Seattle Sounders v FC Dallas - Gamethread
by Dave Clark on May 25, 2011 5:30 PM PDT
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PrintFC Dallas enters Qwest Field and the Emerald City trying to continue its hot streak of 11 points in their last five games. Seattle Sounders FC continue to "figure it out on the field" from all the role, formation and personnel changes. The Toros of North Texas are 5-3-3 for 18 points and second in the Western Conference, while the Rave Green are 4-3-5 with 17 points in a jumble tied at third with their Saturday opponent (Real Salt Lake) and Cascadia rival Portland Timbers FC.
Both Sigi Schmid and Schellas Hyndman cut their coaching teeth in the college ranks, and developed their systems there. The 2011 MLS season offers each challenges to their long histories, with both losing MVP caliber players. Each side rests on the strength of their defenses, quality goalkeepers and offenses that are learning cohesion. South American players power both offenses; Alvaro Fernandez, Mauro Rosales and Fredy Montero for Seattle and Fabian Castillo and Marvin Chavez for Dallas.
The game is on KONG 6/16/106 and KIRO 97.3 FM at 7PM
Tickets are still available, some even below season ticket face value
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Opposing Looks at Big D Soccer
Tactical Keys
- Defend the counter
- Find Brek Shea on set-plays
- Find unique spaces in the box
- Bigger defenders tend to be slower laterally, exploit it
Player Matchups
- Brek Shea v James Riley
- Mauro Rosales v Daniel Hernandez
- Osvaldo Alonso v the Counter
Statistics
Traditional
Goals
Assists
Save %
GAA
Toros
Two (3)
Chavez (3)
Hartman (67%)
Hartman (0.91)
Sounders
Evans (4)
Two (3)
Keller (74%)
Keller (0.92)
Advanced
PP90
Shot +/-
Team Shot +/- 90
Team ShOG +/- 90
Toros
Shea (0.72)
Castillo (3.27)
2.91
0.82
Sounders
Evans (1.24)
Evans (3.59)
2.83
0.50
Opta
Duels Won %
Passing %
Opp Pass %
Possession
Toros
51.3
70.2
71.6
46.0
Sounders
51.4
71.7
73.6
50.4
Beer: Brougham Bitter at Fuel
Scarf: Nos Audietis (~15 left contact Jeremiah)
Kit: Shale Grey '10 - I could do without cold & wet
Where I'm Watching: Sec: 214 Row B or C, you will see the Banner
Nos Audietis In Somniis | Nos Audietis In Altum
You Will Hear Us In Your Sleep | You Will Hear Us From The Deep
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OK, I'll start...
Beer – Boring ol’ Heineken
Scarf – I have no scarf, I really ought to get one of those
Kit – Rave Green ‘10
Where I’m Watching – Laz-Y-Boy in Boulevard Park
by central_scrutinizer on May 25, 2011 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
Checking in from Seattle
Beer— Blue Moon, it comes in a can now, I officially believe in miracles
Scarf— Official FC
Kit— Shale Hoody
Where I’m Watching— My bed
Hold on, WHAT!?
Blue Moon comes in a can? Since when?
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Looking Forward to this
Beer – Woodchuck Hard Cider’s Summer Limited (a hint of blueberry – absolutely stellar)
Scarf – Official FC Scarf
Kit – Rave Green
Where I’m Watching – Stuck in my parent’s house for the summer.
I’m gonna go for a strong 2-0 or 2-1 tonight, in favor of the Sounders. I feel like this lineup might have some strong confidence with their ongoing run, and Jaqua and Montero might just click.
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Sounders FC lineup: GK Keller, D Scott, D Parke, D Hurtado, D Gonzalez, M Alonso, M Fernandez, M Friberg, M Rosales, F Montero, F Fucito
by ClosetCoug on May 25, 2011 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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FC Dallas lineup: GK Hartman, D Ihemelu, D John, D Loyd, D Shea, M Alexander, M Jacobson, M Hernandez, M Castillo, M Jackson, F Chavez
Montero and Fucito up front?
I’m excited to see this.
holy
crap sigi playing with montero and Fucito at top?
im officially in dream state!
