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in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:46 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
Desperate for a win to stay safely in the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, the Philadelphia Union know theres no greater pressure than the present.The club has only made the MLS postseason just once in its first six years of existence, and at 42 points (11-12-9) is currently three points up on the New England Revolution (10-13-9) going into a home match against ninth-place Orlando City (7-11-14) on Sunday.It has been a rough six weeks for the Union, who are 0-3-2 in their last five games and without a win since a 2-0 decision over Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 16.Philadelphia hasnt taken the pitch since a 3-2 loss to New York Red Bulls on Oct. 1, and manager Jim Curtin is hopeful the rest came at a perfect time.Weve had a good week and a half now of training looking to finish the season strong and the realize that this is just getting back to basics, he said at his pregame press conference. Doing the things that have made us a successful team this year and, again, executing our roles and just staying within ourselves, not trying to get out of our comfort zone.Orlando City has also gone winless in its last five games (0-4-1), with its most recent game ending in a 1-0 loss to the Montreal Impact on Oct. 2.In the only previous meeting this season between the teams, the Union got goals from C.J. Sapong and Tranquillo Barnetta to pick up a 2-1 victory on April 8.(Philadelphia) is an extremely hard-working team, Lions coach Jason Kreis told OrlandoCitySC.com. Its a team thats very dangerous with the numbers of players that they get involved in their attacks, with how direct they can be, with the danger they present in opponents penalty boxes. We need to have our players very well prepared for that. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Nz Sale . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. Wholesale Air Jordan 4 Nz . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.cheapairjordan4nz.com/ .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Cheap Air Jordan 4 Nz Sale . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Wholesale Air Jordan 4 Nz . LOUIS -- St. Army and Notre Dame have at least one thing in common this season: Each has had trouble against option attacks.When they meet on Saturday in San Antonio at the Alamodome, Army (5-4) just might have a small edge. The Black Knights use the clock-chewing triple option, and the Irish (3-6) are reeling from a one-point loss to Navy, their third setback in four games in what so far is the worst of Brian Kellys seven seasons as head coach.The chance to play in a bowl game is still a possibility for both teams. Kelly said he planned no changes.Were all going through a tough spot, but were persevering, Kelly said. Its not where anybody wants to be. But were handling the situation as best we can and were trying to make certain that everything that we do makes us stronger for right now and for the future.The Black Knights are coming off a 31-12 loss at home to Air Force, whose option was in high gear. Despite a subpar showing against the Falcons -- 144 yards on 40 carries -- Army still ranks second nationally in rushing (320.3 yards per game), averaging 5.3 yards per carry.Defensively, another challenge of playing a triple-option team that ... runs the ball very, very well and can be opportunistic throwing the football, Kelly said. So, focus is on, obviously, the details and the execution. In a large degree, we were able to do a lot of those things well last week, but not as well as Navy.Notre Dames six losses have come by a combined 29 points (4.8 per game), and all were one-possession games.That happens, Army coach Jeff Monken said. Theyve had opportunities to win a lot of football games and just havent had a break go their way or the other team has made a play. Thats sports.Last week, trailing 28-24 midway through the fourth quarter Kelly opted for a 31-yard field goal instead of gambling on fourth-and-4 deep in Navy territory. He made the call even though his defense had not forced a punt, and Notre Dame never got the ball back, finishing the game with just six possessions.Navy ran out the clock with its triple-option offense, converting two huge fourth-down plays on the final drive.We learned quite a bit the last week. We definitely learned how to value our possession on the offensive side of thhe ball, Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer said.dddddddddddd. When you have the opportunity to take shots, youve got to be successful with them because your possessions are limited when youre playing against a triple-option team.Other things to know when Army plays Notre Dame on Saturday:KELLY-HOLTZ CONNECTIONKelly will tie Lou Holtz for the most losses at Notre Dame with his next defeat. Holtz had a 100-30-2 record in 11 seasons at South Bend. Kelly is 58-29 in seven seasons at Notre Dame and just 14-13 in his last 27 games with the Irish. Charlie Weis is next in losses with a 35-27 record in five seasons.STOUT DEFENSEThe Army defense is fifth in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (166.6) and sixth in total defense (286.4). Its also 13th in the country in scoring defense (18.1 points).NAVY HANGOVERNotre Dame has often struggled in the week after playing Navy, going 3-6 the past nine seasons. The streak includes losses to Air Force in 2007, Syracuse in 2008 and Tulsa in 2010, narrow victories against Wake Forest in 2011 and Purdue in 2012, losses to Pittsburgh in 2009 and 2013 and Arizona State in 2014. The Irish beat USC 41-31 last season.SHAMROCK SERIESNotre Dame is 7-0 in Shamrock Series games, which are officially home games played at neutral sites. The series was started in 2009 when the Irish beat Washington State 40-14 in the Alamodome. San Antonio is the first repeat site for the game, and Army is the first repeat opponent. The Irish beat the Black Knights 27-3 at Yankee Stadium in 2010.HISTORY LESSONIn this storied rivalry , Notre Dame has beaten Army 14 straight times and the last time it lost to Navy and Army in the same season was 1944. That year, the second-ranked Irish lost to No. 6 Navy 32-13 and a week later, after dropping three spots in the AP poll, they lost to top-ranked Army 59-0 in the largest loss in Notre Dame history.---AP Sports Writer Tom Coyne in South Bend, Indiana contributed.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Kekis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Greek1947 ' ' '
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