Seattle Sounders v DC United - Gamethread
by Dave Clark on Sep 17, 2011 4:30 PM PDT
in Sounders: MLS Regular Season
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PrintDC United has a diverse attack. With goal scoring and assist men on the wings, at forward and with the player who may be the most similar in play to Fredy Montero with Dwayne De Rosario in that space between the forwards and midfield. The Seattle Sounders don't see this necessarily as something that has to change their defensive posture. Sigi Schmid noted that though diverse they still have one man on which they will still focus a bit;
Every team has a couple guys that you want to pay attention to more than others. Certainly [De Rosario] is a guy for DC you have to be aware of. You have to defend as a group, you have to defend across the full width of the field because they have people that can come at you from wide positions as well. The Chivas [game] was a game where the game got a little bit open and they showed their pace and their ability to counter-attack and one thing we have to make sure is that the game doesn't get stretched and we don't give them a chance to show their counter-attack ability.
The defense will also have to be wary of the propensity for a drawing the penalty. While Charlie Davies is the most well-known for this, United has drawn 8 and scored 7. They also have given up 6 from the spot. While scoring from the spot isn't a strength of Seattle's composure in the area will be vital as half of DC's games involve action there.
Seattle's offense has a plethora of options. Each is clicking and not all will start. Unlike most MLS teams, the Sounders will be able to create a different and more effective attack late. Starters can then afford to press defensively more in that they know that the team will be able to score with them or without them. Facing a generally younger defense the forward tandem of Mike Fucito and Montero should be able to use quick ball movement, angular runs and their penchant to shoot from odd spaces to create opportunities. Having a poacher around the net will be important as there should be a few more rebound opportunities than usual. Burying those chances could shift the game from close to blow-out.
The game is on KONG6/16 and 97.3FM with Arlo White on the call at 6PM
Pre Match Build-up: Projected Lineup | Three questions | Scouting Report
Opposing Look at Black & Red United
Tactical Keys
- Force Hamid to Leave 6 Yard Box
- Use High Pressure to Create Turnovers
- Beware the Counter
- Prepare for Flopping
Player Matchups
- Osvaldo Alonso v Dwayne De Rosario
- Mauro Rosales v Daniel Woolard
- Fredy Montero v Clyde Simms
Beverage: Brougham Bitter
Scarf: Nos Audietis
Kit: 09 Shale Trainer
Where I'm Watching: Sec 214
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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I'm hoping the Sounders will make up for that absolutely abysmal Huskies game today.
I met a possum.
this is my last home game before i go to university in england
I’m hoping for a good game and a win!
by Sandra_R on Sep 17, 2011 4:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
England?
That should be all sorts of fun. I had the pleasure of studying abroad in London during my Junior year of University. If this is your first time living in England, I have four little warnings:
1. Don’t get sausages. Just don’t.English sausages are flavorless, textureless meat-sticks. In general, be prepared to miss American food. English cuisine is better than it used to be, but bland dishes are still too common. Eat ethnic – Donners are heaven. Curry is good. Avoid pizza at all costs – pizza sauce is a variable fare which often has more in common with barbeque sauce than marinara sauce. If you miss American food, don’t go to a place that claims to be “American style”. Go to McDonalds – the food there is way better than in the US.
2. Learn to walk quickly, particularly if you live in London. You will drive Brits mad if you walk slowly – by the end of my time in England, I had an obsessive hate of Americans because of their habit of crowding the entire sidewalk and walking slowly. YMMV outside of urban pressure.
3. You will get lost. Accept that now. Medieval cities are as far from logical as you can get without being in a tesseract. Getting found is very easy: find a police officer. British police are the friendliest police I have ever met – and they will be very helpful, if asked. If you don’t ask, they won’t help you – it would seem impolite to do so, to them.
4. Know where your medical care is coming from. If you are there for the short-term, get your vaccines now. If you are there for the long term – make sure you know what your rights are under the NHS. The worst time to try and figure out your coverage is when you are already sick or desperately in need of a vaccine for flu season.
