Gamethread: Sounders at Chivas USA
by Dave Clark on Aug 14, 2010 7:13 PM PDT
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And it comes down to the actual game on the pitch.
Scouting Report
Keys to Game
Quick Reference Card
8 PM kick down at the Home Depot Center
Line-ups shortly
Pregame will feature a little Jeff Parke talking about Alvaro Fernandez with Arlo White.
Houston Dynamo's loss helps Seattle. Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew doesn't matter. We need to root for a draw or Kansas City win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Los Angeles Galaxy win over New York Red Bulls doesn't matter to us.
FC Dallas over DC United likely means that we no longer care about their results either. Yes, I have added them to tier one, and after this weekend so will many more.
THIS IS YOUR GAMETHREAD - you will hear us
Tonight's beer pairing is: Beltian White from Harvest Moon Brewing Company of Belt Montana. It is a wheat beer with coriander and orange peel.
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Good choice of beers
I’m rockin’ the Weinhards tonight – a good, solid lager to see me through the game.
My choice for tonight is Bridgeport's Hop Czar
Of course, I’m visiting a buddy who has 50 or more varieties of beer in his beer fridge, so we may stray from our set course.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one?
Tell me it’s the 120 Minute…
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to start a tradition of buying a 4-pack of 120 min IPA
each season.
I will only open a bottle for Sounders making a final in any trophy.
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not a bad way to celebrate.
When I am in the mood, 120 min is just perfect.
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It will likely effect my gamethreads
I know it did last year for playoff game 2
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How will you know
when the final of the Heritage Cup is? I mean, you might know, but you also might not know until later. Ahh, the logistics of beer.
by Nevtelen on Aug 14, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You have no idea how pissed I still am
They blew the batch of 120. No more til the end of the year. I really want some.
Loving the love for hops.
Racer5 is solid. My usual choice at my local pub.
Dogfish head is good as well. I agree about the 120, but 90 isn’t bad either.
Have you had the Widmer clone? It’s pretty decent.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Widmer clone? I'm not familiar with it..
Yeah it was either the Racer 5 or Hop Stoopid. Decided to save that one for another day though.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
When we made beer for my birthday
We tried our best to mimic the Dogfishhead 90
We called it “our halves are 45 minutes”
Kirsten and Graham still have bottles of it.
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Not anymore as they moved South
There will be another round of beers though
In fall we’ll probably try for something scotchy
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Very nice.
Oh well, bottle #1 is done. Time to reload.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Scotch ales
and dark lagers are my absolute favs these days. Mmmm… Now my Weinhards is envious.
Lineups via twitter
LINEUPS:GK Keller, D Riley, D Ianni, D Parke, D Gonzalez, M Nyassi, M Alonso, M Sturgis, M Fernandez F Montero F Nkufo http://sndrs.com/392c
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:31 PM PDT reply actions
Sounders lineup is what we predicted
So we’ll just drop the match card into the graphic
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70 max
Unless he was playing coy about his fitness.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 14, 2010 7:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not to turn this into too much of a beer thread, but has anyone had Iron Horse's Irish Death?
I tried it yesterday for the first time and loved it.
Karma police, arrest this man.
I'm about a third Irish
Should I be scared if I try it?
I'm about the same and my digestive system didn't seem to suffer
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they have it on tap where I get my Racer 5.
Solid stuff. My friend and I put down a couple of 22s of it last Tuesday night.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooh nice!
I’d love to try the Racer on tap, I’ve only had it in bottles.
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how many minutes Fernandez has in him.
Will be interesting to see who Sigi puts in for him. Seamon?
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My guess is
Montano if we still need a goal, Levesque if not.
Plenty of options on the bench
With Levesque, Jaqua, Montano and Seamon
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Jaqua might come in for Nkufo
but if not, he’s another possiblitly.
I eally like this bench now
to think not traveling Zakuani or Fucito and still having 5 capable of starting on the bench?
