Preseason Gamethread: Seattle Sounders v Vancouver Whitecaps in Cascadia Summit
by Dave Clark on Mar 6, 2011 2:30 PM PST
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PrintThe final match of the Cascadia Summit gives fans an opportunity to see the depth of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders teams as the starters for both teams went earlier in the weekend. Seattle's Second XI features more speed on offense and less on defense.
For Vancouver the lineup will be several of their USSF D2 players will be on the pitch in Jay Nolly, Wes Knight and Nizar Khalfan. But the most interesting note is that Omar Salgado gets the start giving us a preview of what the young man can eventually be.
Seattle's XI
| White | ||||
| Fucito | ||||
| Tetteh | Levesque | |||
| Friberg | ||||
| Wahl | Carrasco | Scott | ||
| Graham | Ianni | |||
| Boss |
Reserves: Alonso, Riley, Zakuani, Gonzalez, Fernandez, Estrada, Noonan, Neagle, Meredith, Ford, Parke and Montano.
That means no Mauro Rosales
Vancouver's XI
| Salgado | Sanvezzo | |||
| Teibert | Khalfan | |||
| Koffie | Morfaw | |||
| Duckett | Knight | |||
| Boxall | Janicki | |||
| Nolly | ||||
Joe Cannon did manage to get some play yesterday. Which is important for the 'Caps as he hasn't been healthy most of pre-season.
Pay attention to Mike Fucito, O'Brian White and Michael Tetteh in order to fill out the projections forms.
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I'm more excited for today than I was for Friday's match
Really interested in seeing Tetteh in Zak’s spot, as well as the Friberg/Carrasco midfield pairing
Can't Wait!
Oh wait, Bart Scott owns that now… Guh
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pumped for this game!
If you need me to post time updates let me know.
I’m excited to see this team. Also hoping to see montano and neagle today. I wonder why rosales isn’t playing
Also I want to see how salgado is. There has been so much hype so I think it will be interesting to see how he does
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 2:45 PM PST via mobile reply actions
At Starfire
My son is a ball boy today!
by bauckus on Mar 6, 2011 2:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
No, he's not
He was in training yesterday. Not sure what’s going on though.
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Could be, but he'd still be in the reserves
He’s sat for quite some time now. Odd
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from
what i read he hasn’t played a game for quite some time at least a year or so.
Dave and I are freezing out butts off out here.
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Haha its actually 40 degrees here in South Dakota, that two inches of snow we got last night, is now a puddle of water!
You guys don’t know cold.
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OK, you win.
We’re sitting in what amounts to a wind tunnel up here.
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Press boxes suck ass.
The box at Everett Memorial is the same way. I’ve worn a heavy jacket in there in a 75 degree day before. You have my condolences.
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We're outside, too.
At least the box in Pullman, where I also cover games, is heated and enclosed. Here? Not so much.
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Everett Memorial is enclosed, but...
… the heaters are just on the back wall for the most part (there’s one in the radio section too I think), and the wind blows straight in to the nice big open windows shiver
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They left the windows open in Pullman for one of the games
In 10 degree weather. Gave up on typing notes right around the second quarter.
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Ouch.
I’ve been in the student section on days like that, I can only imagine how bad it is in the press box when it gets that cold.
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Canadian Officials?
Get ready for some icing calls
I'll start getting concerned if they call high-sticking
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Zach Scott wearing the armband today
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Anyone know what this starting lineup is for Vancouver?
Starters, reserves, or a mix of both?
Graham with a terrible miscue.
Vancouver goal.
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Salgado got the goal
Ball deflected off Graham and sprung him.
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Shit.
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
That didn't take long.
Salgado looked good on that play, but man did the defense look bad.
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Seattle's offensive players pressuring the backline well
not winning balls much yet, but forcing poor passes. prevening long service.
Levesque and Wahl both have served into box
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fucking defense
Graham :( why did we cut cruz again
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 3:09 PM PST via mobile reply actions
idk
Graham has lost salgado twice already. This could be a long game.
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 3:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm guessing they felt Cruz wasn't an upgrade.
