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Well, it's been quite the last seven days for your Seattle Sounders. We have experienced the high of putting five goals on LAFC in a big win at lumin Field. Then we watch the team unfortunately bow out of the twenty twenty five CONCACAFFT Champions Cup with a four to one loss to Cruiz a Zool on Tuesday, and then adding insults onto Acuni, adding injury onto insults. We got
word yesterday, official word. Jordan Morris, Peter dal leavega. They're both gonna be out for around a month and very very sadly, Paul Ariola is now out with a torn acl.
So yeah, it's been a week.
We have a lot to discuss as the Sounders are getting ready to face Saint Louis City SC tonight down in Saint Louis.
So here we are welcoming you too.
The Sounders FC pre match Show presented by Providence Swedish, the official healthcare partner of Seattle Sounders FC. Jackson Felt's alongside Diego Arioa and Pete Fewing. We are here for the next half hour and then Danny Jackson and Pete will be having the call for Sounders and Saint Louis well. And then on top of both of those are all of those injuries I just mentioned. On top of that, also Jamargomez Andrade is missing today's game due to a
personal matter. Uh, and obviously that's gonna take a hit for the defense. And in addition to that, Brian Schmidt, our head coach, did not travel with the team to Saint Louis due to illness. Assistant coach Freddie Warrez will serve as head coach for this evening's match.
So other than that, no, I.
Mean, Pete, Diego, I mean, as we kind of set the scene here and we can look back a little bit, sure, but really a lot of the looking back is looking at what's available tonight.
This has been a tough seven days for the team.
Beat It has been a tough seven days, but I like what we're putting out on the field. It's a very confident group, cohesive group. We talked a lot in the preseason, in the first few games about the depth of this team, and it's being tested today. But our starting eleven is filled with a bunch of guys who are used to starting on this team. So Freddie Warez, the head coach for tonight, puts out a three four
to three. Stephan Fry, your captain is in goal. The back three knew who on the left, Bell in the middle, Reagan on the right side of that in the midfield before Paul Rothrock on the left, Alex rolled on on the right, Obiit Vargas rolled on in the middle of the park. Rusnak will be on the left hand side wide up front, and Georgie Manongo will be on the right hand side, and Hesus Ferrera will be starting up front. So I still like the group. The bench is pretty decent.
I know we'll cover that a little bit later, but it's a good group.
And what you just listened there, I should mention is the Delta starting eleven for the Seattle Sounders. And I'm glad you I'm glad you did mention that, Pete, because I think the entirety of this pre match show, in the entirety of this first segment here really needs to be done in the context diego of what is available given the absences, because this is a team right now dealing with a lot of things in and out, including the head coach.
Yeah, and this is one of those games that the depth of the team is going to get tested, right playing against Saint Louis, a team that hasn't been beaten yet with also three clean sheets. But I think to Pete's point that at Seattle Town there have a pretty solid eleven with experience and young players.
I like to see.
Obviously we're not having Jerem Marius on top, and he has already three goals this season, but having Jesus Ferrera to have a big opportunity like this is starting the game and really showing you know what they brought him here, right, because he's a really good, experienced player and also can score pretty quickly and I like also the speed and the venimism that we have from Joji Minongou on the right, and then always the Alberusnak always with the assists Pete.
I think the subject of Haesus Furr is an interesting one because obviously a major acquisition in the offseason. It's a team that you know, was struggling a little bit offensively last year, to say the least, and I think we all knew they needed to add, you know, a big aircraft carrier type of offensive threat that Hayesus for brings. He's been playing off of guys like Jordan and Pedro and kind of you know, being the complimentary piece in a lot of ways. He's assisted on goalst to Paul Ariola.
But today he really is is all right, you know you are the big price piece. You are the big thing to come help our off today. We're looking to you to help our offense.
Well. Good players are able to switch and play different roles, and he had the great assist he had with Kolane for his first goal in MLS was fantastic. He he had his back to Kolani and he just glanced over his shoulder and played that great ball. But now he's got to be a bit of a post up player. He's got to get to that near post. He's got to get on the end of crosses. He's got to be available when we come out of the back. He's also got Russneck up there and Albert will come underneath
him a little bit. This lineup will change quite a bit. We say it's a three four to three, it'll morph into four at the back at some point. Right Alex is very comfortable back there and so depending on where the ball is, that's where the team. I love the term balance and opportunity. So Verrera will be up front, that will be his job, but I think players will move. And you know, Christian Roldan had a phenomenal goal from the edge of the box against LAFC. He can get
a little higher up as well. Ovid could maybe stay home. So they'll make it work, no question. And it's a very competent group. And your point, this is a great opportunity for Jesus to get on the board, to make his mark with the team and try to stay on the field. Everybody's competing for spots.
Yeah, and you're mentioning about Jezus Ferreira and I really want to see that connection with Albert Rosnak because we see Albert Rosnick how skill he is to look for the player and the space. And also if we think about how hezos Feria has been playing for when he used to play for FC Dallas, he's not like a typical nine that he will just sit on top like
he will come back and recover the ball. So I want to see that connection and those passes between Albert Rosnak and also using that right wing with Georgie in that speed, and I think that's going to be an interesting connection because it's so different that we usually have with Joan More is that it's more speed power and then try to finish right. So it's going to be a different type of attack as well.
One thing I look forward to is how is he going to read Georgie Manongo Because that kid is relentless when he's on the sideline, so he's seen him enough to know that, hey, if Georgie is going to get it and go right at somebody, so I need to make sure I'm available to get to that near post to slash in front of the goalkeeper. He's seen him enough that he's not going to be surprised when Georgie gets it. He has one thought, go to the goal right.
Occasionally he'll come back right and he'll play the simpler ball and he's been so effective. But that'll be fun. And Paul Rothrock on the other side, right, he's got to get onto those crosses as well.
