Welcome to the Sounders FC Postmat Show. Sounders FC Sucker is brought to you by Providence, Swedish official healthcare partner of Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders FC Postmat Show starts now. Well the comeback kids, can't stop, won't stop, and they do it again. For the third straight game they've come back from a deficit and for the second straight game they've come back and gotten a win. It's a final here from a now rainy Luminfield two to one Sounders
over the Chicago Fire. They were down one nothing after a thirtieth minute goal for Chicago. Then Paul Rothrock comes in at halftime for Alex rolled On and Paul Rothrock adds a bunch of energy and the Sounders used two penalties in the fifty seventh and ninety third to beat the Fire two to one. Come Back City, USA, and it just keeps coming for the Sounders as it's now ten points in the last four games and right now they are holding the ninth
spot in the Western Conference. They're back in the playoff picture. What a win here tonight at Lumenfield for your Sounders and welcome into the postmatch show. Jackson felt Pee viewing Brad Evans here for the next twenty to twenty five thirty minutes or so to break down this win. There's a lots to get to, but Pete, let's quickly start and Brad too, your initial reaction to what is a dramatic Sounders win, well much better in the second half.
Just energy alone. And you gotta give Paul Rothrock the credit. We Brat's been saying it. We we're watching the game. Danny Jackson just said it as well. There's no substitute just for running, just to put your head down, get to that near post. He clearly was fouled on the penalty kick that created the momentum to get the team back on the game. Jordan Morris did the same thing. But he just brings. He brings some grit
and bite. And I'm sure Brian Schpetzer saying we need everybody playing like Paul roth right, and he's he's a kid on a small contract where he's taken advantage of his opportunity and that's a good player. You know, he scored in a national championship final for Georgetown. That's what he brings. And you know he gets you don't get an assist for drawing a penalty kick, but he certainly raised the standard brat in the second half. Yeah, look,
I think it was a tail of two halves for the Sounders. And coming off what was such a successful three game week last week, you know, maybe you get a bit complacent, think that things are going to be easy. You come in, you face the worst team in the Eastern Conference, and it was anything but that in the first half, right, we talked about it, Sounders with only thirty five percent possession in the first half against
a team that struggled all year. Now, as of late, Chicago's been okay though, two wins out of their last three of the four that they've had this season. And it's really difficult to play against Eastern Conference teams now. Right when I first came into the league, you played every one home and everyone away, and now you only get four or five opportunities to play
against East Coast teams. And to me, it's starting to see like West Coast teams play a certain way and East Coast teams kind of play a certain way. There's to me, there's like distinguishing factors in the way that Chicago plays a bit unpredictable and especially with the players that they had out. But the Sounders come in the second half and do the work, and that's the
most important thing, is how you finish games. And I'm sure Schmidt's got into him, and you know, obviously maybe the sub was tactical at halftime, maybe Alex was feeling some symptoms. But you know, good on Paul Rothrock for coming in making a statement, and it kind of gave everyone a little bit of extra oomph. Right as soon as Leo Chu saw him running right, Leo Chu all of a sudden came to life in the second half. Yeah, it's infectious at the end of the day. Yeah, he
earned that at halftime substitution, didn't he over his previous play. Of course, he earned the right. To Brian Schmetcher says, give us what you've been given all the time, and had he not earned it, he might have come in in the sixty or seven year. Well, Schmidt said last week that Paul Rothross riding a high right at the post game. Yeah,
okay, well, then play the kid. He was the first one that was going to be called up. It used to be a Dylan Tevez or maybe early in the year Musovski but you earn the right to play in the game by hard work, and when you do that, you can generally get yourself on the end of the Sounders have such talented players throughout the field. If you get in the right spot, someone's gonna find you the ball. I'm gonna do it our Emerald Queen Casino, Play the Match is Paul Rothrocks
run. I had down here. You know Stephen Fries save in the fifth minute, great kick saving a beauty that kept this match zero zero in the fifth minute. Obviously you know there was other great plays, but I'm gonna make a we don't even have highlight. I'm just gonna make Paul Rothrocks run. The play the Match to Play the Match presented by Emerald Quen Casino, the betting capital of the Northwest. Pete. That run that earned the Sounders,
Yeah, their first penalty. Tremendous run. And his energy and his momentum and the way he works. I agree with both of you guys. He changed things for this team in the second half. Yeah. I remember as a kid watch him Monday Night football and the announcers that say, kids at home, make sure you do this or this, put your head down and get through the box and Jordan Morris outside of the right foot hit a really good ball that had Rothbrock not been fouled, it would have been an
assist for Jordan Morrison, the goal for Rothrock. But yeah, he did it. You put your head down, and but I love it. I love it. I've been a sub and you say, Okay, when I come in, I'm going to make a difference. Yeah, and and right now Rothrock has that. And I know that family and they all kind of laugh that. You know, Paul gets a little bit under appreciated for what he brings. He brings hard work, blue collar, doesn't give up on balls. He covered a ton of ground in his forty five minutes and he
and he's he relishes the chance to get out on the field. So that's a happy kid. One day we're going to vote for him for some public office. But right now he's right now, he is doing a great way when mayor of Seattle, the way his career, he's my favorite player of all time. He's my favorite of all time until just because he reminds me of myself. But I've said this before, It's yeah, you don't have to be the best player and if you are aware of that and you work
hard. Yeah, that rumps. Just about everything Ziggy used to tell us when we played really really good teams is that. And even when you play bad teams, right, everyone has technical ability, but you have to outwork them to overcome, you know, their deficits. Otherwise, if you don't outwork them, they're gonna have time and space to play the ball. We still have a lot to get to you here in the post match all quickly tell you a few things. Tonight's Toyota Man of the matches Albert Rusnak with
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One thing I wanted to talk about from this game, and Brad, you brought it up in the break too, with the fact that you know I had to play the match being Stephen Fry's kicksave on the one on one in the fifth minute, and Brad, he had a really big day for the Sounders to allow him to come away with a two to one to win. Yeah, look, he'd like to have the one back that that's snuck in though, I think I think if he watches that one over, he almost
makes the decision for the attacker. I think if if I'm an attacker and I see the goalie rushing out at me full speed and doesn't stop, then that makes me kind of second guess what I'm gonna do. But save for that, I mean, Steph was lights out tonight. I mean He obviously had the kicksave where the ball gets stuck underneath his foot like a hockey player. He had the punch in the first half too, to clear to clear
a you know, an opportunity for the Chicago Fire. And then he had one at the near post in the second half as well that he sent out for a corner kick. So Steph didn't put a foot wrong tonight. Distribution was good and he continues to be, you know, one of the top goalkeepers in this league. And foras, I like the fact that when there was an injury with one of the Chicago players, Steph ran fifty yards, went to JP and was trying to say, hey, here's what I'm seeing.