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How much of a change is that from the beginning of the year
when some were cringing with the starters?
Having N'kufo and Flaco sure helps
As does a degree of health.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd guess Montano, unless Sigi is saving him for midweek?
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly...
Not only to 30,000+ of you show up at home games, you get more comments on your GameThread before kickoff than I had the entire match. I’ve got some community building to do.
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Most good things take time.
SBN heats up pretty quickly when people get wind of it.
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This is very true
There are certain levels of readership where the community explodes
Jer and I used to drop play-by-play in here, now we have really cut back. We’ll give inst-analysis
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I cheated today with the beer talk, but I wanted to add that
Way to get Jordan and Brian into the thread. You get those two writing for you once a week or more and that community will explode.
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It’s my first GameThread, I’m happy with how it went. I’m just cranky because my team is having a howler of a season :)
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by Zach Woosley on Aug 14, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Take the small victories.
It’s great you have the following you do already with a newer SBNB. 114 responses is better than some of the other Gamethreads around here.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I caught about half the game
It’s not that Houston can’t put it in the net (2-2 vs RBNY), they just can’t do it enough to win. It’s really odd. I think Ching could do more, but just isn’t getting any reasonable service from the midfield. He looked better up front in the All-Star game when he could get a bit of service.
You know we have an Everton blog too right?
So you can be miserable in two SBN soccer blogs?
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by Zach Woosley on Aug 14, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding
Of course, now I’d like KC to get a nice goal, too, so the Quakes at least tie.
Of course, SJ has been pretty dominant this half.
KC needs to get something going offensively.
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I haven't been paying close attention
I just switched over from RSL and have mostly been watching the pregame.
Oh well. Good luck to KC. Come on Kamara!
It’s odd, you’d think KC would do okay on a pitch that similarly sized to theirs. San Jose is just feeling that wall against their backs, maybe. They’re new players looks good.
Quakes have plans to add a DP
and theirs will need to be a name as well, because they need a stadium sponsor so they can break ground
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I seem to remember vague rumblings in that direction
Wonder who they’ll get. I think you’re right, they definitely need a name because of the new digs, but they don’t really have a ton of $$.
Their GM said today that they are continuing to hunt
And their ownership group isn’t poor, they just aren’t making money.
That shifts dramatically when they own and operate their own stadium.
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Fewing on CCL
I like the CONCACAF because there is a trophy at the end
#TrophiesNotFriendlies
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mmm Trophies.
CONCACAF doesn’t seem to be in the cards this year (with as crowded a schedule as we have), but it’s great the team seems to make it a priority. Do you think this could become Friendly C? Or is that part of your hope with your #TrophiesNotFriendlies campaign?
Dave, do you know how the gate revenue is split between MLS and the Clubs for participation in USO and CONCACAF events?
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Well can't win the CCL this year anyway
We’re trying to win it in 2011, this year are prelims and group stage
And Sounders will have that busy schedule every year I hope. My standards are simple – MLS Playoffs, US OC Semis and CCL Group stage every year.
Friendly C will be a friendly. That is confirmed. But things will be different this year.
I’ll see if I can get an aswer on gate revenue split for non-MLS matches
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I think playoffs and USOC semis are pretty acheiveable
but CCL will be a challenge to get to every season. Only the USOC winner, Supporters Shield winner, MLS Cup winner and runner up have a chance, right? (for US sides, anyway).
Who do you see in the stands that traveled
I see Tim Blakely
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I can already tell the Pregame show that the players to watch
are everyone on Chivas’ team on free kicks and corners.
by Nevtelen on Aug 14, 2010 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Just a hunch
and I don’t want to jinx him, but I feel a Nkufo goal coming on this week.
Fantastic.
A Nkufo goal is the only thing missing the last couple weeks.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW, did anyone see that the Dynamo official twitter feed
called Fernandez “The Uruguay Guy” last week when he scored? I think we should just put that on the back of his uniform.
