Match Day Quick Reference Card: Sounders vs. Earthquakes

by Jeremiah Oshan on Jul 30, 2010 3:30 PM PDT in Sounders: MLS Regular Season

Hey, it's the deciding game of the much ballyhooed Heritage Cup. The Sounders probably need to win by two goals ... ah who are we kidding? The Heritage Cup is but a mere afterthought in this game for everyone but the most diehard supporters who helped create it. A win puts the Sounders ahead of the Quakes in points (although still a bit behind in PPM) while a tie has the potential to vault the Sounders into playoff position.

With injuries and playing time concerns, we think the starting lineup is pretty set with the main exception being right mid. We decided that the smart money is on Sanna Nyassi getting the nod, but we'd be equally unsurprised if Miguel Montano or Roger Levesque got the start. The dark horse candidate is, perhaps, Nate Jaqua. Regardless of what some of us may think of Nyassi's play, the reality is that Sigi Schmid has placed a lot of faith in him.

The Quakes lineup is in a bit of flux. We're going with the same lineup they had last week, but Frank Yallop has made several lineup changes since the last time these two teams met. Forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Joe Cannon have both slipped out of the starting XI in favor of Cornell Glen and Jon Busch.

As usual, here's your printer friendly version: match 19-2 (print)

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No El Flaco on the bench?

Seems likely Sigi will give him a bench-side view of the game, though I don’t think he’ll start.

by sidereal on Jul 30, 2010 4:11 PM PDT reply actions

Honestly

This was done before the Ljungberg story broke. It actually posted right around same time. Wouldn’t be surprised to see El Flaco on the bench.

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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jul 30, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

It'll be interesting

if Fernandez gets much PT and how much he gets.

My guess on the right wing is that Montano plays over Nyassi. That’s my guess as to why he came out of the Metapan game – Sigi wanted him to be a little more rested for the weekend. I’ll be we’ll see Nyassi again on Tues.

by Nevtelen on Jul 30, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions