Josh Saunders Rumors & News

We've seen enough matches now - with enough of a variety in squad - to really start to assess our depth, even if there is a certain amount of prematurity to it owing to the inexperience of several players within the system. Goalkeepers: ANick Rimando, Josh Saunders, Jeff Attinella, Lalo Fernandez Our quartet of keepers is perhaps the best in the league, and this is largely because of the addition of Josh Saunders. This isn't to say that Attinella and Fernandez aren't quality, or that they won't be top players in a few years, but they're certainly not here yet. Saunders has only played ...

After four matches, we can finally start to evaluate how exactly our depth is faring thus far; given we just played a match in which we were missing approximately 1,374 players, it's been made even more relevant and/or possible. Goalkeeper: Rimando, Saunders, Attinella, Fernandez. Nick Rimando is tried and true and will be our first-choice goalkeeper for the foreseeable future. Josh Saunders showed quite well but made a pretty crucial error on Saturday, but he's owned up to it and showed some real stability. We've yet to see much from the other two yet. Central defense: Borchers, Schul...

Josh Saunders - 5.5 Saunders had a bit of rust on him, and that is forgivable as a backup GK. The first goal was tough to save. It was well taken and it's not like Saunders was out of position or anything. For the second goal, you can assign some of the blame to Saunders but not all of it. Maybe 1/3rd of the blame. I would assign just as much responsibility to Palmer for not just clearing the ball when he had a pesky forward breathing down his neck. The rest of the blame is on that pesky forward, Jackson. Lovel Palmer - 4.5 In my humble opinion, most of the blame for both goals could b...

Likely to be the last of Real Salt Lake's preseason personnel decisions, goalkeeper Josh Saunders and midfielder Khari Stephenson have both officially signed with the club, Aaron Falk of the Salt Lake Tribune reported today. Saunders, formerly of Los Angeles Galaxy, and Stephenson, formerly of San Jose Earthquakes, have been training with the club for some weeks now. Saunders, who won two MLS championships in the last two years with the Galaxy, joins as a second-choice goalkeeper behind Nick Rimando. He made 46 regular season appearances for the Galaxy during that time and had been wit...

Goalkeepers (4) Nick Rimando, Josh Saunders*, Jeff Attinella, Lalo Fernandez The potential addition of Josh Saunders plumps up the goalkeeping ranks to something stronger than we've seen in some time. There's no doubt that Saunders is a good option to have, really, and if he wants to be here and not necessarily playing every week, we'll be happy to have him. Defenders (9) Central: Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Aaron Maund, Carlos Salcedo Right back: Tony Beltran, Lovel Palmer Left back: Chris Wingert, Kenny Mansally How exactly this look shifts and changes throug...

Josh Saunders arriving for Real Salt Lake's preseason training surprised nearly everyone, and the response since has been understandably varied. Saunders, of course, comes from LA Galaxy — that provokes some negative reactions — and isn't rated by some — provoking further reactions — and doesn't represent a true challenge to Nick Rimando's "throne," as it were. Those three concerns, among others, are particularly interesting. Reaction from the Real Salt Lake staff has been largely positive, but indications he could sign have been few until recently. Yesterday, during an ESPN700 intervi...