Montero is starting up top with fucito! Friberg and rosales are back! And no jaqua or levesque. My only problem with the lineup is scott!
by Sandra_R on May 25, 2011 6:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
From Auburn
Beer— Alaska Amber
Scarf— Nos Audietes
Kit— None – I finally have money and I refuse to buy the duct-tape version of the kit.
Where I’m Watching— My couch
Soccer in a storm
Beer — Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye
Scarf — lost :( need to buy a replacement
Kit -Rave Green on my couch
Where I’m Watching -
Your screen name sounds familiar.
Scarf- 2011 Season scarf.
Kit – Rave Green.
Where- qwest : 209
Promising line-up!!! Maybe we have a chance after all!!
by TheDarkPassenger on May 25, 2011 6:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
How so?
Someone I use to work with had that as a nickname
by TheDarkPassenger on May 25, 2011 7:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotcha.
Yeah that used to be my nickname back in my sprinting days in HS & college.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets Go
Scarf- 2009 Season scarf
Kit- Away Blue
Where- Leather Recliner
Home sick means I get to watch the game!
Beer – does ginger ale count?
Scarf – Nos Audietis :-D
Kit – pajamas
Where – in seclusion, at home.
Fucito lookin’ happily scrappy!
///and the hills the greenest green...
Resting them for the RSL match, I'd imagine.
That’s the only thing I can think of anyways.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
So the Riley vs Shea match-up gone,
I am afraid Alonso may be having to shade over to that side of the field a lot.
Sigi changing tactics??? really??? wowzers.....Montero and Fucito up front together
really interested to see how we react to that……isn’t this something most of didn’t think we’d ever see Sigi employ?
Life's what happens while you're making other plans
Zach Scott at RB
is going to be interesting.
only 9 minutes in
…and I can think of a few different adjectives.
Helps to get the heart rate up and the adrenaline going
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe he's narcoleptic and he carries some smelling salts around with him all the time.
Hard to tell.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Narcoleptic defense does not sound good..
But it made me laugh, so thanks.
///and the hills the greenest green...
Helps him aim his kung-fu kicks better
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Go Fucito!!
Beer – Anchor Steam
Scarf – Nos Audietis
Kit – Cargo Shorts & Sounders Shirt
Where – In Front of the Flatscreen
I want to see Fucito pump up that PP90. :)
The Rundown
Beer – Red Chair NWPA
Scarf – not tonight
Kit – suit from work
Where – Chair
by magistermilitum on May 25, 2011 7:09 PM PDT reply actions
not to the impenetrable aggregate of...
Fucito, Rosales and Montero.
Make some space, guys.
Excited to see Fucito!
Beer – Fat Tire
Scarf – 2011 ST
Kit – ’10 Rave Green
Where – Chair, hoping the kids go to sleep quickly.
Nice work Fucito
Keep making yourself available like that.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Gonzo you sly instigator
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
damn....counter attack....not good
Life's what happens while you're making other plans
That's some horrendous defending by the Sounders
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Friberg.
Can’t hit a goal for the life of him.
On replay it looked better, but still…
by magistermilitum on May 25, 2011 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
WHy is Rosales dummying 10 yards out?!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Ick
Poor first touch by Friberg.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Karma's a bitch
Enjoy El Flaco elbow.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
That was a nearly disastrous failed clearance by Parke
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Defense looking very shaky right now
They’re not picking up the counters well at all.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
A Mohawk only looks good when it's a Mohawk
Right now Shea just looks like a drowned rat with a stripe down his head.
Unfortunately a goal-scoring skunk
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Is that...
Is that hair gel?
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
On a side note, WTF is Shea's hair supposed to be?
….striped?
///and the hills the greenest green...
A "mohawk"
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Actually, I think the current term is "faux-hawk"
At least, that’s what my tween daughter calls it when one of the boys in her class wears his hair that way.
You are correct, IMO
But what I was more alarmed by was the nasty dye job.
///and the hills the greenest green...
Faux hawk
is when the hair is short and stands up mostly on its own. Shea definitely needs product. That’s my old-school definition anyway.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
To me it seems like not enough is clippered short
to be considered a proper ‘hawk. But it’s a little ’hawkier than a fauxhawk. Mostly I wish I had something better to talk about. :-(
///and the hills the greenest green...
