tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post613944274821008785..comments2023-06-28T02:35:09.055-07:00Comments on The Touchline: Nurse departsL.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03932409909043501781noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-18733352821050808102008-12-04T20:22:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:22:00.000-08:00I am just not impressed with Preki's coaching from...I am just not impressed with Preki's coaching from last season. Mendoza on the backline was just strange once players came back from injury. His decision to play Anthony Hamilton in a playoff game back in 07 was even stranger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-87039376768682167062008-12-04T12:45:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:45:00.000-08:00NURSE TO MEET YA.Nurse had every chance to shine.H...NURSE TO MEET YA.<BR/><BR/>Nurse had every chance to shine.<BR/><BR/>He was playing right from the start, and I was rooting for him, fans supported him, he was a likeable guy from every standpoint...<BR/>but to be frank he bungled most of his chances, and was largely ineffective.OSweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019567252799908552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-90043612831983683132008-12-04T09:55:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:55:00.000-08:00nurse is a great forward... that's really too bad ...nurse is a great forward... that's really too bad he's going back to mexico. this is one of the reasons why chivas usa is such a bust: it's just more of the same, more mls "soccer." the league really needs better coaching, different thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-34599579437979335662008-12-04T07:28:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:28:00.000-08:00Nurse was not a spark like Braun, but the reality ...Nurse was not a spark like Braun, but the reality is that Preki should be taken to task for not always giving Latino players an equal chance.<BR/><BR/>He benched Flores, he "pushed" Mendoza to the backline, and quit on Nunez last year.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Preki is racist, but based on these actions, it seems as if he prefers "certain" players (i.e. Thornton, Curtain, Braun).<BR/><BR/>I wonder if he knows that Chivas means goats in English?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-41728485722366428372008-12-04T05:49:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:49:00.000-08:00Probably not. I know management was excited about ...Probably not. I know management was excited about bringing Nurse in and how he looked initially. Preki went with the guy he really wanted in there in Justin Braun, who stands to play a greater role in 09.L.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03932409909043501781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-64015278537356938672008-12-04T05:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:46:00.000-08:00Stands to reason whether Preki and the management ...Stands to reason whether Preki and the management were in sync as to the player acquisitions. In other words, was this a player Preki really wanted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com