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Davis: Managers' influence shows in playoff openers

Steve Nicol's decision to be aggressive payed off for his New England side against Chicago.

Players play and managers manage, and it comes down to the fellows on the field to win or lose the games. Or so we're sometimes told by the managers. Neither manager got cute in the first leg of Houston's series against Seattle. Full Article at MLSnet - Major League Soccer

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