Gamethread: Seattle Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake
by Graham MacAree on Sep 9, 2010 6:30 PM PDT
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Dave and Jer-bear are busy so I've been tasked with putting up a game thread tonight. So, here you go.
Seattle vs. RSL at Qwest Field at 8:00PM tonight. You can watch on ESPN, but if you don't want to listen to their announcers, Arlo White will be on the radio (97.3 FM) doing commentary as well.
Dave's beer of choice tonight is Bifrost, by Elysian. Mine is Boulevard's Bourbon Barrel Quad. If the Sounders play tonight like they did last week, I may need more than 750ml of it.
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i know you're worried about me
but ill be in the pbox commentating by gametime
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 6:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
oh im at elysian now
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 7:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What happens if Nadal's tennis match goes long?
Will there be somewhere else to watch it until that match ends? Come on Nadal, finish this off in 3 sets.
We're out of luck
The US Open match will run until its over.
whoops
keller, scott, ianni, parke, gonzalez, flaco, alonso, sturgis, zakuani, montero, jaqua
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Lineup per Joshua Mayers
Sounders FC lineup: GK Keller, D Scott, D Parke, D Ianni, D Gonzalez, M Alonso, M Sturgis, M Fernandez, M Zakuani, F Jaqua, F Montero
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Sounders Reserves
GK Terry Boss, D Tyson Wahl, D Tyrone Marshall, M Mike Seamon, M Sanna Nyassi, F/M Roger Levesque, F/M Mike Fucito
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RSL Lineup
GK Reynish, D Beltran, D Borchers, D Schuler, D Wingert, M Gonzalez, M Beckerman, M Morales, M Williams, F Findley, F Saborio
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RSL Reserves
GK Nick Rimando, M Jean Alexandre, F Paulo Araujo Jr., F Pablo Campos, M Will Johnson, D Robbie Russell, M Collen Warner
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you're faster
no harm. saved me a few keystrokes
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
RSL practically throwing out a USOC lineup
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Not really
Olave is out and McKenzie has been rough, while Schuler has done well on trials. Rimando picked up a slight injury, so Reynish. Johnson went 2 full matches for Canada, Grabavoy hurt, so you get Andy and Gonzalez (watch out for Nelson, he could be a real wildcard in this one). I had hoped it would be Russell moving to be next to Nat, but 11 matches in 6 weeks so he gets a little rest.
Our Philly lineup was weaker than this one, should be a fun match hope I can stay awake through the whole thing.
Like I said, USOC lineup
You have guys all over the place that aren’t normal starters. Not saying you’re coaches are sandbagging, just that they aren’t using the best players.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe they are throwing us a bone
Since they wouldn’t have made it to the playoffs last year if not for our awesome victory over FC Dallas in the last game, maybe they are going to go easy on us. :)
who could they use
the only player that is on the bench that I would be starting is Russell, but we tend to run a rotation on our outside backs and have all year.
Sorry, but only three guys (including our keeper) have fewer than 10 starts this year, and you guys have 4 with fewer than 10 starts? Who is putting out a USOC lineup? So who from our bench who isn’t hurt or played 180 minutes in the last 7 days would you start? Gotta say you are wrong on this one, but let’s go enjoy the match.
you're missing my point
It’s not that you have a bunch of guys that should be playing, it’s that you have a bunch of starters that aren’t playing. I realize there’s reasons for all of them. Just saying that this is far from your best lineup.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Being on the East Coast Sucks
Here on Vacation. 11:00 Kickoff? No wonder mls ratings are so bad on ESPN.
Let's definitely start a West Coast v. East Coast subthred
Can’t be any worse that ECS: good or bad? right?
(Please no one take this personally. I’m kidding.)
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I just noticed that one. I’m glad i was sitting on a beach all day and missed it :D
This is emptiest I've seen Qwest for a MLS game 4 mins before kickoff
I’d say there are about 15k in the house right now.
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Weeknight? maybe?
Hopefully there will be a good turnout. cant imagine why not.
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It's slowly filling in
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Love that MLS doesn't block online radio broadcasts
I can listen to Arlo’s call on my lap top. I know MLB and NFL block online radio of their games so you have to buy their online service. Thought i’d give it a shot and it works Score!
Not as optimal as i thought
Radio is about 30 seconds behind. ugh. Still…
It's an anti-Seattle plot
Forcing us to be tortured by ESPN announcers
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I switched for a minute
Then JP said they added more seats to Qwest in the offseason because of demand… I’m now back to the 30 second delay…. haha
Yeah, you don't really need to tell me you don't care
Just putting the info out there.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounders going toward Brougham to start... that's not normal, right?