And Paul Rothrock really, I mean, he had a tough start to the season and then against LAFC he broke through in a game against LYFC. Meanwhile, first game in club history. Five different goal scorers in that five to two win, and Paul was one of them. He assisted on Jordan Morris's eighty seventh goal that made him the all time record holder for most goals across all competitions in Seattle Sounders FC history. So Paul had a great
day against LAFC. Now it's about continuing that. But the interesting thing about this is for Seattle and Saint Louis And once again you're listening to the Providence, Swedish premat show, we're counting you down to Seattle and Saint Louis City SC Tonight Sounders are on the road and the Sounders are four oh and oh against Saint Louis City and this is they're perfect against this team. And one of the you know, the big reasons why is midfield play
in all these games. And then because they're tight games. I mean they're two nothing games, are two to one games. And when I look at a midfield that also features the rocks of Obed Vargas and Christian role, don I mean diego that pairing, that partnership.
We started to really see it in full.
Form last year and it's sort of just kind of the thing that we can always lean on and say, no matter if Pedro is out, Jordan's out, you know x y Z is out, if we have Christian and Obed, we're gonna have a good shot in every game.
Yeah, And that's that's what you see from Ovid. And I think we we've been talking about this about Obed Bargas over the last couple of years that, due to even though he's really young, is one of those reliable players that you know where you're gonna get right. And I think Schmetzer always and in this case, Freddy Warez knows what he's gonna get with Ovid and that connection with Christian and that experience. But to me, Ovid always plays like a you know, he's like five years ahead
of his age. Yeah, with that experience, with that just being you know, patient with the ball. So I really like to see this dynamic duo in the midfield. And also knowing that Christian and Owed they all go Bucks to Bucks, So that's going to be really hard for some Lewis that Hey listen. Also we'll talk about the opponent, but Sain Louis is also so far this season a team that they haven't received any goal yet, right, So, I mean clean three clean sheets.
Only two teams in Major League Soccer history have gone clean sheets in the first four games of a season.
I don't like the stats that we're talking about because I know we're four to zero against them, right, So it's it's like we're jinking them a little. They haven't given up a goal, We've scored a lot of They've scored a lot of goals for us, right, So I'm sure in the locker room, like my palms are sweat a little bit, I thinking they're saying, hey, no more, we're not losing the Seattle for a fifth time. We're not giving up a goal, and we're not giving up
an own goal for sure. So you're making me nervous.
But it's a perfect chance to kind of segue into talking about St. Louis City, which we're going to really do in full coming up the next segment.
We mentioned there.
As Diego just said, Freddie Warrez coaching tonight. In case you are just joining us once again. Head coach Brian Schmenzer did not travel with the team to Saint Louis due to illness. Assistant coach Freddie Warres will serve as head coach for this evenings match. We'll also quickly dive into the Providence Swedish team health report, which is of course, as always presented by Providence Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders FC Readbaker Whiting out with the hamstring. Still don't
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Welcome back Providence, Swedish premat show. Sounders down in Saint Louis facing Saint Louis City sc tonight at Energizer Field and we get a view of what we're seeing at Energizer Field, lots of fans dressed up for Saint Patrick's Day in a couple of days. One of the newest teams in Major League Soccer came in a couple of years ago. Sounders have not lost, have not even tied with Saint Louis yet, all wins four oh and oh here against Saint Louis City. Before you give us the lineup, diego,
I'm sorry. I've been amazingly distracted for about the last fourteen minutes we've been on the air because you are wearing like a green velvet Sounders hat with the new.
Logo on it.
It's Tortroy that that's one of the best hats I've seen since the rebrand.
Where did you get that?
So I it was a gift.
There's this brand called fan Ink who they have agreements with MLS and other other leagues and they send me this as a gift. So you cannot find it here in the store, but I can share to.
Send me the link because I'm buying one of those. That's a beautiful thing. It's like a corduroy green. That's that's that's that's tremendous.
Well to send a posy in junior high because it's coming back.
It's coming back.
Retro is cool.
Now go back, Yeah, you gotta, you gotta, you know, break out the things from your your playing days there with the sounders and all of it's relevant again.
Long time ago, same different body.
All right, let's get into Saint Louis City and what they're bringing. Diego, why don't you give us the starting eleven for Saint Louis tonight.
Yeah, So there there's a big surprise that Romemberke, the star goal keeper, is not starting because he had a hand fracture this morning. So that's a big news for the goalkeeper who had three clean sheets so far in the season. So Ben Lunt is going to be the goalkeeper, is going to sob in. We have a line of four in the the back. On the right side, we have James Horne center backs, cal Herbert Hibbert and Henry Kessler.
On the left, Thomas Tutland on midfield. We have Akil Watts on the right, Edward Luvin as number ten, Chris Dirking on the left and on top, Conrad Wallen on the right, Marcell Hartel in center forward and Cedric two hurt the German on the left.
Careful with Cedric so far he's he's on fire.
Yeah, And they've run the same back four in all three games pay previously, so very very consistent defensively, except, of course, their goalkeeper, as Digo mentioned, Roman Burkey out. Saint Louis just announced of a few minutes ago that
he had a hand fracture in training on Friday. Overall, Saint Louis Is off to a one zero two start to the season, two zero zero draws against Colorado and San Diego, and then they blew the doors off the defending champs, the La Galaxy, three to nothing last weekend in a game that was down in Carson, California. Two like the Galaxy are down very very bad right now, and then that was a microcosm of their whole season so far. Impressive win for Saint Louis City last week.
They're not in concacaff action, so they have a little bit more rest than Seattle, and as we mentioned last segment, they're looking to be the third team in MLS history to open a season with four consecutive clean sheets. They would join the twenty twelve Vancouver white Caps and the two thousand and seven New York Red Bulls. Those are the only two teams to start a season with four
clean sheets in a row. So Pete, as we kind of look at the Saint Louis team, Sounders have a great history against him, but they certainly are off to a good start, and they're much healthier than the Sounders, even with Roman Brookie out.
Well they are and I like their coach. I did a little research on him and he had a great Olf Melburg had a terrific career aston Villa twelve years with Sweden. He was the national team captain.
