Well another MLS season is complete. Houston has just won back to back cups. Congrats to Pat Onstad. This shows that a total team effort wins championships. Pat is 39 years old and still winning, wow. That is amazing.
It has been an exciting year in the MLS with the designated player. In Chicago we added Blanco and in LA they added some guy named Beckham, haha. Blanco was a great guy to play with and a good laugh in the locker room. He is also fun to train against when he is practicing free kicks. After a slow start in Chicago our new coach Juan got us on track. We finished with a 10 game unbeaten run until we lost in the conference finals 1-0 to New England. It was a let down not to make it all the way to the finals with the way we were playing but we had a great second half to the season. With Juan leading us and the core of our team coming back next season I am very excited for next season. We have a solid defensive team and as we saw today defense wins cups. As for me personally I really enjoyed my first season in Chicago.
I remained healthy the entire season and after the past two years that was huge for me. I enjoyed working with Daryl. He is a good gk coach and runs a good session. We formed a nice relationship during the year. Obviously I would have liked to see more playing time but that is Juan's decision and I have to respect his choice. I was very happy with the way I trained and played when I was given my chances. I feel that I proved that I can still play at the level needed to be a starter again in the MLS. So I am looking forward to getting a shot at the No. 1 spot during preseason. That is a few months away so for now I will take some time off and spend some time with my wife. She spent the season in Columbus because of her job so we have to catch up. I am happy to be back in Columbus and looking forward to the holidays. I am hoping it will be a quiet off season for the first time in awhile....but this is the MLS. haha
Until next time.
Happy Holidays
buschy
Posted
Nov 18 2007, 12:37 PM
by
ChewieGK1