sanna-nyassi Stories - Sounder At Heart
Nyassi Scored, Moreno Didn't - What next?
This isn't a standard complaint about referees. Those are too frequent in sports, but recently with the USSF ruling that Nyassi was in fact onside against the Union and should be credited with a goal (who had the non-assist?) and today's notice that Jaime Moreno should have been given a Yellow Card...
Five for Fighting: Battle for a Starting Spot
Roger Levesque has started the past two matches on the Right Wing, and Pat Noonan came on with a decent performance for a man just cut from the Rapids. But the competition for that spot in the starting lineup goes deeper, it goes five deep in fact. There are justifications for each and every one...
Scouting David Estrada
Most Sounders fans know David Estrada was the club's first pick in this year's MLS SuperDraft. With a grand total of seven minutes played, though, it's understandable that you probably don't have much of an opinion of him. After attending Monday's reserve game, I figured it was a good time to share...
Updated Statistics to Include Sounders Reserve Play
Now I know most of you probably just glance past the sidebars, but on the left side you are missing updated Goals, Assists, Clean Sheets, +/-, Points Per 90 and Plus/Minus Per 90 numbers for League Play, and in Reserve/Friendly action you are missing the Goals, Assists and Points. Below is the...
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...
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 lineup that he hoped could win, but at the same point the Sounders are trying to figure out a few...
Sanna's brace reminds Sounders fans of presence
There isn't a ton you can take away from the first pre-season match/friendly/whatever. Sure it is nice to win, even if it is only 3-2. Certainly the Sounders lineup was stacked with Substitutes, Reserves and Trialists. In fact only 3 Starters saw time (Marshall, Alonso and Evans) and Evans was...
The Potential Nobility of Sport
This sport particularly, but also events like the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics, connect us to the world beyond our shore. Soccer fans in particular are used to following the sport in Europe, sometimes in Latin America, and even more rarely in the other regional Federations. Be it the...
Player Reviews Nyassi and Wahl
I have referred to these two as Substitutes in my tiering of Starter, Rotational, Substitute and Reserves, but honestly, Nathan Sturgis likely belongs here as well. All three are almost always on the available bench, but rarely see time. In Sanna's case he is still quite young, just entering the...
Today's Reserve Game v Wolves 3-1 - Update
This may seem like an odd departure during the Playoffs, but if the team does it why shouldn't we. Coach Schmid found a way to get his Reserves and Subs more playing time by getting together with the Seattle Wolves. He did this even while his senior side is smarting from the nil-nil draw. Coach...
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