Center back.
So you get a center back, Danny Jackson's a center back, you get a little bit of a more grit, more bite, a little harder, and so that as a coach, that tease your team up a little better. So I expect this team to come out blazing tonight, a four to three three. We've got three at the back for ourselves, so it's going to be interesting to see how we match up. We're certainly not going to go man for man.
I would imagine we'll be pulling someone back, whether it's Rothrock or rolled on or whether it's Ovid tucking back at times. So again it'll it'll morph as the game goes on. But it's it's a very good squad. It's interesting. LAFC didn't have Larise right and tonight they don't have Burkie. So we've played against two teams with fantastic goalkeepers who let's hope, let's hope we can punish them tonight with five goals as we did LFS LAFC. So it's a
really good heart tole upfront. The German. He's a designated player. He is a very talented player. And they've got a lot of guys who have started. They haven't had a lot of change in their lineup before this game. Seven guys had started all three games, so the consistency within this group's pretty strong. And as Diego said earlier, they haven't given up a goal all season.
Yeah, and that says a lot about how this team it's really you know, focused on right solid defensively. They're
going to be pressuring that midfield. So there's going to be a really good challenge for Christian and Ovid right in that CEA mid and we have I mean Edward Luvin, who's a number ten, who's really creative, has a lot of really good quality, but also since the beginning, since the beginning, yeah Sly City, you know, since the franchise history in MLS, and he's one of those players that is not only really created him on top, but also
comes back to defend as well. So it's going to be I think to me, the midfield, and we'll talk about more about the you know, keys to the match, but I think I'm just so intrigued to see how it's.
Going to play out in the midfield. It's going to be a battle.
It certainly will.
You mentioned on Goos in the previous segment, and this this stat is one of the favorites of our friend Kevin Kay with the Sounders the Comm's department, and it's it's just genuinely amazing that this is even a real thing. So Seattle's had a couple own goals themselves this season, of course, we know I think two officially, but every single time the Sounders and Saint Louis City meet. Saint
Louis has scored an own goal all four times. That's an MLS record for the most consecutive matches scoring an own goal against the same opponent. It was Tim Barker originally, he's actually Tim Barker's actually done it twice. Jake Norwinsky's done it once. Kyle Hebert, who's starting tonight for Saint Louis, has also done it.
So four straight.
Games with an own goal, At what point do you kind of just throw up the hands and say, you know, there's something in the water and Saint Louis is always going to score an own goal against us.
Well, let's make a five to night. Let's make a five to night to see it be five tonight again. These kind of records fall, and this is such a unique one. But you know, think about it. With Georgie Manugo on the right hand side, Paul Rothrock on the left, I mean, Georgie will smash balls across the face of the goal, and if you get them running back toward their goal, anything can happen, and Georgie will get a lot of crosses. In tonight. Rothrock has been very effective.
You won't even take matches you're.
Looking for, I'm looking for number five tonight. Yeah, I think it's it really comes into can you get them facing their goal? Can you ping balls across? You're not going to get too many own goals if you float. But we saw a couple in the EPL today as well, so you got to get the service in and anything can happen.
Yeah, yeah, I think I think it is a strange stat though I love it.
And also I mean it's I would love to see why not a fifth own goal? And also how Sounders have outscored in those four wins like nine to one, right, so st lu CD has only scored one goal in those four matches, yeah against Sounders.
So again different coach though for me, this guy, I think, I think he makes a big difference in their mentality and their structure and.
It's really Yeah, I think it's also really organized in the background exactly starts.
The former Swedish national team head coach from twenty ten to twenty twelve, So they are definitely coach a little differently.
We'll see how they look.
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Welcome back to the Providence Swedish premat show Seattle Sounders down in Saint Louis tonight Energizer Stadium in Saint Louis Fort Tonight's MLS match. As Seattle is coming off of a five to two win over LAFC back in MLS play last weekend and also being eliminated from CONCACAF Champions Cup on Tuesday down in Mexico City.
Let's transition into our players to watch today.
Obviously mentioned that the inn are there to Paul Ariola to Read Baker Whiting, Jordan Morris, Pedro d la Vega. Some injuries also Yamar Gomez Andrade missing today's match. Brian Schmetzer did not travel with the team due to illness. Freddie Warrez will be the head coach for tonight's match. So with all of the changes, Pete, what is your player to watch for Seattle?
Well, we discussed this and I bounce from Russneck to Rothrock and then I look at it again and I think, well, it's Jonathan Bell for me because defensively we've got to be really strong with this team, and it's the first start for him. Three at the back right he's gonna have to make sure that he's organized. He's got good help on either side. He's got good help on the wing backs. But I think he's got to have a very good game tonight.
Yeah, I'm gonna go with with the man that I'm expecting to have the game, and that's Causeu's Ferreira, the US men's national team forward. So far he has assists and we're talking about it, but I think he also he's a complete nine for me and he can hey, he can score, he can make place as well. And I think tonight is Hey Hasky's the biggest opportunity starting for this game.
I'm deciding between two players because on one side, for Christian roll Don. On Tuesday, he made his three hundred and fifty second all competition appearance for the club. That ties Zach Scott for the most all competition appearances by a field player of any era in Sounders history. Today marks three hundred and fifty three. He jumps sack Scott and he is I mean, Christian Roldan, the iron Man,
the legend in Rave Green. Getting that number for three fifty three to night is an incredible honor, but as awesome as that is my One of my top interests over the course of the next two hours is seeing Saint Louis score their fifth own goal against the Sounders, making it five for five in every game, them getting an own goal and PTE you talked about it the last segment.
The way to do that is Georgie manoongoo, because Georgie.
Will run in behind, he'll take on defenders, he'll slam a ball across the face of goal and it only takes one poor touch and that thing's into the back of the net for number five. That is I love your Christian, and I the fact that you're getting three fifty three night is amazing.
But I want to see that fifth O one goal. I really want to see the fifth O one goal.
Yeah.
