I will not disguise it, I absolutely hate everything about the team from the other side of the mountains.

I hate their players, especially PaBLOW and Clark.  I REALLY hate their fans, they are nothing but a bunch of whiny little bitches.  It gave me pure pleasure to watch RSL at the last minute stick the dagger in their heart and watch them bleed to death.

I will give them some credit, they are a solid team now that they finally dumped Clavijo.  They clung to that piece of trash for entirely way too long.  Casey is doing what a good poacher should do, be in the right place at the right time.  Their wing play is solid.  Mathis and Johnson will be busy and Wingert and Russell need to play big.  I think this will be another game where Mathis becomes key.  RSL's strength should be the middle of the midfield, and if they can maintain possession, things will go RSL's way.  The problem is that in the middle is PaBLOW and as much as I hate that little bastard, he is a hell of a player and one of the most dominant holding midfielders in MLS.  I think that Ballouchy will get owned by Beckerman.  Ballouchy is like Adu, gets pushed off the ball way too easily and can't play a physical game.  I think that Olave and Borchers can handle Casey, as long as the outside backs keep the crosses shut down and the shots from distance for rebounds.

More than any other thing, RSL MUST MAINTAIN POSSESSION THROUGH THE MIDFIELD. This has been the biggest issue this season on the road.  RSL cannot afford to give up soft turnovers that lead to quick counters.  The other road issue has been giving up early goals.  RSL cannot play catch up in this match.  Also, don't play for the draw, play for the win.  A draw is not the desired result, but is a result you settle for.  That needs to be the mentality.  Road draws are a good result, but they are not optimal.

Also, the cRapid bastards are never going to see the Rocky Mountain Cup again unless they pry it from our cold, dead fingers.