That pissed me off so much
Lack of professionalism…
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
You're right, I guess,
but I just found it funny.
Alex Prus has a twitter account
This makes me laugh
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Sorry Kristina
but lets clobber Chivas, ok?
by Nevtelen on Aug 14, 2010 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Ball movement looks pretty good so far
nice mix of short and long passes. in just a few minutes the sounders have moved the ball from side to side as well as vertically.
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I was guessing it was early energy.
But yeah, things are moving quickly.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Montero getting ballsy
taking a long shot just to make Thornton think.
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great call by the AR there
Sounders do well to pressure the large Keeper
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Sturgis' corners are getting worse
or at least more predictable
They're barely getting to the front post
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
But he’s still the one that takes them. Hence the reason he will be protected from the Expansion Draft.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully your tongue was deep in your cheek with that one
There’s no way he’ll be protected
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Precisely.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, this is exactly what Graham was talking about in that post
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What the hell was Parke doing?
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I want to put a shock collar on Nyassi
Anytime he gets within a certain distance of Montero it’d zap him.
That was a pretty series of ball movement
swinging back and forth with solid moves
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We're really controlling possession well against
the ‘Mexican possession style’ that Chivas plays.
Nkufo is starting to show frustration with the refereeing
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If we learned anything from Ljungberg
It is that socring helps improve that
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Corners still make me cringe
It’s a Pavlovian raction from earlier in teh season
Whew
We might have gotten a little lucky on that one.
Bornstein coming on
Ante Jazic replacement
Surprisingly looks like a tactical sub at 30 minutes or so.
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Can Sturgis comprehend that there is a left side of the field?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT reply actions
And that it's ok to direct the ball that way?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Nathan Sturgis = Jose Lopez of soccer?
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Montero cut-off Nkufo's run
that move ended Nkufo’s chance
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Crap!!!
So close!! He’s a little slow, but I like his vision in the box usually (as far as we’ve seen)
But he's sooooooo much better than Ljungberg
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My problem with him
is he almost always goes near post and doesn’t get it over the first defender pretty often. When he used to vary it a bit, he did better.
Chlassy with a Chivas there
Take note sounders fans
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I don't think even Keepers get to do that
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Please just the wind knocked out.... please just the wind knocked out...
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I wouldn't mind Thornton going out
but wouldn’t trade Thornton for Montero.
I hate that fat A
Seriously, I love how Thornton grabbed his head after blasting Montero! Why? Was he frustrated he only got 3 Big Carl’s pre-match. Oh wait, its because he’s putting his contact back in.
LOL never see that one before
Knocked his contacts lens out
That's a helluva collision to knock a contact lense out
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it looks like there will be a ton of stoppage time
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Can there be more than 5 minutes?
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh ok, I didn't know if there was a cap on stoppage time
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I've seen 6 mins before
but not more than that. I guess it could be, technically.
It's like peeing
when other people are watching it’s tough to do.
Everyone huddle up!
Make a wall!
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Though I'd rather see a glaring Montero
or a celebrating Montero.
Yea
at least montero is okay.
Still not happy that the ref did nothing.
hmm
Dallas is really on a nice run..won today but I still want to catch them and at least wind up in third or better
Three minutes? that's it?
Idiots
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OK RIGHT SIDE IT IS
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
anyone else
not convinced with Sturgis and his corners/free kicks?
Montero might have a good head but I think he would be better taking the kicks.
yeah its like
Sigi, please! why beat a dead horse, just let someone else take them
This will seem counter to my original comment.
I don’t like Sturgis taking corners, but he seems to be the one doing it. Thoughts of who should take over?
Every corner to the near post this half.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't mind seeing Ozzie taking them
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Curious why he hasn't taken them before.
Does El Flaco have any experience taking them?