Fair enough, fair enough.
When you're talking about Joey talking about Christian and Zach Scott, what two great pillars of this program, right, two guys who represent the club in the community. Zach Scott, you said it, iron man, and you'd say the same thing for Christan hold On. I still remember in his first year him tracking back about eighty yards and the whole crowd was like, we love this kid. Yeah, and uh, and you know Brian Spesster does such a great job. You know, when Brian took over, he made Christian a starter.
He was a guy coming in and off the bench. So kudos to Christian tonight for breaking that record. I'm sure Zach Scott, because he's a class act, would be very happy about that as well.
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The Providence, Swedish prematch show just a few minutes away from kickoff Sounders Saint Louis City SC Sounder fans down on the McDonald's app today and when the Sounders win, you'll win a free mix chick in the following day with minimum two dollars purchase exclusively in the app. As we've mentioned the history with these opponents. With this opponent is good for Seattle. A perfect four to OZHO to oh record since the Missouri side joined MLS in twenty
twenty three. Sounders have only allowed one goal in the four matches. Last year we saw a two to one win here in Saint Louis and also a two to zero win in Seattle in July.
Let's get to some keys to the match. Diego, I'll start with you. What are you looking for?
I'm looking for that battle in the midfield as we were talking before. I think that's going to be the key to win. Not only the ball possession, but I'll so creating opportunities from there also how to be able to try to minimize the damage from Evar Luvin. Right, it's a player that no matter what, he's always going to create someplace right with the quality that he has.
And also I want to see Jesu's ferrera Georgie meaningland the right and also was like that connection I'm really interested to see and I think that's going to be if it clicks, He's going to be good for this.
Sounders shifting quickly I think is going to be important there get the three up front, we're going to have to make sure that we get numbers behind the ball. I'm with you on the flanks. I want to see Georgie and Paul Rothrock. I'd like to see Albert kind of come underneath and help Preyer out a little bit so that there's more numbers in the middle of the box when we crosses come in. And then who wins
the midfield? I think I agree with you on that's who's going to win the midfield, who's going to dictate play that back three? For me, I have a lot of faith in Bell and Bryan Schmester has a lot of faith in this team and the coaches. I know that he text that today and said, hey, they're going to do great. That back three has to get organized quickly. So Saint Louis is coming in again. The new coach, newtone.
Saint Louis has a lot to that they owe Seattle, so that we're gonna have to weather them a little bit at the beginning of the game.
You mentioned it.
It starts, by the way huge as well.
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Good evening from Energizer Park in downtown Saint Louis for this Western Conference matchup between your Sounders and Saint Louis City SC. Saint Louis so after a strong start under new head coach olaff Melburg, three clean sheets from their first three games stands alone in MLS and a statement three zero win last week versus MLS Cup Champs La Galaxy has illustrated their balanced threat in both the attacking
and the defending halves of the pitch. For the Sounders, a pulsating win versus LAFC last week was unfortunately followed by disappointment down in Mexico as they crashed out of CONKERCAFT Champions Cup versus Cruisers. All strength in depth has been the theme so far this season and they will need the entire group to step up now as they have suffered some very unfortunate injuries to keep players over
the past seven days. But it's another opportunity to showcase the resilience that is a hallmark of a Sounders team. I'm Danny Jackson alongside former seatle the University head co Pete Fewing for the call tonight, and before we get to Pete for his thoughts on the game.
As we get into it, let's get you the delta.
Starting eleven for your Sounders as mentioned by the group in pregame, couple of changes for Brian schmittzer Sef and Frey in goal. A back three of Jonathan Bell, Jackson, Reagan and knew who Jema is away due to personal issues back down in South America. Alex Roldan will sit on that right hand side. Paul Rothrock will sit on the left. The two holding midfield players Christian rolled on at Obed Vargas Georgia Minongo will shift on that right
hand side. Albert Rouznak will sit right in behind Heyesus Ferrara, who will players a number nine tonight, one of the first times certainly in MLS he's had a chance to do that for Olf Melburg and his Saint Louis team. A quick change in goal due to an injury to top man and goalkeeper Roman BURKEI in.
Goal is Ben Lunt will start in goal.
About four of Horn, Hebert Kessler and Totland midfield three of Durkin, Levin and Watts, an attacking three of two Shirt Hotel and Vallum so Pete as the team's kind of start to get ready to go. Sounders don't have a good showing in.
Their last away game against RSL and MLS.
What do they have to do tonight to really get on the front foot and get three points?
Well, I think you got to get a rhythm right away. I think you've got to get organized. I think you've got to make sure you keep possession of the ball. It's got to be good movement off the ball. We need leadership in the middle of the park with Christian Roldan and Vargas. They're gonna help dictate. I think Christian can really help dictate the play. And then let's get service to our wide guys so that they can get
the crosses in from the left and the right. When Georgie's getting his cross in, I want to see Paul Brian talked about this a couple of weeks ago. Get a little bit higher up the field so Rothrock can get on the end of cross the same for Georgie when Rothrock is getting his crosses in. We've got some good attacking players between Rothrock and Rusnak Ferreira Manongo and I would even add Alex Roldan and Christian Roldan into that. So get on the front foot right away, but make
sure we are organized. Don't give them anything early yet.
Couple of reminders.
Freddie Wires is going to be head coach today for the Sounders as branch Metsa stayed home sick after the trip to Mexico. He missed the last couple of days of practice, so obviously familiar faces. Freddie, of course has been a head coach in MLS before with RSL, before he came and took that assistant coaching job with the Sounders, so we're not.
Going to miss a beat there. As Saint Louis get us going, they're going to.
Be all read tonight at their boycious home crowd as the ball goes back to step and Fry. Sounders attacking the goal to our right in their anniversary kit, green shirts, blue shorts, white socks. As you mentioned Saint Louis in their traditional red kit, red shirt, shorts and socks. They're attacking the goal to our lefters Alex Roldand just rolls the ball out on this near side roll. Dan's been
getting obviously ever more involved. I'd love to see him get a few more points on the board goals and assists this year Is came into the league shifting to that right hand side. You know him obviously very well, but certainly the last couple of seasons would love to get him a couple more points.