Since he would have been cheaper on the cap than Graham is. Just because he’s different doesn’t mean he’s better.
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Everytime Graham gets beat
You should be hammered by now.
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I don't have enough booze to keep up...
Bahahaha
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Every time Nyassi turns the ball ov... oh, wait...
Every time someone brings up a goal he’s scored, hurl a can of beer at that person.
by wyte_lightning on Mar 6, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is embarrassing.
Boss with a howler
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You've got to be shitting me.
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Jesus.
Boss completely blew that.
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Wtf. Boss! Graham! Need to be subbed now!
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 3:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I'll take two rookies
over that piece of work from Boss
and
this is why i want seattle to find somene else to replace keller than to start the boss at GK.
im all for starting rookies over boss petition!
And then bring in marcus in the summer
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 3:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What the hell.
Absolute garbage defense and a terrible miss by Boss.
Frieburg
looks a little shaky as well, passes haven’t been fantastically weighted so far.
Friberg has had a couple bad giveaways so far, but he's probably had the most effort of any Sounder on the pitch early on.
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Every time he's had a chance to shine
he’s really screwed up in a big big way.
Nyassi mention
My wife did not appreciate getting a beer tossed at her…
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Wives should probably be excused from that one.
Domestic assault cases are such a bitch to explain.
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I'm in South Dakota.
No explanation necessary. (purely joking)
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No cops around to explain it to ;)
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No there is...
However they’re drinking and driving, and at worst, would be upset that I tossed a full beer.
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If they're the same as North Dakota cops, they'd probably be livid about the alcohol abuse.
I have/had family out that way, so I know what you mean…
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I've never been out there myself, thankfully.
But my mom was born there before her family came out to Seattle, and some distant parts of my family recently moved back for some reason.
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I truly cannot wait to leave.
Although… Giving my role as Unofficial Sounder Fan Club President – SD Division, will be hard…
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Can't blame you.
No one in that part of my family has good things to say about ND.
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5 Reasons to like South Dakota..
1. its not North Dakota.
2. no state income tax.
3. Beef is fresh here.
4. Despite a national drinking age of 21, nobody here can remember if its 12 or 21.
5. If you’re unathletic, you can still be a high school star.
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Sounds like five good reasons to me.
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I don't have the time for the cons list..
And #4 and #5 doesn’t count for me anymore…
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Cons list is, what, 3000 items long?
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I choose not to count.
It leads to suicidal thoughts.
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Which is a huge con in and of itself.
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I got a RT from Zakuani once though, he has family in SD.
I wonder where they’re at…and if he visits them…
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I hope not, for his sake.
We don’t need him getting depressed on us.
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Nah, I think visiting here would actually be a emotional boost.
Life isn’t so bad wherever you come from… Unless its North Dakota. Then I worry for you.
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Hey, that's "Dakota"
If you recall, they’re trying to ditch the “North”. Something about it causing people to envision a cold, barren wasteland. Oh, wait…
Oh man.
Nice service and header on that free kick, good save and defense to keep it out.
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Excellent service from Friberg on the Fri-kick
Scott’s header hits the keeper in the numbers, though.
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Tech Support
I was able to stream yesterday’s game no problem, but today the player endlessly sits trying to connect…any ideas?
No clue, been working seamlessly for me today.
Close your browser completely down then try again; that’s the best advice I can give offhand.
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And if that doesn't work try a reboot for both the PC and modem
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Restart computer...
or reset internet box…
clearing cookies.
Screaming and yelling?
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Probably.
Boss just can’t seem to position himself correctly, or something. Field awareness is lacking majorly. I’d love to see the rooks out there today instead of him.
by wyte_lightning on Mar 6, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Friberg with a great ball to Roger
Keeper makes a better save, though.
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Nolly looks very strong
They may have a battle even if Cannon gets healthy
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Uh oh
Im feeling a Friberg man crush coming on in a hurry
by ClosetCoug on Mar 6, 2011 3:27 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I've been impressed.
He was a little tentative early, but his passes are crisp, set service good, and effort level high.
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Dunno if I'd go that far just yet.