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
No clue about Flaco
But Ozzie has a cannon of a leg and that seems to be what has been missing all year on the corners.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd prefer Leo and Riley
but that would change the defensive alignment too much
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Hmm... you might be on to something there
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but much as I love him
he’d go for goal every time. Just like on free kicks.
That was a better corner
but still to the same spot. He never changes.
it absolutely
amazes me that this team has not scored on a corner this year.
Wahoo, time to watch the Seahawks BACKUPS!
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
Haha, I just switched over as well.
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair to comment about the 'Hawks in this gamethread?
Or foul?
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure there's a thread going over at Field Gulls
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, not really any other options.
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes me laugh
It is absent because Sturgis can pass forward, diagonal up/right and backwards. That’s it.
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Its a good question, and the past few games its been pretty noticeable.
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Maybe one of the reasons
Zakuani has cooled off the last couple of games.
or a CM that can't pass to the left
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Aw cut Sturgy some slack, he is almost as good as Freddie L is on set pieces and corners!
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HOnestly, I hadn't thought about that
but now that I think about it, you very well may be right. Zak has gotten precious little possession in the last couple of games except on intercepted passes.
Thornton has a limp
considering he doesn’t have great lateral movement, this might be a fun second half.
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We just need more credible
shots on goal to make him work.
This is not a smart coach
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by Dave Clark on Aug 14, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't seen Braun much
so maybe that’s normal but I’m not sure he’s best used on the wing.
As long as the stupidity works in our favor
I don’t mind at all.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
especially in the heat these days
What is the temp down there in Cali.
I just checked my thermostat inside my house the upstairs is 83! Thank the beer gods my TV is in the basement where it is cooler.
There's so many things I want to thank the beer gods for...
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope you can turn it around for the second half.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
should we count
how many times Sturgis passes left this half?
Arlo
appearing in the World Cup does not make you a star.
I like Alvaro, but World Cup star he is not
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Nagamura is solid
I wish we would have gotten him after his stint in Mexico. We’d have maybe the best midfield in the league.
I think that arm motion from Nkufo
means ’if you please, Nyassi, put that sucker on my foot"
Are the Sounders out thinking each other?
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Nice build-up
and nice idea by Leo, but close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades.
Arlo has his MLS talking points concerning Conferences
As he mentions Sounders next Western Conference opponents like that matters.
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Blaze
finally saying, “here is how you cross a ball”
That's why Nkufo does the heading and
Nyassi should do the crossing
by Nevtelen on Aug 14, 2010 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ohh Pat
just gave up on that. he could have made a Jeff parke run up the middle!
by fcjake on Aug 14, 2010 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Man, Nkufo and Nyassi
should go get a beer and get to know each other. Sheesh. Nkufo is practically screaming he’s open on some of those runs.
Yeah it's starting to get pretty obvious that's he's getting frustrated
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
For Flaco
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
If Alvaro gets pulled rather than Nyassi I'll be pissed
Nyassi and Sturgis clearly need to come off.
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But Nyassi is not fasting and therefore has the energy
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 14, 2010 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I get the impression it's a fitness thing
- he’s being saved for the 19th. Also, Sigi seems to have a sub plan already worked out and doesn’t seem to deviate from it no matter what.
Sigi already said Flaco would play 60
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 14, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
In game adjustments of planning are possible
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Yes but have you actually seen this happen with Sigi?
Sigi seems to have a plan mapped out and not deviate
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 14, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't do much about it if it's a fitness issue though
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 14, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Alvaro didn't get the ball enough to not be able to run for 20 more minutes
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Yeah, but everyone who's watched 10s econds of tape on MOntero knew it was coming
and where it was headed.
Come on boys
we need to keep some posession going.
Oh crap. Again?
I hate Sounders rolling on teh ground in pain.
This effing reffing...
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
But Ozzie didn't get carded for that tactical foul
either, which a lot of refs in this league would have given.
