Dynamo in Costa Rica readying for Saprissa

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As Easy As Four Three Two One News
Published 4/8/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... 9 DC v Pachuca (0-2) Suprissa v Houston (0-0) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NOTE: There is no away-goals tie breaker used in this tournament. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 Houston mainstays did not make the trip to Costa Rica due to injuries: midfielder Stuart Holden - ankle, goalkeeper Pat Onstad - shoulder, and centerback Eddie Robinson - knee. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle on his Soccer y Futbol blog with some pregame notes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Fallas with a preview in the Chron. ...

Li’l Nuggets from MLS, 04.08: Blessed by Bruce
Published 4/8/2008 by Jeff at Center Holds It
... - I plan on doing a proper preview for the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal second legs tomorrow, but found a good omen in Soccer y Futbol’s preview post: ...

TSR: Feel us Quaking
Published 4/9/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... and Bernardo Fallas sum up the bleak outlook for the MLS teams. Houston's task is especially tough without Pat Onstad (shoulder), Stuart Holden (ankle), Eddie Robinson (knee) and Bobby Boswell (suspension). That's on top of the losses of Joseph Ngwenya (doesn't play there any more), Nate Jaqua (doesn't play there any more) ... ...

CCCO8 Semis: Strategery Before the Second Leg
Published 4/9/2008 by Jeff at Center Holds It
... To point to a concern both related and subtler, even the starters at available to Houston aren’t exactly in prime condition. We shouldn’t expect full 90 form and fitness for Brad Davis and Brian Mullan; the same applies Craig Waibel at the back. The first leg raised questions about where to play Richard Mulrooney, who struggled to keep up with Saprissa’s wide players. Bernardo Fallas laid out a possible starting line-up in his preview/primer, but backed it with the question of whether Mulrooney should start wide or centrally. To be blunt about it, that’s ...