Relegation heartbreak: Ream's late header attempt almost kept Bolton up, the former Red Bull reacts (above).
5/15/2012: Tim Ream, Stuart Holden Relegated
By Ryan Kozlowski
DER JURGEN.COM
Tim Ream broke down how hard it is to be on the brink of relegation, a day or two before Bolton was eventually relegated after a 2-2 tie against Stoke City:
“I don’t know if anybody who follows American sports like basketball, baseball or American football would even understand what (relegation) is like,” Ream said. “You watch the [Blackburn] game and as the game progresses and Wigan scores, you see Blackburn and how they react.
“The pit that I had in my stomach watching them be relegated was something I’ve never experienced,” Ream said. “You don’t get that watching a playoff game in MLS. I can’t compare it to anything. It’s a horrible feeling. Sitting there watching the game and you think about your own team and the games that you’ve had in the past two or three weeks that were ties but could have been better results."
Ream's misery over ties was compounded on Sunday, when a win on the last day of the season would of took Bolton and Ream over QPR and into safety; but the Wanderers could not hold on to there 2-1 advantage late at Stoke.
“It was heartbreaking to watch (Ream said on Blackburn's relegation prior to Ream's own Bolton) and I wasn’t even playing in the game.”
Ream's heartbreak was multiplied near the end of 90 minutes (in his final game Sunday) as a header by the American almost put Bolton back up.
However, Stoke's Danish keeper Sorensen was up to the task. Keeping Ream from becoming a new legend at the Reebok.
As a result, Ream and his American teammate Stuart Holden will not be in one of the best league's in the world next season.
This has to disappoint American manager, Jurgen Klinsmann, as well; as Der Jurgen would definitely prefer two possibly, crucial players in his future setup to be getting Premiership minutes.
Compared to Championship minutes...
Major questions any tactician would ponder?
Do Ream and Holden responding positively next season in the Championship? Do both become key players on the squad, with possibly current key players (like Kevin Davies) attempting to transfer back to the Premiership level?
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