tactical-analysis Stories - Sounder At Heart
CS Herediano Nudges Past Seattle Sounders 1-0
When CS Herediano beat the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night it was not because they dominated play. It was because the team in Electricity acted more like a car battery that was low on charge and couldn't push the starter over. There were only a handful of opportunities for either side and the...
Thursday Tactics 'n' Things - Set Pieces
Today's TTnT is brought to you by the letters R, S, L, C, and K and by the numbers 2 and 3. RSL, of course, is Real Salt Lake, who have the most Euro-poser name in the league, at least until Garber announces the introduction of Bayern Milwaukee. CK stands for corner kick, and two is the number of...
Thursday Tactics 'n' Things: Do Forwards Need to Score?
[author' note: this was written on Monday, and with the busy schedule around here I didn't have a chance to run it until now. The context of this has changed a bit after last night, but not too much to require massive editing. I post it as originally written] Saturday evening, as the sun sank...
The South American Connection: Rosales and Fernandez key to Sounder fortunes
Lost in the announcement of the new SB Nation iPhone App, and the excitement that Adrian and Mauro are talking extension was this post by jake. In it he talks a bit about one of the traits of the Sounders identity - wide midfielders who are kind of like forwards. If we ought to have learned one...
Thursday Tactics 'n' Things - Strategy and Identity
I'm hoping that this can be a regular series where we can have some discussions about how the game is played, especially the tactical/strategic side of things. In the future I'll be taking a look at the tactics of upcoming opponents, tactical implications of Sounders transfer and roster moves, and...
Mysterious Case Of Missing Right Midfielder - Tactics of Seattle at Dallas
When Mauro Rosales scored the goal that would be the winner against FC Dallas Saturday night, he was certainly to the right of Fredy Montero and the rest of the offense. But watch the highlight again, and you may notice that he's in a central space. But that wasn't his only time centrally....
Back-up Right Back - What Will They Try Next
In the friendly against Manchester United we saw David Estrada finally replace James Riley. The original plan seems to have been that Riley would get rested by Brad Evans, but the aggravation of Evans' injury meant that he wasn't able to go long enough. With Seattle firmly entrenched in three...
Last Night Our History Became Legend
To borrow from the impressive five section TIFO from the Emerald City Supporters, last night the latest chapter in the Seattle Sounders legend started. It started with a March on the Match, the pre-game celebration, an enormous crowd that Harkes considered on par with Europe, but most importantly a...
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