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Its only when I see broadcasts on ESPN am I really reminded how visually unattractive the FSC broadcasts are
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Realizing this is first time I've seen Jaqua start at Qwest this season
The incident which led to me profile pic happened during hte Dallas match.
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That should probably be a yellow on Morales
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On
that shove on the player after the ball was already out of the area?
Actually
The shove stopped a clear advantage
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Why didn't
Zak take a shot on that instead of passing to almost no where.
Well, crowd has filled in nicely
I’d say there are at least 25k in house
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haha
have you been reading the perceived attendance thread on BigSoccer? haha
Can't say I have
But now I’m curious…
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I read the last couple pages
I’m totally confused
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
Exactly. The first few pages aren’t much clearer
OK, thanks for making me waste five minutes of my life
Yet another reason why I am not regularly on Big Soccer.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
No Problem.
Anything to get back at the people that get to be at this game live while i’m stuck watching on my laptop in South Carolina ;)
Oh you :)
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That thread
Did someone really think they could get a more accurate portrayal of attendance by going of TV feeds?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
WTH?
was that non foul against RSL. Looks like a elbow?
Closest Sounders have come to scoring on a corner in months
Nice try Jaqua
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I know timing is so important with headers from corners. But having Jaqua’s height is great.
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This has been the one area that Blaise has disapointed me
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott seems to be getting forward a lot more than I remember
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I was about to say the same thing.
Not as smooth as Riley but he’s still getting involved
I miss Blaise's calmness on the ball
Jaqua isn’t afraid of contact as does his job pretty well but Blaise is definitely calmer on the ball and is a better passer.
Thanks for reminding me
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
that's the weakest pk i think i've ever seen
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that was not a foul
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
On the replay it looked like a foul to me
It was a bailout foul, but he stuck his leg out and clipped findley.
After he lost the ball
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
He overplayed it
It’s debatable if he could have tracked it down. But Parke needed to not stick his leg out at all. After falling down in front of findley, sticking your leg out as you get up is likely to get called. I don’t think you can blame the ref for calling it.
Thank god for Kasey.
I just hate seeing refs give penalties on anythign less than a scoring chance
You’re probably right, it was a foul. But there’s no way it was a scoring chance.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
F YES!!!!
I knew Findley would blow it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The free throw never lies!
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Great job by zak right there.
Too bad Sturgis’s touch was off. Great find.
haha too fancy for Arlo.
Probably the first time i’ve heard him stumble trying to describe something. haha
Two straight decent corner services from Sturgis
That was a goal if RSL defender doesn’t get head on it
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Is the pitch wet?
Seems to be a bit more slipping then normal.
No wetter than normal
It’s not raining or anything
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Alonso really wants a goal
He is trying that long shot more and more. Not that i mind. He is better then anyone i’ve seen at keeping the Jabulani down.
His
shot tend to be more on frame then the other players.
He's seems to be taking at least a shot every game these days
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really clicking well in the final third.
Hopefully Sigi can fine tune things over halftime.
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Well, I wouldnt go that far. Something must be working like our goalie since its 0-0
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Well i mean
more on attacking 3rd for Seattle.
Defense
wise its been okay with the exception of Parke’s foul in the box.
Findley sure is fast
How anyone thinks he’s worthy of a DP contract is beyond me, though
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I am still not quite over the fact that he got so much playing time during the WC when he consistently underperformed.
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Never had a problem with Bradley
Until that… His tactics were good when the players matched them… He just couldn’t adjust when they weren’t working right.
Yea
i was somewhat disappointed that US Soccer resigned Bradley
At least if anyone is wondering what Usain Bolt would be like as a soccer player when he converts we have a prime example…
Half time. Gotta say. I’m not sure who’s winning. RSL had the PK, but the Sounders have had more chances. Or at least more chances to make chances
woops
meant for this to be down further in the page… :)
I went to bathroom first, locusts beat me
Nothing left but raised stuff, and these are day old so … none for me thanks.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
But I see Steve Clare horded himself two
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
the mashed potatoes are great tho
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, if anyone cares
MLSsoccer.com’s Greg Lalas in the house, along with our own Blaise Nkufo in case you were worried.
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Perhaps you could
ask Blaise how his knee is doing if you can.