But Friberg has been impressive.
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I think I would
And that’s with a reasonable level of respect for Evans…
by Little old me on Mar 6, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
ok so at half i want to see
A rookie in for boss at goal.
Montano in at left mid, tetteh move to left back, wahl move to the center and graham go bye bye
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 3:28 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Damn that was close
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
I know it's preseason still, but...
… Graham isn’t really THIS much worse than he was last year, is he? I mean, he’s not that good, but he can’t be this bad either…
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I don't
know if cruz would be much better than graham if cruz made the team and graham was cut instead.
I didn't say anything about Cruz.
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Good save
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Otherwise known as: save not utterly screwed up.
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Whoops, hit Post too soon..
He can’t play any worse than this. There IS a floor!
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Aw, I thought it was clever as it was.
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Creativity
seems to be lacking. We are doing better working the ball up the field but things start to stall out once we get into Vancouver’s third
For a holding midfielder...
… Carrasco has been having a hard time holding on to the ball.
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Fucito down and hurt
Pulled something.
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Uh oh.
Fucito looks like he’s in agony, holding upper right leg.
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As ClosetCoug said: Olivo'd.
Hope he gets healthy soon.
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Hopefully not the knee.
The Vancouver announcer speculates it’s a hamstring. Of course he’s proved himself to be a bit of an ass so far, so there’s no telling really.
The way the trainer was working him, I think it was his hammy.
Wasn’t testing the knee’s stability at all.
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Trainer looks like he's working something on the inside of his leg, above the knee.
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We're so boned this year. *small sample size of events the past few days*
I fucking hate you Mariners
Hopefully nothing a little rest, ice and painkillers can't solve
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Even if it's not a serious injury, he's starting to develop a propensity for getting injured.
It’s a trend that worries me greatly.
by wyte_lightning on Mar 6, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Can someone please relate the Fucito injury for me?
in relation to, say, a Seahawks or Mariners player? I don’t know soccer players as well
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
I see
So it’d be like losing Obomanu or Stokely?
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
That sucks
Thanks
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Obo's probably a fair comp, yeah.
Or say a super-sub infielder who does a lot of things OK and doesn’t suck at much.
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So a dependable/good depth rotational guy
That makes sense. I hope it’s not too serious
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
Fucito off on a stretcher
Looks like a groin or hamstring.
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No.
It’s not a hip. Word is groin up here.
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this is
why i don’t really care of the results of pre-season or friendlies i rather the players not get hurt.
Anyone else completely stop caring about anything but Fucito at this point? Not looking good.
Boo! Tomorrow AM. I want all things now!
Friberg and Ianni are the only Sounders on the pitch playing worth a damn right now.
And of course, as soon as I type that, Levesque scores.
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GOAL!
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
At least we can always count on Levesque for a goal
vs Cascadia teams.
Roger not playing against Timbers
Was proof that Sigi wasn’t going to go for a goal at any cost.
But man I would have killed to see another Chopping Roger goal celebration.
by Little old me on Mar 6, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Friberg with another great service...
… but whoever it was that went up for it (announcer said Scott, I thought it was Wahl) jumped too early.
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To be fair, most Sounders are not used to having a set piece ball come in on target.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Mar 6, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I hope
sigi starts friberg instead of evans.
This team struggled so so badly on set pieces
It’s hard to ignore what a huge improvement Friberg is, and how he’d look deliverying to Nkufo and Montero.
No kidding
Once he got the weighting of his passes more or less sorted out and stopped the bad passing, he’s been overall quite good out there. I’d love to see him with the first team.
The weighting
Is tough to get right away on artificial turf…especially when its damp.
by Little old me on Mar 6, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Neagle should have had an assist there
Great ball by Friberg
Cascadia commercials:
Sounders: scoring goals, winning trophies.
Whitecaps: fancy ball handling.
Timbers: … standing around glowering?
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I think the Timbers do stand around and glower a lot
and the Caps have decent enough ball-handling. I wish it could be said that we score goals, in the plural. sigh
I keep telling myself,
It’s only preseason, it’s only preseason, it’s only preseason. But, it’s not working.
by wyte_lightning on Mar 6, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Vancouver announcer only knows how to describe matches by saying "what a cracking match."
