Well friends I am home for a few days off for the All Star break, so I figured it was a good time to get you all up to date on everything. Since the last time, we have had 4 games, 3 ties and 1 win. First a 0-0 with San Jose, then a 2-2 tie with the Crew, next a 2-1 win over Toronto and finally a 0-0 with Salt Lake. So we are still in alittle bit of a rut scoring goals and in playing consistent. Some of these games we have played some very good football and at other times, such as the first half of of the Salt Lake game we have played poorly. I honestly feel that we are the best passing and possession team in the league, when we get it right. We have the players to keep the ball on the pitch and get it moving. But as of late we haven't been doing this enough in games. I just think we need a little luck to get us back to where we were in the first nine games of the season. We had a very good chance in our last game to close the gap on New England and Crew if we could have gotten 3 points, but Salt Lake came into Chicago and played well, with a stingy defense. We still have a game in hand on both Crew and Revs but we need to start taking advantage of these games. As for my personal game, it has stayed consistent, and I am very pleased with that. I will be honest, the Crew game in Columbus was hard for me. I tried to down play it all week, but once I got out there I wanted to make sure I played well for all the fans that still support me there. We started great in that game, 2-0 in 30 min. but ended up tied at the end. I was glad to get that game over with. I guess after playing in Columbus for 5 years these things happen, now it is over and next time it will be just another game.
I want to thank everyone for voting for me for the all star game. I finished second overall in the gk voting, just behind Matt Reis. Unfortunately Steve Nicol(all star coach) decided to choose Pat Onstad as the reserve gk. I can't argue with this choice because Pat is a good friend of mine and a quality gk. He is having a good season. I was a bit bummed at first because it would have been cool to play against West Ham, but also because we have the best defensive team in the league. We have the least goals conceded, seen the most shots, and tied for most shutouts. All that and we didn't get any defenders on the 18 man roster. How is that? I think our entire back line should be starting that game. There are alot of quality players in this league, ones that are far better than me, but I believe that all star team should be picked solely on what you have done that season. Oh well, gives me a few days off to spend with th e wife.
Well its been a good first half of the season and I am looking forward to an exciting second half. Stay tuned for more:
Posted
Jul 22 2008, 04:52 AM
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ChewieGK1