How has Dallas not given up a goal in 4+ matches?
They look very mortal so far.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Great combo play from Mauro and Fredy
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Too bad the shot went straight at Hartmann
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Disappointing first half
Had several good opportunities, but couldn’t convert. Then gave up a goal on a counter.
Sound familiar?
again, the counter attack defense almost gave up another goal...
but we have had our chances at the other end…..we’re so close to having this even… the spacing has been a tad out of whack but i do like what fucito brings to the table so far ….
Life's what happens while you're making other plans
Lot of good looking opportunities.
I think they can equalize if they keep that play up.
well
so far minus a couple mistakes Seattle is looking decent.
They
are resting Riley for Saturdays game.
It seems like when our fullbacks get up in the attack, we are super vulnerable to the counter-attack
If only they were faster…or maybe Tetteh can one day fill in that role.
scott is giving me a heart attack
He sucks. The sad thing is that we are stuck with him.
I like this offense. We are finally creating chances
by Sandra_R on May 25, 2011 8:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yea
and there will be more times were we have 3 games in a week due the adjust schedule for potential CCL games.
Our offense looks great
Fernandez is channeling his inner-Zakuani with some of his tricky moves there on the left side. I like what I’m seeing from him.
Rosales is a lethal passer. I think we knew that already.
Fucito is fast.
Montero hasnt had that good of a game tho. Created some good opportunities though.
by SeahawksPhan on May 25, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Via @joshuamayers
And we’re off in the second half. Looks like Friberg and Rosales have switched positions for Sounders FC.
But he makes it not as painful to listen to!
“Hey, everyBODY”
///and the hills the greenest green...
He's a pro
and I’m sure there are BBC equivalents.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
That'll be the publicly-funded BBC
that has no adverts other than for its own programs, then? Even on the commercial channels there is nothing remotely close to that diarrhoea in the UK.
Nice dive Jacobson
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
He's the Gandalf of the Sounders.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So last year was Khazad Dum?
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Watching him drag himself off the pitch was heart-wrenching.
And the Balrog?
///and the hills the greenest green...
Why are Scott and Gonzo standing next to each other in the offensive third?!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Roger getting ready
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Via @joshuamayers
Looks like Roger Levesque will be the first sub for Sounders FC. He’s getting ready to come in.
Roger Levesque?
Hopefully not for one of the forwards.
For Flaco
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
maybe trying to save him to use for the next match as well?
Life's what happens while you're making other plans
Looking forward to Saturday
is what I’m hoping.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
That's my guess
Fernandez has been doing a stellar job, but because our wingers are somewhat thinned, we need our starters rested.
Who wins headers
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
All about leverage
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
They're sending 7+ into the attack anyway
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Jaqua for Fredy
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
I know. Sure didn't look like it from here the first time, though.
///and the hills the greenest green...
Friberg went down too easy
I agree with Arlo.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
In a league not called MLS sadly
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
You just summed up this entire night :(
So far, anyways.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Free Bird...
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Did Neagle sub off Rosales?
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
Which, of course...
…is why Sigi left him in and pulled Flaco and The Trialist.
i understand pulling rosales (he is coming back from injury)
but i dont get fernandez or montero when friberg is coming back from injury too
Or this:
Oh man does Zach Scott’s service suck
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
so
(vent)
When are these moronic refs gonna start carding for faking
(/vent)
by gstommylee on May 25, 2011 8:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Like what Hartmann is doing right now?
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. We are all around you, there is no escape.
more
like clearly never i have yet to see the ref card someone faking in MLS since i started watching full time.
at least
teledo didn’t start carding people for shake of carding.
This team has serious problems
And I’m feeling pretty defeated about them.
FC Dallas was pretty awesome.
At shitty time wasting techniques.
by Greg Pirkl Lives on May 25, 2011 9:00 PM PDT reply actions
Does anyone know how many shots we had?
As well as shots on goal?
Something like 13 or 14 shots
Not sure about SOG though.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
They should have the stats on the the postgame show
If you’re watching it on TV.
by wyte_lightning on May 25, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I am
Is it a good thing that we had a ton of shots?