Or in Switzerland as some seem to be worried about
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It was either today or yesterday
But he’s been practicing, just not at full speed
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hate listening to know-nothing media people in the press box
“This game would be over if RSL had made that penalty”
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Like
they know how the rest of the game is going to be like?
Anyone said "there has to be a goal" yet?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 9, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
They're right
I mean… you guys remember what happened last time a visiting team got scored a pk against the run of play around the 20 minute mark right!….
exactly
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Good ball movement
Too bad that last touch by alonso was too strong
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Robbie Findley not exactly showing off his finishign today
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His thought process is limited to...
run run run run run run run run shoot!
Great play by Alonso to keep that alive
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If
only we could get something in the net somehow.
How
exactly can you get called for a bad throw in?
Hey, Fredy hit the "Shank it here" sign
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LOL
there was an actually sign that says that?
So
any possibility this will be one of those 0-0 draw games?
Looks like Fucito might be Sounders first sub
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Will Johnson for Nelson Gonzalez
That’s an upgrade
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That was as close as Ozzie has come (other than the Chivas game)
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make that jaqua
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
just fyi, the number on the board was switched
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Man Montero really has stopped ddiving hasn't he.
He was getting kicked repeatedly in the heel there and just held on for dear life.
Did ref just play advantage to Sounder on a turnover?
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Wow
Fucito is waaaay faster then Jaqua haha.
Well Graham will be happy to see that Fredy looks to be playing target...
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Another sign of Fredy's growth
short sleeves on a coldish night
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My wife says
Fucito is like a speedy smurf
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So manyt times we've had the ball in the box and can't get a shot off
RSL’s defenders are good at being in the way… I’ll give them that.
yeah, i want blocked shots stats, but can't find reliable source
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Seamon for Strugis.
5 minutes to make an impact.
Great shot by Fucito
Another blocked shot and that was in the corner.
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WE certainly have today
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Every game its something I've noticed. Keller clears to the other teams defensive line, throw into a choke point where montero is matched on someone 6+ inches taller...
Seems like we’re playing to the strengths of physical, bigger back lines.
Do you remember that time where we scored off a play like that? Houston?
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Too many of our goals look lucky rather than an inevitable conclusion from a course of events we set in motion
Just sometime, I’d like to see us use the speed to compress the back line into the box more quickly then lay off the ball to 20 yds out. Alonso was taking those types of strikes there and if we were intending to make that movement we might have been able to setup better balls in that area. Or maybe it opens up an angle for pass throwing them out of shape on D. We aren’t going to win consistently through this crossing game. They just crowd the box and we end up tripping off each other.
I also think we’ve got to have someone hedging near post in the open on some of these free kicks. the ball seems to keep coming out in space where no one is even thinking about occupying.
BORING
I fell asleep on my couch.
Aside from a couple exciting moments provided by Findley/Keller and Osvaldo’s volley, very boring game.
Harkes summed it up well for once… both teams would try to play it on the ground for 2-3 passes and then give up and boot it long.
Win or lose, we will always be here for you.
by johnjahafanclub on Sep 9, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding me
Calling the game with Zak on a one v one? What a bull shit way to end the game.
That's a new one
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me of when i was playing in High School
We were down 2-0 in the state tournament. Scored 1 in the 85th minute. Earned a corner in Stoppage time and the ref called the game.
oh
give me a break. blow the final whistle while the player was in attack?
That
Was the most frustrating call of the match.
It was like the ref just decided he wanted a nil-nil game and called a game that would result in one. When players are literally being manhandled in the box and nothing gets called (or called consistently) it is going to result in this kind of a game. The one time we get a genuine one-on-one without a bunch of RSL players positioned to defend, they call the game. Give me a break.
1 point from RSL?
I guess we’ll take it. Other than PK, Sounders really had all the chances.
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Yea, something was def missing from the offense tonight, not just talking about the lack of a goal.
Very little smooth plays not a lot of cohesion
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It was a scrappy game...
…but taking a point off the defending champion (who’s tied for the Supporter’s Shield at the moment, I believe) isn’t much to complain about. If we can get another draw versus Columbus, we should be in good shape for the final five games of the season.
i'm
curious if Seattle is rushing too much. Instead of keeping control of possession they quickly want to take a shot off.
I'll take it too.
Not that i have to like it though. haha
we
don’t lose ground to Chicago by getting the point.
Yeah
We stay in 8th in PPG no matter what Chicago, Toronto, and KC do this weekend.
Certainly a lot better than a loss
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 9, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
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