I would agree when your defenders are getting points for you. With Jackson Reagan on restarts Gomez ANDROTI we need it.
Long throw comes in from Saint Louis headed clear by that man Alex rolled on. He goes back to the left facided player cliped in. He's collected by Stephen Fry, decked out in all blue. Tonight is the Sounders captain, and he spoke to the media. Yes, they talked about Yes, it's disappointed to have these injuries, especially the likes of Ariola of course, who had such a promising start to
his Sounders' career. But it's not just on the field those players we miss, but also in the locker room and these times where you have to go into place like this tough place to play Pete, use that experience and then kind of grind out results.
Potentially, Yeah, no question.
But the good news is we really have a very experienced squad and guys are going to take advantage of their opportunity. Paul Rothrock had such a great game against LAFC. You could feel that he felt he was back, the team felt he was back, so that's a good plus. And then again, the middle of the park is good for us. So I like the group. I don't think they missed too much of a beat. I also think Freddy Whereas is gonna look at this and say, Okay, what a great opportunity for me to, you know, help
have an impact on the game. So he'll be quite fired up as well.
Nudge in the back by Chris Durkin on Obed Vargas, who of course continues to evolve his game just so strong and powerful for such a young man, and he and Christian Roldon have really anchored the middle of the park. It was needs must last year at times for Christian Roldan to drop back into the midfield spot, but he solidified himself back into that slot, of course, starting as Sounder's career alongside Ossie Alonzo in the middle of the park.
But here comes Saint Louis flick over the top, pulled down by Jonathan Bell. Referee takes a look, gets surrounded by one of them being Levin asking for a fowl on top of the box. Nothing given by the referee. On Hartel it's right on top the box, question mark. Of course, VR will take a look, but game keeps going. Refrey took a long, hard look, didn't give.
Anything hertele wasn't too upset about that was he by the way, Jesus up front has now received two balls with his back to the defenders now three, so he's doing a good job. He's not quite as high as I bet coaches would like him to be, but he's been available. He's been a good outlet three times. And we played almost three minutes.
Vallum on the pull on Obert Vargas who was wriggling free. And look down on our monitor right now, just see a quick replay as a flick by Watson. It was a maybe a slight tug but he let go. But certainly Hertel made the most of it he did. I came in last season Saint Powley helped that team gets promotion with seventeen goals and thirteen assists, so getting them back into the Bundesliga is new. Who plays it farst
side the left is the ball. We'll see Rosneck floating around as he has done so well ten goals, sixteen assists on his year last year. Got on the board last week against lafc a Sis and of course that final goal where it was a great assist by Georgie Menungo. But it felt like last week Pete was a statement winning MLS. The team has proven themselves to play such a high level even games we haven't got results, Cruisers all at home being one of them where they played
so well. But they have certainly found their footing in terms of possession of the attacking half of the field.
Yeah, and I really like the shape. I know we're only just getting into the fifth minute now, but the shape has been good. Alex and Paul Rothrock have been higher up the field. The back three look comfortable. The spacing's good. Obed's tucking in to be an outlet for the defenders or for Stephen Fry. So, you know, we sometimes you know, think, Okay, it says it's going to be a three at the back, but it's really going to be five. But right now it's three at the back.
They're playing according to the plan.
Yeah.
Yeah, and so I'm putting pressure. Ball goes all the way back. Kyle Hebert to goalkeeper. Ben Lunt had some time at Cincinnati for a number of years from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty two. It came to Saint Louis, took some time in USL to get some game time and then back in the squad gets a chance unexpectedly so.
Now, as you mentioned, Ron Burkey got Player.
Of the Match day for MLS last week for his eight saves against La Galaxy and watching the replay, Pete, Yes, they've had three clean sheets out of three games and that is stands alone in MLS right now. But it was not without wavering somewhat against the Galaxy, and the Galaxy can feel a bit hard done by the game itself, but it was a man Burkey who just stood up and made some incredible say throughout that game.
Yeah, not seeing him in the starting lineup has to be a relief for Sounders players and coaches. It's again like lafc Larise, same thing. Not seeing him in the lineup. You go okay, because I'll tell you what. Burke is a fantastic goalkeeper.
Certainly kept that team in the game last week, got the three points. Ball goes in behind Georgie. I mean, I'm going inside the eighteen yards cuts back out a chance to find it, turns the top of the box, strike by rolled On, blocked, picked up by new strike by Knuho from the left corner of the box, deflected out far side. It's gonna be a sound as throw. But good sustained pressure in these early minutes.
Pete for you, yeah, no question, And what a great ball from Alex rolled on for streaking in behind the back line. There for Georgie and then he boy certainly ping that ball. I think he was looking for Christian Roldan at the edge of the box. It got to him eventually, but not without someone touching it first. So maybe he was trying to give Christian, which I love, that pass, giving him a chance to have some time take a shot.
There's that man, Georgie again, eighteen yards from the end line, being stood up, whips around towards the end line, goes over the end I can't quite get around the corner.
Ball goes over the end line early in this game, seventh minute.
In Energizer Park in downtown Saint Louis, the largest urban sports complex in the country has been developed here Raucus twenty two five hundred crown at Max's capacity today cost five hundred million.
Did this stadium?
It's hosted US men's national team games already women's national team games. Of course. Saint Louis in their first season won the Western Conference under Bradley Carnell before he was ousted midway.
Through last year of the team.
Stutted somewhat after such an impressive first season. We'll get to Olf Melbourg now on the start he's had and his experience. Of course, who is mentioned in pregame his playing experience, the likes of Juventus, of course, Aston Villa one hundred plus caps for Sweden, captain for the Swedish national team, of almost five hundred and fifty first team professional games under his belt, so lots of experience. The sound as bill flicked around the corner by rolled on
good early possession. Now crossing the halfway line is Rosnek ball at his foot towards the eighteen yard box, plays the born to Ferrera, but it was Saint Louis who's able to come back and pick it off. Valenplans Leven comes off his toe, look like yes it is, it's going to be a thrown for the Sounders. Actually Hartel who came back to support twelve players with a German background one way or the other, whether they're born in Germany or have played in the Bundesliga or the Second Bundesliga.