He’s said it, what, eight times so far?
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What a cracking observation!
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by AKSupporter on Mar 6, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Crackingly played, sir.
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Thoughts on the half:
1: We were beaten by two goals from individual errors. As much as Arlo says the ball was swerving, if Boss doesn’t get his body behind the ball he’s going to let in a lot of goals. As for Graham, I’d give him about a 4-4.5. Just poor.
2: Fast Tetteh is Fast.
3: Small sample size and all, but somebody try to tell me Evans is a better option than Friberg. If nothing else, we need somebody to strike a dead ball. Friberg has had a few turnovers, but still…
4: Vancouver’s goalkeeper has been playing pretty well.
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Tetteh also had a nice tackle to break up a counter
It’s great to have a fast midfielder on the wings with defensive skills.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
Based on 90 minutes of action. I trust Sigi to know who’s better prepared than we do. Though I’m glad he and acarrasco are around to pressure Evans and step in if they prove their worth
The Sounders will have to play pretty atrociously to ruin my buzz from the Liverpool match this morning...
… but I sure as heck wouldn’t mind seeing them play a lot better in the second half.
Would love to see Montano come on and see Tetteh slide back to LB, and see one of the rookie keepers. Seeing Estrada wouldn’t suck, but not sure where I’d put him. Maybe take Carrasco off, he has not looked good at all.
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i'm
giving Carrasco the benefit of a doubt.
I think Carrasco has been pretty good
A couple of nice defensive plays and one or two good passes out of the back to spark a counter. Very good showing from a rookie, IMHO.
He's had some alright defensive efforts, but he was giving up the ball way too easily for my taste.
Saw at least three bad turnovers from him.
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For a first half summary....
Graham: Beyond awful. Using Wahl in the center for the second team and pushing Tetteh back has to be considered if he’s going to be that vulnerable to (modestly) quick play.
Tetteh: Too many chips, but definitely uses his speed well and has held up well in physical play (if too inclined to retaliate) – that’s been a pleasant surprise.
Friberg: …as others have said, great set piece service (and decent during the run of play). Given the team’s difficulty with set pieces- can one really justify keeping him out of the first team? This might be one of the most significant team needs over the past two years.
White: A decent first half, but as far as filling the need of target man I don’t think his play justifies the occasional thought hereabouts of him pressuring Nkufo for first team time.
Carrasco: Couldn’t disagree more with Conor above. Effective at winning the ball and defending one on wone, with a couple decent long passes forward. Alonso spoils us.
Fucito: Please, PLEASE be OK.
Agreed on Carrasco
sure he’s not Alonso, but who is? He was decent enough with some good tackles to win balls.
Levesque to RB, Scott to Center
Estrada at RM
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I wouldn't
have charged out the ball like that imo.
Of crap on a stick
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
kindof a shame...
Scott had a decent first half I felt (certainly by comparison to some other defensive personnel). First minutes of the second half have not been impressive.
What the hell...
That was craptastic.
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So based on what I've picked up on this thread
Boss is really quite terrible
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
He's just not someone we want starting.
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He has been today, at least.
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He
did come out quite far though to try to play it which imo wasn’t smart.
Well, his defense didn't track back.
He was in no-mans land.
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If you expected to see better defense in the 2nd half
you were wrong
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Ianni down now.
Looks more like he got the wind knocked out than actually hurt, though.
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Ianni down.
Thought he took a spike into the chest.
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Is it just me
Or has our entire offense consisted of back passes and long balls today?
Ianni with one hell of a shit off the bar.
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by Brian Floyd on Mar 6, 2011 4:13 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Don't blow into them, it makes them colder.
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That deserves a golfclap.
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Not to mention some fiber.
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I'm not interested in seeing another man poo on a round pipe.
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Don't knock it 'till you try it
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
WHY'RE THESE MONKEY BARS SO SLIPPERY!?!?!
by wyte_lightning on Mar 6, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
That ain't rust, kiddies.
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Glad you liked it.
