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imscouting.,com (Free subscription) | yesterday
New England Revolution captain Steve Ralston broke his right fibula in the 1-0 defeat to Kansas City Wizards on Saturday.Ralston said he expected to be out for between six to eight weeks and with only two weeks left of the regular season, the veteran can only realistically aim for the MLS cup final on November 23, should New England progress that far.Coach Steve Nicol commented...
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Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
He would not be the first Reds centre back to fill in at full back. In recent years, Jamie Carragher has done it with distinction and Markus Babbel accepted his own chances of playing in his favoured central position were reduced by the Sami Hyypia Stephane Henchoz pairing - and turned himself into Liverpool's finest attacking right back since Steve Nicol.
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American Soccer Reader (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
... Columbus picked apart an ailing opponent. The Revolution played a 4-4-2 on September 9th. Coach Steve Nicol would reason that a flat back four would provide a more solid defense, but most Revs fans would beg to differ. With four in the back, Michael Parkhurst and Jay Heaps both played as central defenders – a role Parkhurst is not used to sharing. This less familiar partnership causes...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Since losing the 2002 MLS Cup to Los Angeles in what then was its brand-new stadium, the Revolution have tried to shrug off a stigma as soccer's version of the Buffalo Bills, who lost three straight Super Bowls. Defeats in the last three championship games have tagged the Revs as accomplished losers, despite a remarkable record (85-60-50) since Steve Nicol took over as head coach during...
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American Soccer Reader (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
It has clearly been a tough week to be a Revolution fan. Unlike other supporters, however, I am not cursing Steve Nicol and the team he fielded on Tuesday night, nor am I threatening to stop spending my time and money on the club. No, I believe that Coach had the Revs’ best interest in [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... the better team, a whole lot better.The Joe Public head coach, Keith Griffith, was encouraged by Steve Nicol's interview at the end of the first leg. After the game in which New England were defeated 2-1 but grabbed that all important away-goal, Nicol said his team were tired, they had been playing too many games and traveling far too much. Griffith decided right there and...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... Parkhurst pass and fired home to grab the Revs a share of the points.” “Revolution head coach Steve Nicol handed a debut to Costa Rican international Gabriel Badilla. Badilla lined up at left back in a four-man back line with Chris Albright fit enough to return to face his former team. There was no place for Steve Ralston; the Revs’ captain was held out after suffering from...