Technical director of being German, of course, that's where his heavy network is and it's working out so far. Managed to get a couple of players, one of them of course being too Shit who came in in twenty twenty four five goals for assists and ten games played.
Danny, you talk about Saint Louis. Saint Louis was the hotbed when soccer started in this country. In the college game, they have ten national championships. A lot of our US national team players in the early early days fifties came out of Saint Louis, so it's great to see them getting the resurgence that they had good Lord seventy years ago.
Right, Yeah, I believe the stat is that over a five decade, the last five decades has been a player in the national team who's come from Saint Louis over those years. So yes, it has been in a hotbed and never a question mark that Saint Louis would support their team. It's certainly been the case. Built a great stadium, had some early success. Of course, now trying to build themselves back into it. In the height of Olf melburg Is.
You know, it's another name into MLS that shows the strength and depth of MLS is having now around the world where these types of coaches come try to apply their trade here.
Yeah, you know, at first glance looking at him reminds me a clop a little bit. The energy and the body language, and a little bit of the hair and the beard. He looks like he brings. He looks like a player's coach.
You don't want to get in the wrong side of him in the locker room a halftime. Let me a little bit scared walking in if I'd have made some kind of an error in the backline especially.
Yeah, he still looks like he can hammer someone yet well.
Tonight's match is presented by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers. So we get here in the tenth minute, nil nil between Saint Louis and the Sounders. Sounders have not dropped a point against Saint Louis in the four previous games, four wins out of four. As the ball goes over the top, cleaned up well by Jonathan Bell, former Saint Louis player of course nine games played for Saint Louis. The boror goes through the legs well played by Alex Roldan, skips.
Around Levin, nudged off the ball is Georgie on.
By Vallum, picked up by Hartel comes inside to that playmaker.
Levin is not your stereotypical number ten.
Big, powerful player, but certainly has been a success since coming in in their inaugural season.
Do you remember when Pedro de la Vega tried to nut make somebody just outside the edge of the box. You asked me if Brian Schmetzer would approve of that, and Alex ral John just tried to make somebody.
It worked, It worked.
Poor Bryan having to watch from home.
Well, we wish Brian, of course.
He is texting Alex right now, do not do that again.
Yeah, we certainly wish it worked.
Yeah, we wish Branch met so quick recovery from his illness back on the sidelines. But as Brian has always done, is empowered his coaching staff on and off the practice field. So again they're not going to miss a beat. They know exactly what they have to do. Sound has shifting a kind of flat five right now, dropping Alex Shroldan and Paul Rothrock left and right of the three center backs.
Jackson Reagan playing on that right hand side today a little bit of foreign territory for him is typically in the middle. As a ball goes inside clear by Jonathan Bell, knocked up sounders, holding a deep line of confrontation.
It's been a hallmarker Saint.
Louis in these first three games with under Bradley Connell was always high press, high energy with Melburgs like absorb, absorb and then hopefully catch teams on the counter attecht aka what LAFC have done so well. Of course over the last couple of years.
They do look dangerous coming up the spine right when they're in the attack, when they attacking third, they look like they have options and ideas that they can execute. Seattle has to be very sharp. You know. When I saw all the injuries that we have and then we're down our coach, I thought, this is one of those games where you go on the road and you try to steal a win, right But looking at the way we're playing, we're very capable tonight of playing our game right and getting the win.
Fifty five percent possession is the market that Brian Schmittzer and his staff always want. Fifty eight point six percent right now if you want to be absolutely accurate, So settling into the game in these early minutes, say it's RSL and even against Cruise Azool down in Mexico, it felt like the Sounds just couldn't get their footing in
terms of possession, in terms of rhythm of play. But so far, so good for the Sounds is they'll start to settle in so much some much more of a regular routine now as we move through MLS now sitting conker Caf as we mentioned against Cruise Azoul, and now the Sounds will get those much needy breaks. It's been a heavy lift in these first four weeks of the season. Of course, two games against Antigua, two games against Cruisers,
all married up by weekend games in MLS. So Sounders have leaned Pete on the depth and breadth of the squad. And you got to say, the way that Craig Wible and Bryan Schmetzer's Jackson Regan slips.
Lands on the ball, is that going to be a yellow card?
Looked inadvertent, but then maybe a little bit of a professional grab as he slipped just outside the eighteen yard box, it's gonna be free kick for Saint Louis dead cent to twenty five yards out or so.
Well, he did the right thing and he got a yellow, So that was right as you say, and he's shaking his head what just happened? But his foot went out from under him and put his hand on the ball. And if he had not done that, it was a straight path twenty two yards to Stephan Fry. So he may have just saved a goal. Again, Brian Schmetzer is at all. I'm saying, let's.
Not do that either, right, chance for Levin and Saint Louis about twenty fives twenty six yards out, just left of center, exeph and Fry just organizing his war five man wall anchored by the rolled arm brothers on either side. See if somebody lies in behind. It's a tacked here that's been picked up over the years to allow the water to jump and then the ball can still hit an oppostacle down below. Saint Louis only scored one goal
against the Sounders in four games. Nine goals for the Sounders, one goal conceded in those four games.
Against Saint Louis.
It's going to be a chance for Saint Louis here at home. As they attacked the goal to our left, Edward Levin over the ball wall covering that left hand posters. Levin's looks at it standing alone over the ball, referees whistle goes, takes a breath, arms by his side.
Now he steps up, strikes it on goal and back of the net.
Really good strike by Levin.
It set up well for him.
On his right foot. He was able to get the ball up and over the wall, finds the bottom corner and early here in Saint Louis sounders that go down. See how Saint Louis one Sounders nil.