Most people think my sense of humor is shitty. [insert bad pun groans here]
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Great shot by Ianni, but a terrible touch by OBW shortly thereafter.
Not impressed by White so far. Just doesn’t have the sharpness you expect from a goal scorer.
Levesque as a RB is a horror show so far today.
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yea
RB is going to be a problem this year if Riley goes down.
No kidding. Nothing but poor answers to our second line questions today.
Is Boss a capable backup? Maybe not.
Can Fucito stay healthy? No.
Will Levesque work at RB? Doesn’t look good.
Is OBW as good as advertised? Apparently not.
To be fair
Ianni is the only defender who’s played worth a damn today.
"Levesque out of position"
Most uttered phrase in human history?
I would love it...
If every time Seattle had a set piece, I could be even slightly excited about a chance of a scoring opportunity..
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I'll be interested to see Nkufo and Hurtado working with Friberg on set pieces.
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seattle
really needs to start converting those corners.
Scott down clutching his face after he and another Sounder clashed heads.
Looked painful.
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Seriously.
Friberg++
WTH? Who does Evans have naked pictures of? I know he’s a box to box guy. I know he “fits great” in Sigi’s system. But really? He’s never going to be the spine of a scoring MLS team. Alvaro or Friberg is an upgrade at the CAM.
No?
And while I'm at it (3 drinks in)...
We need to drop Boss like a bad habit.
Again, I feel for the guy, but he’s not an MLS quality starting keeper.
I still barf every single time I hear
“The Montreal Impact”
What a brutal performance in goal
He hasn’t done much right at all.
Sight unseen
No question. They can’t be worse.
If this isnt a case of "the backup quarterback is everyones favorite player"
I dont know what it is
Zach Scott
Looks like he’s never taken a header in his life before.
Another real nice corner delivery from Friberg
As someone said above, we need to put one or two of those in the net
Guessing Friberg's legs were wearing down.
He was all over the pitch today after playing a fair bit on Friday.
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It's preseason, a lot of guys are still building up their strength.
I wouldn’t be worried about it at all.
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Nice play overall on that one.
Montano had an easy finish, but the setup was gorgeous.
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Ozzie built that goal
except for the final 2 touches.
Came on at the same time Alonso did.
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OH MAN we almost had a set piece goal..
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Montano's goal was just an awesome moment.
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ahhh..
I have my mango salsa, chips, and a black butte porter and finally able to sit back and watch some sounders. All is right with the world again!
Scoreboards, not billboards.
Regular season, not pre-season.
nice run by ossie
again…
Scoreboards, not billboards.
Regular season, not pre-season.
Ahhhhhh, Montano!
So close, just couldn’t square it up.
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DAMN! Missed a great opportunity there
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
I remember Alonso's set service being a lot worse the last two years than we've seen this weekend.
Not complaining at all. It’s not great, but it’s a sight better than a lot of what we saw last year.
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Not sure he could have gotten it from that angle, Cannon had it covered well.
Montano doesn’t have the touch to get around the keeper on that type of shot.
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His first touch forced him into a cross
If he had touched it to the middle he could have shot
I think that was partly momentum carrying as well.
Either way, his touch was at issue. Still a nice play from him all-round though.
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Neagle just a step slow.
Great run by Montano. He’s looked GREAT since he came on.
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Lol @ Whitecaps announcer.
If the ref is so swayed by the crowd, why did he suck so much in Seattle-Portland?
La Vecchia Signora Forever!
Really? Do they do that in soccer?
I doubt any self-respecting player would do that. ;)
That was a couple of smooth interceptions he made there.
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So he whistles that, but not Levesque getting shouldered down on the throw before that?
Oh, the ref just blew the throw dead for the injury, OK then.
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I'm tearing up over here from laughing so much at that.
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Don't make me drive out to South Dakota with a baseball bat.
I try to forget him as much as possible.
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Its really easy, just get on I-90 and drive East for a 20 hours.
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… it ain’t me ;)
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We're built tough here...
Take a few whacks, then we’ll have a beer.
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One of the thing he definitely does well
is the long throw… other than that… everything else is pretty questionable.
