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Rhyme or Reason behind the Lineups in the loss to Rosenborg?
I like to talk in the terms of Starters, Rotationals, Subs and Reserves. These days though those final two sections are really just Trialists. The depth chart is in flux, and so Sigi had to choose a l...
Its Called Football with Dave Clark
I chatted with Ben, Duane and Squizz about a few offseason Sounders issues. Here is their full show Or you can listen to just the interview with me Ben Rycroft helped in...
Fredy Montero - Too many touches
Sometimes flair and foot skills can stun the opposition and amaze the crowd. At their best these moves create space for a shot/pass or enable dribbling an opponent entirely. Often times they are ...
Sounders FC Open Camp - One Major Absence
The big news was of course the Freddie Ljungberg's absence and the statements from Kasey Keller. Keller's words were powerful, and pointed. He's likely the only player that can place those kinds...
... if this is a dream I want to stay asleep - update
That line is from Sigi Schmid, but I think it relates to so many of us after this first season. I know it personally feels that way. Last night, with all of the pomp, with the win, it was one of my ...
Size Matters
Sample size that is. In soccer statistics this shows up in several ways. 1 - there are so few significant events that the correlation and accuracy of the statistics will never be where they are for b...
More on the Off-5
I'm still as certain as ever that while Sigi has been employing the Arrow formation with a defensive midfielder and a box-to-box man the offensive woes of the team are such that finding a way to get f...
Academies, Reserves and an integrated soccer system
In all the drama around the USL mess (NuRock v the TOA - sounds WWE) much of the speculation is about how and sometimes why MLS is involved. Let's address the why first. Major League Soccer and Soccer...
Josh Wicks the Open Cup won't miss you
The suspension of Josh Wicks came down as fairly hefty (5 Open Cup games, play in don't count). Considering what the USSF determined were his total offenses it seems fair. He was violent when he stom...
Missed opportunities - for everyone, but more for the Crew
GBS misses a PK Gaven hits the post Marshall saves a certain goal Sure Alonso nearly scored as well (Or Montero could have slid that in after). But the fact is that the Crew had more opportunities an...
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