I hope you have a great time!
Have a great time!
Sausages
Get good sausages and you’ll not regret it. Quite how anyone coming from the US can claim British sausages are flavourless meat sticks given the dogfood that generally passes for “sausage” here is beyond me. Also, I wouldn’t recommend a doner kebab to my worst enemy, personally.
Matter of opinion, then
Doners were about the only thing that got me through a world otherwise confined to sausages the color and texture of rotting flesh and pub food flavored of unsalted potato. I enjoyed plenty of things about Great Britain – most of them involving either alcoholic beverages, the National Theater, or living in a city with actual mass transportation – but the local food was not one of them.
Perhaps if I were to have a doner in the context of something other than an option between fried chicken, flavorless beef and potatoes, or pizza consisting of cardboard layered with barbecue sauce, I wouldn’t be as happy with them, but at the time, they were one of the few culinary experiences I enjoyed. Not having my own kitchen at the time helped nothing.
Another small piece of food advice, Sandra: if you like Mexican food, eat it now. You won’t get much (if any) in Britain. Getting the makings is hard enough (I never found a place I could get tortillas during my 5 months in London) – but in my entire time in GB, the only Mexican place I found was a tourist dive in Edinburgh. Maybe things have changed since then, but I doubt it.
It hasn't
There’s a pretty good little chain called Barburrito, but they’re only in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Other than that you’re basically screwed.
The thing with doners is that the only time they actually seem appetising or tasty is when you’ve been indulging in the aforesaid alcoholic drinks. Beer goggles aren’t just for bedpartners, and waking up in the morning discovering what you did the night before is, if anything, much worse when what you did was most of a doner kebab.
thank you!
oh i know about walking fast.. I’m from madrid so walking fast is in my nature.
I’m there for 4 years so i have free NHS
Good - enjoy it
You’re there as a legitimate member of your community (and, as a foreign student, probably paying far more than your classmates for the privilege), so don’t hesitate to use that support network (This may seem obvious to you – but I had friends who were in England for a couple years for different graduate programs, and they were afraid to use NHS because they “weren’t really British”.).
More than anything else, though – have fun. I miss going to the National (If you aren’t in London, I hope you get the chance to go there and see a play), or walking down Holborn. I even miss the comic circus of stoic suffering that was the morning tube ride (when riding the tube, have reading material ready – or else prepare to amuse yourself with the silent discomfort of your fellow riders, sans the one person shouting into his/her phone while sitting in between two businesswomen).
Suddenly, I find myself wishing I were back in London (food and all), rather than in LA…
Looking into getting a jersey-
any recommendations on where to buy from? Pro shop or can you get them elsewhere or anything?
Also, any updates on the Nos Audietis scarfs? Are there any left or how soon v.2 is coming?
This is unpleasant.
MLS DirectKick has the DCU feed. No Arlo.
Kevin Stott
ugh
Recessionproof since 2009.
by 253Sounder on Sep 17, 2011 6:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Based off of one sample
YSA sounds a lot more like just plain YS.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Sep 17, 2011 6:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I hope we have Montero for a long time.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Sep 17, 2011 6:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I hope we have Honey Badger for a long, long time.
I don’t know what we’d do without him.
Now with more pessimism!
FUCITO!!!!!!!!!
That is where speed absolutley KILLS
Wahl just got a start against Herediano
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Obviously Kevin Stott just doesn't appreciate the Wahl-Najar bromance
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Sep 17, 2011 6:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That would be a sitcom that I would watch
FSC should pick it up.
by Colin Johnson on Sep 17, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Rosales and Fernandez have switched sides
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
SICKTASTIC!!!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Two of them. :)
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Montero -> Rosales -> Fernandez.
That was just nasty. Amazing soccer.
Did Arlo just say we broke another attendance record?
Is that for the year?
Now with more pessimism!
Yes.
I think they opened more seats this year, hence being ahead of last year’s pace.
Yes just surprised we already broke the yearly record
with so many games left to go.
Now with more pessimism!
Only two home games left in MLS for the Sounders
Not considering USOC or CCL.
