freddie-ljungberg Stories - Sounder At Heart
The "New" Formation - Three Forwards
Saturday night, if you watched at home or listened on the radio you heard many mentions of the new 4-3-3 that Sigi rolled out in order to get a bit more offense, and to try and get better passing from the Seattle side. This "new" formation put Zakuani, Montero and Evans in a band of three at the...
Keys to Game: Crew at Seattle
Columbus continues to be one of the best teams in the league. A trend that started three seasons ago under Sigi, and has continued as they retain almost all of their key players, and all coaches not named Sigi. With such light turnover leading them to two Supporter Shields, an MLS Cup and a 2010...
A closer look at the week that was
Before we jump headlong into analysis and preview of this week's match with the Columbus Crew, I thought it would be useful to take a closer look at last week's pair of disappointing results. Specifically, I'd like to take a look at the passing in the two games. As was pointed out at several points...
Keys to Game: Seattle at Toronto
As the points race has two teams surging ahead (Red Bull and Galaxy), Seattle has the backend of the Double against a side that can't be underestimated, as they are a solid home side. Yes, Toronto is historically bad, but they are also an historical dichotomy that just plays much better at home....
Quick Review: Sounders 2 - Salt Lake 2
I promised Steve Clare that I would do the player ratings at his site for this match, and those will be up later today or tomorrow, as I will be watching this match again. But as I tended to focus on the individual performances while trying to host a party and a gamethread on occaission, there were...
Preview: Sounders host Red Bull New York
Red Bull had a very bad year. Their head coach, sporting director and other personnel people were fired, and they were a team that demands roster churn. The club followed through. Bringing in Backe to coach is a move that Freddie Ljungberg really liked, having previously suggested him for coach of...
Quick Thoughts: Sounders Smash Union 2-0
This is a quick snapshot, based off of my live thoughts of the match. Sounders moved the ball well when attacking. Quick, but under control. Alonso really sparked the ball movement in the back, and while Brad Evans won the Man of the Match I would be tempted to give it to Osvaldo. He was the...
Quick Recap of Sounders @ Whitecaps Nil-Nil Draw
Seattle fans got their first live look at a preseason match, but only if they traveled. Emerald City Supporters had 2 busses, Gorilla FC got a van, and of course there were dozens that traveled on their own. Thursday Night ten thousand more will be able to see the action live as well. This will be...
Nkufo has serious pedigree
EDITOR'S NOTE: With Blaise Nkufo set to make his practice debut on Tuesday, I figured it would be good to revisit this piece I threw together after he was first signed. Some of the stats will obviously be a tad outdated, but I think it still stands for the most part. Blaise Nkufo might be the best...
After Sounders defeat Stabaek IF what do we know?
We don't know much, but we know that Sounders can now finish with a winning record in the tourney. Maybe even a top 5 finish against Norwegian and Danish sides. That's basically it. Everything else is guessing. I've postulated that there is competition for who will be the starting Right Wing/Mid,...
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