You know this is one of those where Levin's on the ball. He looked very confident. He looked like he knew exactly what he's going to do. You see that sometimes with penalty kicks. But Doug gone it. When I saw him standing there, I thought we're in trouble on this one. And seen it before where a guy just looks like they've got the confidence for I had no chance. Went to his right. As you say, Danny went up and down. I'm sure that's the start that Melbourg is very happy about for his team.
Nine goals, thirteen assists on his career at home here and it joins the park for Edward Levin.
He looked confident, didn't he.
He was a picture perfect free kick.
We've seen him deliver balls from set pieces throughout the years.
Got a really cultured right foot to mention, not.
Your stereotypical number ten powerful player in the middle of the park. Sound has now got all the work to do as Levin comes back now to defend, or goes back cleared up the field by the back line of Saint Louis headed back by inadvertently I think by Jackson. Reagan finds the foot of Jonathan Bell center of the park is Alex rolled on. Of course, five minutes after the goal is when a team be most susceptible to
give up a goal. Sounder is going to hopefully take advantage of that ball to the foot of Rothrock goes back to Nu who on this left hand side far side the left Sound is attacking the goal to our right and Pete after the heavy lift of Lafc a quick turnaround for Cruisers or it's not the start, you won't have to chase the game as a little given
go by Ferrera and Rosnack's not able to connect. Bor goes back to Lundt, who just scoops it up in the air with his right foot and if it's going to give the Sound has any confidence when Burkey is out. Lund does not have the best statistics in MLS. Four games played in his MLS career all here at Saint Louis, three, three games last year, one game the year before, three seasons in Cincinnati, didn't get any minutes on the board.
But in four games he's given up eleven goals.
So Sounders need to find a way to pepper that goal.
That's a great point, and we haven't done that yet. We haven't forced him into a safe. That was an unfortunate goal. Jackson Reagan slips twenty six yards from goal, perfect spot for a free kick.
A rose that top of the box. Good step by the Saint Louis back line, picked up by roll down center of the park as he rolls the ball to this near side to Jackson Reagan where Freddie Ware is on his feet. Just try to organize his team now as they go down one goal to nil. Here was
he creeped towards the eighteen minute mark. Sports Radio nine to fifty K to your am wherever you listen to us, well, you appreciate you joining miserable day in Seattle, similar drew every day in Saint Louis, as well as rain trickled down during warm ups makes the feel nice and slick, perfect surface to play the game. George Munuga knocks it in behind running is Alex rolled on towards the end line.
He goes picked up right in the corner flag well played by Saint Louis Levin plays the ball to Vallum. Two Germans together as the ball goes down the line into Heartle. Another Germans steps over the ball knocked out of bounds right to Melbourgy enigmatic energizing figure on the sideline.
Is he does remind me of Clop. Yeah he's got that same maybe body size, but right there he grabs the ball, throws it to his players.
Not the same teeth, not the same teeth.
I haven't had a good shot of the Clop.
Have a very mouthful unique smile.
Yep.
The ball goes in behind Valin trying to pick it up.
Good play by Jonathan Bell steps in, just drops his shoulder, rolls it all the way back to Stephan Fryer really didn't have much of a chance in thatick.
When he was dipped up and over the wall.
Is rolled on, gets clattered into referee looking for an advantage, no real advantage. Is deep in the sound As half of the field. It was two Shit who came across, big powerful player, another German crashes into Alex Roldan. As you look at the replay right here is he. It's more awkward than anything. Pete just couldn't stop himself, rolled on, got rid of the ball. Two Shit came in late, clattered into him.
Free kick sunders.
Yeah, got him with a lot of his body. You got him with the foot and he's apologizing. I like to see that, but he definitely knew he stepped on himself. You know, Danny, we haven't seen much down the left hand side yet. We haven't seen who get a little higher up the field where he's going to stay home. But we haven't seen Paul Rothrock, and we need to see him. We've gone down the right oh five or six times. We got to get Paul involved.
Roth Rock kind of quiet first half last Weekend's LFC, and then really sprung to life in that second half. Of course, scoring that goalf in twenty five yards in that second half put the Sounders in front really build on, and they built on that, scored an additional three goals there after. Jordan Morrice, of course, celebrated throughout the week for his eighty seventh all comp goal for the Sounders to lead all Sounders players and goals scored. Just creeps past Rol Ruydiez.
It's given away by Nu who is.
A foul looked like on he was rolled on in the middle of part. Nothing given by the referee. Referees lting things go and the both sets of players will appreciate it. Just making sure he called the game at the right time.
They foul at the right time.
Sounds put some higher press now trying to win the ball in the defensive half of the field for Saint Louis.
The ball gets clipped.
Down the line clear by Jonathan Bell not messing around, cushioned, headed down by Saint Louis, picked up by Rosnik. Well played by Rosnick, read the game well. Georgia Minonga makes it running behind. Can he pick it up? He does, finding it against Carla Hebert far side the left comes back to that man rath Rock, who of course had five goals in his campaign last year. Really breakout year for young Paul Rothrock and it's going to be a stop start season so far for him. But it felt
like that second half it really sprung to life. Maybe that was the catalyst for Paul Rothrock to kind of pick up where he left off last year. Here he is now far side the left, closed down by Totland back.
He goes to Vargas.
Saint Louis looks like they're aware of what Rothrock's able to do, right, They get in tight, they stand him up, close him down, force him back.
Well. Rothrock talked about Pete that you know, players are figuring him out. You know, he likes to make that run high from the left hand side and cut through that the line the back four between center back and outside back. And he talked about how the outside defenders are now dropping a little bit there anticipating that run. So, you know, Paul Rothrock's gonna have to figure it out. How does he beat these players and beat these opponents
in a slightly different way, maybe more nuanced way. And that's going to be the evolution for him as a player as he goes through the years.
MLS.
I like that he's aware of it, right, and then now he's got to have a little bit of a stronger repertoire. Right, Can he cut back in, can he come across the box? Can he play a little one two's Can he mix it up and not just be one dimensional? The fact that he's aware of this is a very good sign.