Fair enough.
I keep thinking we have like 5 more home games. I guess I’m including the playoffs.
Now with more pessimism!
by Fear on Sep 17, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Unless they opened the upper deck while we weren't looking
It must be for the year. I think the single game record either belongs to LA or our game against NYRB earlier this year.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Sep 17, 2011 6:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bear in mind
That we did just that for two regular season games this year, and one of those (NYRB) already happened, so it makes sense that we would break the record.
What a pretty half of soccer
If we were just that clinical last week we’d still be knocking on LA’s door. Hopefully Van can beat them tonight.
NYRB is beating Dallas.
It would be nice to start getting some more room between the teams right below us.
Dallas looks like they are fading
We could end up with RSL. Which is unfortunate, because I think we match up better with Dallas. Although if they can get Ferreria back in the lineup things change.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
The extra road games aren't worth missing the top 3, IMHO
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
I was watching Mexican Primera Division earlier today.
That Montero-Rosales-Fernandez combo goal wouldn’t have looked out of place there.
@ritual605
by Greg Pirkl Lives on Sep 17, 2011 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
Great stat from @joshuamayers:
Seattle is 9-0-3 this season when scoring first. D.C. United is 0-6-4 when conceding first.
We're kind of toying with them here
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Davies off for Stephen KIng
Huh?
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
I was
wondering that myself. Well we don’t have to worry about Davis diving especially with Scot refing.
And their positioning suggests bunkering
w/o much counter. Down 2-0 doesn’t make sense.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
C'mon Stott!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Wooooooooooo!!!!!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Haircuts and tacos!
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
I'm
not sure if that was an assist for Mauro since DC’s Gk had a touch on it.
Good point... have to see what the official scoring is.
by wyte_lightning on Sep 17, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
MLS
didn’t give one for Rosales for that according to match center
WOW
Those three. Fernandez, Montero, Rosales.
That is a solid solid solid trio. Throw some Fucito in there and a bit of the Honey Badger and that is a solid attack.
by jordanR on Sep 17, 2011 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Wolff on for DeRo
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
White towel in this rain.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
That Trio
of Montero, Fernandez, and Rosales is lethal.
by Colin Johnson on Sep 17, 2011 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Scott follows it up with a hot mess in the back.
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Tune in to Scott's giveaway
thank goodness the score could afford a gaffe, but Kasey needs to get a clean sheet.
by magistermilitum on Sep 17, 2011 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
Keller's actually needing to keep DC from getting back in this a la 2009
You will hear us on Brougham, you will hear us on Occidental, you will hear us on King. Our yachts are all around you, there is no escape.
Jaqua is actually looking really good tonight.
by magistermilitum on Sep 17, 2011 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
Twisted
Defender planted on the foot..
by magistermilitum on Sep 17, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, was that not a foul of any kind?
You do all the work for us, Honey Badger, and we'll just eat whatever you find.
Rosales is a disgrace, with how he goes to ground so easily,
…when defenders stamp on his foot a second after the ball’s gone.
You do all the work for us, Honey Badger, and we'll just eat whatever you find.
Really hope Rosales is ok
Recessionproof since 2009.
by 253Sounder on Sep 17, 2011 8:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Rosales
walked onto the field after the game so it may not be as bad as it first looked.
by gstommylee on Sep 17, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If
montero headed it passed the keeper to Flaco then it would been an assist
If you heard anything in the press conference about Rosales's injury...
Please let us know! Really hoping he’s ok.
Here is Joshua Mayers' tweet about it:
Rosales also frustrated getting hurt on an unnecessary hit late in the game. Said it might be a stretched ligament.
by wyte_lightning on Sep 17, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
"Thugs" is the operative word
I’m looking forward to our DCU visitors complaining about Montero’s niggly fouls.
Dirty play from the get go
it seemed as though DCU had the gree light to play the man first and the ball second. It was a brutal game tonight. Although I wasn’t that surprised as Kevin Stott was on centerfield again. MLS really, really needs to throw that guy out.
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