winner. To turn at the worst performers of our team: Richards lost MANY balls, Mendes was bad, and so was Keel, who passed some balls directly into the oppositions feet.
As for todays match, when does it begin... at 3:00 AM in Europe. Well, lets hope I find a live feed of the game on the net.
The Offside Red Bull

well we all know keel is about as useful as tits on a bull, but I might be able to hook you up with a link to watch online, just message my facebook page and I'll see if I can find something