What's the point in a tie? - updated

While I don’t disagree that Montero’s play was important to us getting a draw…His flopping really drives me nuts. He might get a call or two if he didn’t “get fouled” every single time someone comes within a 3 foot halo of him.

The more that I watch, I don’t think that Montero flops all that much or not more than any of the other top forwards. What he does do is that when he does get fouled, he over acts like he is trying to win the Academy award every time he gets hit.

The statistics bear out that the league is trying foul him every time Montero touches the ball. The league is trying to get under his skin. I watch the game at least twice. The first time live and then the second time I stop and start play, I rewind plays, etc.

While Dave said that Montero’s opponents get called for a foul on him nearly four times a game, he is getting fouled at least twice that.

For example, during the match Connor Casey gets bodied from behind by Tyrone Marshall. Casey stays up and plays through. However, he then loses control of the ball. So, Casey falls down. The only problem is that by the time he fell down, Marshall had backed off and there was no contact. The ref calls a foul.

A few minutes later, Montero is running after the ball and the defender trips him. There is no question that Montero was fouled; however, he did one of his acting like he was shot acting jobs and the ref says play on.

What Montero needs to learn is that his theatrics are not working and to play it straight. He is a rookie and he will never get the benefit of the doubt. He has only played in eight MLS games, he will learn.

Keller by far for me was the Man of the match in fact if the defender had not deflected the second goal Keller stops the shot and Sounders are still up 2-1 as it was Keller kept the score from running away from us in CO favor. Whinetero still drives me up the wall with his flopping to the ground, every time he gets hit he grabs his leg and rolls around like he had a broken leg. He needs to get over himself and get up off of the ground. Until then I do not care if he had a goal and an assist this game (it has been how long since he has had a goal?) That would be game #2!!! So until he can consistently do something 1 game does not make a player and he still does not show leadership on the field and he has had two games to step up with other Freddy being out with migranes, and has not in my opinion done so. Hats off to Jaqua for his goal and work ethic up front.

I don’t blame Fredy for falling down rather theatrically. He seems to already have the reputation to flop among the referees with the amount of no calls he gets. But if you look at his red card you see that flopping is rewarded in the MLS so I don’t see why he wouldn’t flop around when he is actually hit. Even Riley’s red card was a pretty good acting job by Magee I think it was.

As for Sturgis I thought he played horrible on Saturday. The first Colorado goal he doesn’t even try to defend Cummings down the line and lets him take it all the way to the corner. Too many times I have to watch Marshall come over to bail Sturgis out for not playing quick defense. I might give Sturgis a 3 for maintaining possession on offense but when I watchhis defense I want to give him a 1.