In a week with only three games to choose from, “Great” Dane Richards was selected as MLS Player of the Week for his heroics in Houston yesterday. The midfielder, in case you weren’t watching the Red Bulls bounce the two-time defending champions from the playoffs, has a goal, an assist and also set up the second goal (a PK) with his cross that was handled in the box.

Playing in 23 games this season, Richards has tallied a career-high in goals with three to go along with a team-high six assists in 2008. He played the full 90 minutes against Houston the first leg of the teams’ playoff series. The speedy winger from Montego Bay, Jamaica, was acquired by the Red Bulls in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft after he was selected in the second round (19th overall) from Clemson University. Richards joins Angel (Week 20) as the only Red Bulls named MLS Player of the Week in 2008.

[MetroFanatic]

More “after the jump”

Basically, he PWNED the Dynamo. My heart goes out to those very nice Dynamo fans that showed up in Jersey last week to support their team (as they were very nice), but seriously, that ugly style you’ve paraded around as “soccer” since your first title? Yeah, we’re over that.

In other news, Jon Conway still sucks, but at least people are finally getting to see what I was saying about our dude, Danny “Cep-HERO” Cepero, all season long. Goalkeeping FTW~!

That bit of nonsense aside, we advance to face a very talented Real Salt Lake in the Western (please don’t ask!) Conference finals that will see the winner taking on either Chicago or Columbus. If we are somehow able to keep this run of play going a bit longer, those are BOTH very entertaining storylines for the MLS Cup.

RBNY have a very tough task ahead of them.