Chivas USA took three points at the HDC against the Wizards Saturday.

The good.

Alecko Eskandarian. Four goals in seven games, only four of these seven games were starts.

Maykel Galindo played. Even injured and rusty, the guy is awesome. His attacking runs and style of agressive play is missed.

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Wow, here we are. Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, 6 pointer on our hands.

First question is "Who is available?" Looking on the injury list, It looks surprisingly light. Four people out and three more maybes. What? Does that mean we can put a decent team on the field? One that could compete with the best of MLS?

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Never too early for this. Here's a list of picks that have been traded already. Unfortunately, many of them are conditional and the conditions have not been made public, which makes it really hard to follow.

Trade/Pick Movement List

Round 1

N/A

Round 2

DAL has CLB's pick (2008 picks)

Round 3

DAL has CLB's pick (2008 picks)

Round 4

CLB has CHI's pick (Herron)

Conditional Picks

CHI has CHV's pick (Curtin)
CHV has TOR's pick (Guevara)
DAL has TOR's pick (Ibrahim)
LA has RSL's pick (Mathis)
NY has RSL's pick (Kovalenko)
RSL has CHV's pick (Talley)

Ibrahim pick is a 1st rounder if he plays 10 games in 2009, otherwise it's a 2nd rounder. Click to continue reading...

Blogging could be problematic tonight because of problems with the tubes and wires of the Internet thingie here at the Home Depot Center so bear with me (hey, it's only a $150 million stadium).

But former U.S. Coach Bruce Arena is in the building this evening so you know what that means. He didn't come all the way out from the East Coast just to watch.

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Chivas USA take on the Galaxy tonight... at least what is left of the Chivas USA.

The depleted team is trying to field a team, and barely has enough numbers for the pitch and to fill the bench.

Preki talks about it here.

Who is out? Jonathan Bornstein is the latest addition with a Left thigh strain.

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The Southwest Missouri Soccer Club, located in Granby, will have the fall season start on Sept. 13 and concludes on Oct. 18. Sign-ups are from now until Aug. 23. The cost is $25 per child. For families with three or more children the cost is $20. Entry forms can be returned to the Treehouse in Granby or by mailing them to P.

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The Southwest Missouri Soccer Club, located in Granby, will have the fall season start on Sept. 13 and concludes on Oct. 18. Sign-ups are from now until Aug. 23. The cost is $25 per child. For families with three or more children the cost is $20. Entry forms can be returned to the Treehouse in Granby or by mailing them to P.

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Chivas USA take on the Wizards this weekend.

Chivas USA have been struggling to fill the line up, dealing with injuries and suspensions.

There are two people that are considered out for the game, probably the lowest in the season. Raphael Wicky and Alex Zotinca will not be available for the game.

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Chivas USA take on Chicago Fire Saturday after a break. The team has been out of action for two weeks, and have not played an MLS game in a month due to Superliga.

So whats up?

Injuries are plenty, but that's not news. Raphael Wicky and Alex Zotinca are out. However, a few of our usuals are coming back.

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When Chivas USA acquired Carey Talley, I figured he'd man the right back slot until Lawson Vaughn was healthy enough. I didn't realize that he'd become such an integral part of the squad, so much so that The Law may not play right back provided he gets back healthy and Talley stays healthy.

I had the chance to catch up with Carey after the match as he was holding his new but fully drenched Santos Laguna jersey. Click to continue reading...

Bobby Burling wasn't the only Chivas USA player who was new to the Clasico. Carey Talley joined Chivas shortly after the first game and though he was injured when he arrived, he's been a great pickup for the club.

He's filled in well at the right back spot and at this point figures to keep Lawson Vaughn on the bench whenever the Law returns healthy. Click to continue reading...

How about them Wizards?
Anyway, the injury of Sean Franklin means the Galaxy have had to scramble to replace him. He's been their most consistent defender, rookie or no.
So who replaces him? Greg Vanney or Troy Roberts? The short answer is that both players are in the starting lineup.
Galaxy: Cronie, Kleiny, Troy, Vanney, Ante, Ely, Becks, Pete, Willie, Eddie, LD
Chivas USA: Guzano, Talley, Shavar, Jonny, 'Tiba, Sach, Jesse, Nags, Panchito, 'Te. Click to continue reading...

Hi all - I'm at the stadium for the second day in a row - got an assignment!
Chivas USA Starters: Guzan, Burling, Talley, Suarez, Marsch, Kljestan, Nagamura, Mendoza, Harris, Razov, Bornstein
SJ Quakes: Cannon, Riley, Garcia, Hernandez, Denton, O'Brien, Corrales, Gray, Guerrero, Johnson, Kamara
The Union Ultras have some new spiffy flags, but I don't see the Legion signs out at all. Click to continue reading...

This was a game that never seemed to get up to full speed, ending with the two teams still tied at one apiece.

Chivas USA Coach Preki took central defender Jim Curtin out at half time, pushed Bobby Burling into the middle of defense, moved Cary Talley to right back and inserted sub Atiba Harris into midfield.

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Chivas USA take on the Red Bulls Saturday. The team sounds a little bent after losing their point away a couple of weeks ago. I think the Chivas USA controlled that game and were unlucky to get a point, but here is their chance to prove it to me.

Expected Line up.

-Braun Razov

Sueno-Wicky-Marsch-Kljestan

Mendoza-Burling-Suarez-Talley

Guzan

That's my guess.

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I had the chance to catch up with Carey Talley recently. I wanted to talk to him about joining Chivas USA and how he felt about being dealt away.

But I also wanted to tell him that I remember an awesome goal he scored a while back. I went to the CONCACAF Champions Cup matches held in Fullerton, Calif. Click to continue reading...