Match Day Quick Reference Card

by Jeremiah Oshan on Apr 9, 2010 8:48 AM PDT in Sounders: MLS Regular Season

UPDATE: We've fixed the bench, as well as tweaked the colors in an attempt to make it easier to read. Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive feedback. It makes it easy to want to do this stuff in the future when I receive such constructive and encouraging comments.

Feel free to do whatever you want with this. If you have any suggestions for improvements (can you read the colored fonts?), drop us an email. We'd like to make these a staple of your pregame routine.

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This looks great. I really like it.

The red on the purple clashes somewhat. Maybe go with more of a pastel red, a little closer to pink like this:

It doesn’t clash as much.

"LARGENT! UNLOADED! and he got the ball!

by seattle_since_81 on Apr 9, 2010 9:31 AM PDT reply actions

I was trying the match the actual colors, but you're right

Even on their logo it looks weird. I’ll lighten it up for gameday. Thanks.

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by Jeremiah Oshan on Apr 9, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions

I figured that's what you were going for.

I tried to get it close to that color, also. Maybe you could go with more of the maroon on the outer edge of their shield, but I’m not sure how well it would show up on the purple.

"LARGENT! UNLOADED! and he got the ball!

by seattle_since_81 on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions

please start noonan

i like that you have Noonan in the starting lineup. If Levesque isn’t on LeBench….I will have to LeScream!

by blakes11 on Apr 9, 2010 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

Awesome!

Will this be across the SB blogs, or just Sounders?

by Irrlicht on Apr 9, 2010 9:46 AM PDT reply actions

BayAreaRefugee and I are trying to figure that out

It will be at RSLSoapBox for certain

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by Dave Clark on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Well done.

I like it.

by JustinYNWA on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM PDT reply actions

Awesome.

Simply, awesome.

Now with more lemon bars!

by Fear on Apr 9, 2010 10:05 AM PDT reply actions

Helpful and pretty

Well done.

Coming Soon to SBN: Aston Villa!

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Apr 9, 2010 10:36 AM PDT reply actions

Perfect

I am liking this a lot. Kudos

by agtk on Apr 9, 2010 11:05 AM PDT reply actions

Did they change formations?

I thought RSL ran 5 in the midfield last year.

by blakec on Apr 9, 2010 11:54 AM PDT reply actions

I got that from RSL Soapbox

Don’t know if Beckerman’s position is totally right, but I’m pretty sure they’re playing with four mids. If I get better info, I’ll change it for gameday.

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Then it's the bomb ...
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Apr 9, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

Last year they ran a 4-3-3 for about the middle third of the season

but this year it is the 4-diamond-2

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by Dave Clark on Apr 9, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Formations

As a new soccer fan, I’m not super familiar with the different formations. If there is room in future reference cards, could you include the numbers for the formation as well? I grok numbers better than seeing the layout. For the Sounders, I can’t tell if we’re running a 5-4-1 or a 4-5-1 or 4-2-3-1 or…

I love the idea. I’ll want to print these out for home games too.

Trayton

Fan of: Cards, Blues, Yellow Jackets, Rams, Wolverines, and Blazers.

by ColinMacLeod on Apr 9, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Good idea

And easy enough. I’ll find somewhere for that. Thanks.

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Then it's the bomb ...
That will bring us together

by Jeremiah Oshan on Apr 9, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

we'll just have to decide what to call it

because they tread the line on a couple different standard nomenclatures.

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by Dave Clark on Apr 9, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions

At times

I don’t think Alonso can tell if he is in a 5-3-2 or a 4-4-2. :)

by blakec on Apr 10, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

This is really spectacular! It’s super useful and something I’d totally be willing to hand out to people while watching the game. Fantastic job man!

by Perrinbar on Apr 9, 2010 12:40 PM PDT reply actions

Wow that is great!

by Pablo Mercado on Apr 9, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions

Just so you know where we're going...

Looks like if there’s one problem, it’s the colors-on-colors fonts. To fix this, I think we’ll probably go with black or white numbers for everyone. As pretty as I think it looks with multiple colors, I don’t know that it’s the best for reading and reprinting.

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Then it's the bomb ...
That will bring us together

by Jeremiah Oshan on Apr 9, 2010 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

Keep the blue/green for Sounders

It’s just RSL that is not so easy to read.

by agtk on Apr 9, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually

I kind of like the white numbers.

by agtk on Apr 9, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

This is really great! I love it! Thanks!

by Giffy on Apr 9, 2010 5:22 PM PDT reply actions

Here is the updated version

It is great work by you guys, I really appreciate it. RSL does play 4 midfielders but it is more of a diamond with the outside guys pinched in more than normal. We did play with a 4-3-3 for a while when we hit a rough stretch midseason, and then we switched back as our personal changed and guys started playing better up top.