Right. He's the captain, he's the leader of the team, and he came up big today. And you're right. You know, when you in a situation like this, you're playing against last place team. If they get a goal five minutes in, we're in trouble. So they got to make the plays when they do. And he did come off his line a couple of times because Chicago got in behind. So he read the game pretty
well and good for him. He has been so good for this team for so you get spoiled, right, You had Keller right and and you just kind of somebody's gonna go take a shot and Casey Keller's just taking up a huge amount of space. It's the same with Stephen fry Well. I think I think the moment after the goal, you could see Steph was just like, all right, let's go. You know, confidence stands like come on. It wasn't screaming, it wasn't yelling. It was like, we know
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Now back to Seattle Sounders Sucker on Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM. We welcome back to the postmatch show from Lumenfield, as your sounders have come back again to beat the Chicago Fire and that is a two to one win for your Sounders that puts them in a playoff spot right now, well, Sounders FC Soccer is presented by Providence Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders FC.
Sign to take a look ahead at what's next for your Sounders. They'll be right back here, same place, same time, different opponent next Saturday. That's July sixth Here at lumen Field, the Sounders will be facing the New England Revolution. Kick off at seven thirty. We'll have the Providence Swedish premat show right here Sports Radio ninety three point three KJRFM at seven pm. You know, so watch the match five MLS Season pass on the Apple TV
app and listen in Spanish language on l RA thirteen sixty and Pete. That's a New England team that's like Chicago, having a very tough twenty twenty four so far. Yeah, They're goals for are eighteen, their goals against are thirty five. They're they're not awful on the road. They're three wins and five losses. But I think we learned tonight that you can't look past anybody in this league. And so Caleb Porter is gonna come in with a plan.
He's a pretty good tactician. He will come in probably to park the bus and just try to get if they can get a point out of the deal. But I think Brian Schwetz is gonna look at this and say, look, we just learned a valuable lesson. We pulled it out at the end. But Brad, you can't look past anybody in this league. No, definitely not. And it's Caleb Porter at the end of the day. Yeah, that's one that we should all be looking forward to playing a couple
MLS cups. I mean, he's he's had his success and he's in a down year. But much like Chicago Fire, this New England team has six wins on the year, but they've four of them have come in the last five games, so they're on a bit of a roll too. Yes, they got smashed by Columbus five one tonight. Most teams have been getting smashed by Columbus anyways, so not too much you can actually take away from that
one. And it's just another opportunity for the Sounders. If they win this game and results go their way, they all of sudden are in fourth place in the West. And what is a better little carrot that you hang out in front of the players this week heading into this home game. That that is where you could be. That's where you should be, is what Schmetz will be saying. Yeah, no question. I mean you look at it and it's getting tight in this number seven, eight and nine spot. Minnesota's
well even Houston, right, And I'll tell you what you're right. It's four to eleven is four points. Yeah, four to eleven is four point. It's all there for the Sounders, it's absolutely crazy, very crazy. We'll talk about that more coming up on Wednesdays, Sounders Weekly at seven pm. Right here on ninety three point three kJ R FM will be a fun show reacting to this two to one come back win here tonight for the Sounders. We'll also have a player interview. You got a head down to the
locker room here in a moment. We want to thank everybody with the broadcast here tonight. Mitchell Bly back in the studio, Terry Ryan Keeley Dunning our producer and engineer here on site. Great call tonight from Steve Zachawani Are born in nineteen seventy four. Sounders Legend of the Day. Congrats to Stevie as well as Danny Jackson. Great job beat viewing, Brad Evans, appreciate both of you guys. Thanks so much again. My name is Jackson Felts.
We thank you all for listening. We'll talk to you on Wednesday for Sounders Weekly. We'll talk to you a week from tonight back here at Lumenfield for Sounders and the New England Revolution. Have a very good rest of your weekend, everybody, and we'll talk to you on Wednesday. And that's it from ewin Field. Once again, Sounders, another come back, another win, third straight win here at home. It ends two to one over Chicago.
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