I really could use Seamon and Jaqua right now
off Sturgis, off Nyassi
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that is why I wanted a double sub
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Sounds good to me
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by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This making me nervous
Chivas is holding possession way too much in the wrong end of the field.
see I hate
this thing with Sigi, it is 0 – 0 and he has two subs left with just over 10 left in regulation.
t least he should have brought someone else in a few min ago
Not sure how Jaqua would do on the wing
but we need someone no question
Played the wing in October last year
but it looks like ’Sache
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I think Sigi has 'veteranness itch'
and he scratches it by putting in a slow ‘hustle’ player like Vagenas, Noonan, or Levesque.
We just need some of that
Montero magic right about now.
And as a result of one of those precious passes
to the left, too.
No, Montero
Two Targets
Please get a corner
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We just don't have it
in the final 3rd this game. It happens.
its also Chivas getting back to what
they were good at last year, which was some crushing defense
Sort of true, but
with such a different lineup and new coach, I’m not sure you can say they’re ‘getting back to it’
If by spectacular,
you mean crappy, then yes. We’ll take it.
Honestly, Montero hasn't been himself since the half.
How many times has he been involved in something dangerous?
Come on Arlo,
it’d be wonderful for the ball boy to get on the score sheet here, as long as it goes past Thornton.
That's the first yellow?
Prus I’m going to twit-spam you
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He's not going to get it
Are you joking? Come on, listen to Salazar. He gives out cards like candy.
In retrospect
that was possibly a bad decision to listen to Salazar.
and know he will give us ONE
extra minute for all that
What the bloody
hell did Leo do to deserve that? complete and utter bull crap.
Screw you Prus
and Salazar can eat me.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 10:00 PM PDT reply actions
This is deserving of a protest
If for no other reason than to make sure the league evaluates this ref.
I don't
think a protest is really going to do anything about it imo.
I vote
the ref totally lost control of the game by now booking earlier
Chivas slammed into Kasey Keller
nothing
Leo gets a red?
how about
Thorton slamming into montero that is a darn FOUL.
what an awful referee
from the 10 minutes allowed for thornton to fix his contacts, to the poor series of calls/no calls in the scrum
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He lost the game early
The ending was a direct result of what he did/didn’t do the rest of the game.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 14, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
I think Prus is a good ref. But he did have a bad day. He lost control of that scrum and just didn’t know what to do.
That made me want to punch him through the TV
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Which kind of contradicts your assertion that he's a good ref
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 14, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He's done a good job in games like
the USOC final last season. I remember him because he’s one of the better MLS refs and usually his games are pretty well called. Wasn’t necessarily true tonight, but I’d say it is more often than not.
Bad day is an understatement.
Cards should have been brought out a lot earlier.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed
I was wondering where the cards were early in the game.
Well note to self to stay off the soundersfc.com forums.
i have similar troubles putting in contacts without a mirror
but holy crap, you should get less than a minute in the middle of a game to put it back in, or put the backup in, or just play with one eye until half time.
Did
Leo retaliate after being shoved down like that? That’s the only way i can see him getting sent off.
well that sucked
at least we did not lose and are still on track with Colorado
No, we are in 4th, aren't we?
Maybe I’m on crack, but I thought we’re on 29 pts and Co is in 5th after today with 28. I could be wrong, though. It does happen.
I believe you are correct.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhhh snap
Via @Jrodius:
I feel like Ricardo Salazar is the type of guy that drives a car that just screams he has a small dick.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 14, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
Review
Can they reverse a red card in MLS? I think the ref just issued a second red to “diffuse the situation”.
Hard to say
i never seen USSF actually toss a red before.
Regarding the second red that is.
I have no idea about reversing the card.
by magistermilitum on Aug 14, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
my quick
review excluding the officially.
I thought Seattle played way too fancy at times and gave up the ball. More passing would have made a slight difference imo.
Quick Review is up
You’ll probably hate it
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