Or is it a bad thing because we cant finish?
by SeahawksPhan on May 25, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Dallas does
have a fine defensive. Loyd heading a ball off the line which was going in. if he wasn’t there.
Fucito had some brilliant chances
And he plays his heart out. He deserves another start in my opinion
by SeahawksPhan on May 25, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He definitely deserves to be starting
If he continues to play like I saw him play in the last 40 minutes.
last
Oprah show so no more interruptions on the post game show after this during middle of the week game.
I would
like to see more of this Montero-fuctio combo again but won’t be this weekend.
me too!
they actually looked exciting together
Are you serious?
They were awful together.
by Aaron Campeau on May 25, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like to see them with Evans/Ozzie in midfield
Probably not for a full game, but for part of a game. I’d have to watch again to know for sure, but my faulty memory tells me that a lot of the time Fucito got the ball it was because Fredy came back to link from the back to the front. If Fucito and Montero are both up front but Evans is sitting in front of Ozzie, then I potentially see Fucito and Montero have a little more room to operate and getting the ball at their feet more, rather than having to win the ball out of the air. Potentially, anyway.
Would
you rather see Levesque/Jaqua with Montero?
Via @joshuamayers:
Seattle outshot Dallas 19-7, 15-4 in the second half. Sounders FC also had 9 corner kicks. No goals.
Sigi Schmid’s thoughts on Fredy Montero tonight: “Needs to score. End of story. … That’s what he’s paid to do.”
In other words...
Look to see Fucito and Jaqua up front and FM17 on the bench at least once in the next couple of games.
I doubt
Fuctio is starting vs RSL. Don’t want to overdue it on Fuctio since this was his first full 90 in Rave green.
at least montero gets shots.
i believe jaqua this season has gotten no goals, no assists, and one shot on goal
by Sandra_R on May 25, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would like
to know how many shots of those were Fuctio’s
Oh fuck off Sigi.
You don’t even know what you have.
by Aaron Campeau on May 25, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Unfornatelly
for Montero to really work as a forward he seriously needs a partner for the other forward spot.
Jaqua & montero ‘09 N’kufo & Montero 2nd half of ’10
Those were time he has been scoring or getting assists. So far i haven’t really seen any sort of partnership this year. Although white and montero could been one for this year if White didn’t have that blood colt.
montero looked better tonight with fucito
he was actually hustling unlike other games, and fucito actually played good balls to him.
while white is out id like to see this partnership
Montero looked like absolute crap tonight.
by Brian Floyd on May 25, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
To put it mildly.
That was one of the worst outings I’ve seen him have.
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I disliked the notion of this partnership
And I disliked it when it was put into practice.
While we’re at it, Flaco was pulled because he played like absolute crap, the midfield sucked (cept you, Ozzie. Love you) and Zach Scott is taking years off my life.
by Brian Floyd on May 25, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott was great against Shea in the air
which Riley wouldn’t have been.
He probably won 12 headers off of Shea.
Nos Audietis
On Montero
I never bought into the meme that Fredy was lazy, but he was absolutely ineffectual tonight. I lost count of the number of times where he got muscled off the ball, or took three touches and passed the ball backwards, or where he received a pass and a move just died. I don’t know if he can be effective when the game isn’t called his way.
He can be both ineffective and not lazy
He’s gotten moved into a role again where he spends a lot of time fighting to get the ball out of the air rather than getting the ball at his feet. And he’s doing it up top against rather large centerbacks. I think with the short turnaround, he was gassed. His wrist is clearly still bothering him, though I don’t know if it’s really affecting his performance.
I thought the big problem tonight was that there was no link between Ozzie and the front line. All the non-Alonso midfielders seemed to get pushed way upfield after we went down a goal, and at times Ozzie would dribble and dribble and dribble, eventually get some space, and then he’d still have to make a long pass to get the ball up to the front line, which at times seemed to include just about everyone and his brother, in a sort of 4-1-0-5.
Still, Fredy’s touch betrayed him more than once and he had a bad night. At the same time, I didn’t think Rosales looked all that great out there, either. Rosales seems to want to be a winger, and I’m all for him out right, but if tonight was any indication, he doesn’t fit as a CAM.
by ubelmann on May 25, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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