Me Tan you Long time.
Or something.
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montano has looked really good!
I’m happy for him. He will be getting a very happy text from me after the game :)
I hope this helps his confidence he has had a good pre season
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 4:55 PM PST via mobile reply actions
But he wants to be C Ronaldo so badly!
by bauckus on Mar 6, 2011 7:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I keep thinking Levesque must be winded because he isn't running well.
Then I remember that I’m thinking about Levesque, and he never runs well.
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Boss again
"You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
meh
exciting 2nd half but pathetic first half AGAIN.
Well, they won the Academy game.
So… yeah.
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Ehhh...
I’d give him a solid B-. He had some positive plays but also some errors that stood out to me as well. However, how much can you really expect from a rook?
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"Oh, look, we're on camera!"
Production WIN.
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I'm actually feeling pretty positive
Some good offensive chemistry, Alonso and Zakuani looking amazing as usual.
Bring on the regular season!
Sigh.
I feel for Mike Fucito. He was in a lot of pain.
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It's a pulled abductor muscle.
Doesn’t think it’s torn. Still not good, but not horrendous, either.
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I feel
his pain. I popped a back muscle last fall helping a neighbor pack up and was lucky to get home on my own. Yes it was a different injury but it still hurt like hell for a while.
Good lord...
How do you even pull that.
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with fucito out for idk how long id rather see montano make the bench over neagle and co
he played pretty well at forward today and is really trying to break into the line up
also montano is not signed right now with the sounders
Which I find interesting. After todays performance he should get signed. I think.
Also I talked to him a little after the game and he said he has been on the chopping block so he is hoping this goal helps
by Sandra_R on Mar 6, 2011 6:13 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Observations
1 – I thought Carrasco, Friberg, Neagle, Wahl, and Ianni showed well of the 2nd stringers. Montano had his moments as well, and Roger proved his utility.
2 – I wanted to be more impressed by Tetteh and OBW than I was
3 – Zach Scott didn’t embarrass himself at CB. He also has easily the longest throw-in on the team.
4 – Graham is not MLS quality. He wasn’t even USOC quality today.
5 – I hope Boss isn’t really that bad.
6 – Get well fast, MF2!
by bauckus on Mar 6, 2011 7:18 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I wuld concur with much of what you say
I thought Carrasco saw the field well, impressive for a guy just stepping into the pro game.
Tetteh showed some individual skill at times, but I thought that he didn’t see the field well and as a result often held onto the ball too long and tried to do things himself, and ended up turning the ball over. It was pretty clear to me that anyone who is hoping he is going to replace Leo at left back has a bit of a wait on his/her hands. It isn’t happening this year, Tetteh’s game has quite a bit more maturing to do before he is going to be contending for the starting 11. (At least that is my impression, which is admittedly, often mistaken).
Whitecaps thoughts
As a Whitecaps fan, I had these thoughts on the game yesterday, and specifically your team:
1. Horrible goalkeeping by your man. Just brutal.
2. That defender in the middle should only be used in extreme emergencies.
3. When your starters came on, it was a different game, and we were lucky to get the win.
4. Tetteh will be good in a year or two. He’s got speed and composure.
5. Is the MLS reffing normally this bad? Identical challenges were treated differently one right after the other. It was like a wrestling match in the middle of the pitch at some points.
6. Don’t blame your right-back, Teibert is that good.
Cheers, and thanks for hosting a great weekend.
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One man's reply
1. Par for the course. Team seems to have a large amount of misplaced confidence in Boss.
2. I’m hoping that was an aberration by Graham. He wasn’t ever that bad last year.
3. Perhaps, but our reserves have been talked up as quality to get us through USOC and CCL group stage. I’m not so sure now.
4. Yes, hoping Tetteh was a 2nd round steal.
5. Yup. Horribly inconsistent with little accountability. I recommend a zen approach, otherwise you’re going to go mad with rage.
6. No offense to Teibert, but I’m going to go ahead and blame our RBs. Scott is old and slow. Levesque is a forward/mid who is being tried at RB because Scott is so questionable.
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