A little item about Real Salt Lake related more to what I cover on my other blog, so I posted it there.
John Ellinger has decided (hat-tip to our reader), to give talented rookie Chris Seitz the starting spot.
Earlier, Ellinger appeared more concerned about continuity in the net than he did about Seitz' actual ability. But sticking with Nick Rimando for the sake of consistency could have had futher dire consequences.
Um... Ellinger has already decided on Seitz:
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The Ellinger quote is from the RSL/Chivas USA post game, when he decidedly hadn't made up his mind. It still depresses me that Ellinger took so long to make the switch.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I was starting to think he wasn't going to do it at all, so I have to give him credit for putting Seitz in.
Plus, I'll add a little "nyah" to all the emails I got saying after my RSL season preview that Seitz could start for the team this year.
To explain, a few people thought I was crazy to think Seitz could see time, telling me that barring injury, Rimando was a lock for the whole year.
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