Henry Kessel gets dragged down another acquisition in the summer of twenty twenty four. Playing in the center back position alongside Hebert, he drives forward, gets knocked down by Georgie menunga free keep by Saint Louis. Ball under way already as Vallan picked it up. This's near side the left one nil Saint Louis. Here in downtown Saint Louis. Sounders try to find a way to back up their win last week. He's las seas the ball went over the top.
There was a wait and see moment right there, but I think most all the players knew tou was offside and a two shirt round throw system referees flag on the far side eventually went up. What do you make of those delayed responses. It feels like it's you know, it's frustrating at times, but it feels like, hey, as we make the right decision, and whether he's getting helping his earpiece or whether he's just taking a moment to quantify what he just saw versus throwing the flag up too early.
Well, well, my heart skipped a beat right there. He was at a direct path three at the back. There was a gap in there and he went right down the middle. And I bet we'll see more of that from Saint Louis. So as a fan coach player, I'd like to see the flag come up a little quicker when it's like that, especially because it was pretty clear.
But that little hesitation, I've been impressed with Saint Louis. Danny, they moved the ball well, they're not one dimensional at all, and they again defensively, very organized.
Yeap, certainly following the Olaf Melburg playbook. Here thirty three percent possession for Saint Louis. They're absorbing pressure. Don't mind the sound as having the ball or sit at sixty seven.
Percent right now, But it's all about pressure.
Lundon really had nothing to do so far. Everything's in and outside of the eighteen yard Boox sounds need to find a way to penetrate. The ball gets clipped in towards the fast stick, ball goes all the way through, bounces over the endline, goalkicks Saint Louis. Here in the twenty fourth minute, Saint Louis won Sounder's nil and this score update is presented by Toyota.
We saw this in the Charlotte game, the great goal that we scored when the ball went wide to Georgie and he pinged it across quickly. Morris was there to put it away. A great finish, great cross. What it did is it caught the Charlotte defense tracking back and right now you just look at it, and Toyscha was the highest guy up the field and he was ten yards from his center circle. So that's how compact they are. So Seattle has to get in behind them quickly and get their crosses in quicker.
Sound as f C Soka is presented by Provident, Swedish official healthcare partner of sound as FC Jackson, Reagan just lets the ball go out in this near touch line and she rolls itself back to Stefan Fryes sound as built out of the back as high press from the Red Shirts of Saint Louis.
As the ball gets.
Flicked into the middle of the park. Good angled ball by Jackson. Reagan finds Resnick then to rolled on to Christian rolled on this right hand side is Ferrera skips the ball down the middle as a run by Christian rolled On inside the eighteen yard box right hand side towards the end line. He goes just cuts back double team by Levin goes down. More of a slip by rolled on than anything.
It's slick, isn't it. I think the field slick. We just saw Saint Louis player on the sideline going down and they're kind of clattering into players. So I don't know if the how wet the grass is, but that can go both ways. We saw it just now, unfortunately for us, with Jackson Reagan slipping and then the great free kick. So players have to be aware that maybe you give your teammate a little more time on the ball.
So pee as we approached a twenty five minute mark, what's Bryan Schmeetz start home thinking, and what's freddie Ware is thinking on the sidelines. What any tweaks the sound as can make or is it? Just have to be patient and try to find a way to start to penetrate in the final third because it really feels that the goalkeeper has not been tested yet.
No, you're right on all accounts. I think patience is good, but I think there's there's some urgency that has to come mixed in with that patience when it's on to get in behind. Can Paul Rothrock get the ball played to him higher up the field? Can he get to the end line. Farrer's done a good job being available. Here's a nice attack.
Georgia Manongo spins really well, but really good defending by Chris Dirkin came backs a couple of times.
Georgie's been a little bit off balance, being nudged off the ball.
Nevertheless, there's a physical, hard league and I think he get knocked around a little bit right now, just a little bit off balance at a couple of occasions.
Well, you mentioned the referee who's letting a lot go, and he is, but Saint Louis has taken more of the advantage on that. Dirkin comes from behind and he's not as big as Georgie Manonga, but he just puts a shoulder into him. Again, would you say how many German players on this team?
Twelve twelve in the squad is what my research for d And again not all Germans, but players who have had time in the Bundesliga.
But they're a bit more physical, right and Seattle's yeah, the guys are coming and stepping in with their whole body on the and again to your point, the referees allowing it. So Seattle's going to have to be expect to get yet and maybe give some of it back.
Yeah, loots a Fann and Steel is a sporting director German descent. Hartel had some time with him back in Germany, so obviously very aware of the players sitting on that side of the pond. Of course, Germany has always been a place for American players to find themselves. Greg Burholter, of course, being one of the players who played their coach there, now having some early success out in Chicago after leaving the US men's national team role just a year or so ago. Ball gets played into Valin and
cuts inside. Good pressure by the Sounders, but good play out by Saint Louis on this near side the left.
They have always been willing, haven't they Germany to bring in Chris Anderson went as a young guy.
Brent guleg puller sitch of course, of course.
Yeah, Ball on the right hand side is Saint Louis is two shit, one of those German players stood up by rothra Lord given go along the six yard box. It goes cleared well by Jonathan Bell, strip by Dirkin, blocked by Bell inside the eighteen yard box. Sounders pick it up with Rothrock plays the ball forward, can't find Ferrera. It's not gonna have a chance there, drilled into him head height. It's not the type of player that Ferrara is, and he's the ball to his feet. I torked to
him yesterday coming off the practice field. He mentioned is how much he's looking forward to playing in that number nine, which of course is one of his preferred positions where he's had so much success in MLS. And here comes the ball in behind the little run by Ferrera, just cut out by the back line in Kessler. Who's Albert Rosnek driving forward trying to find the ball in behind, wasn't able to connect now and here comes what's down the right hand side fast side for Saint Louis covered
well by Jonathan Bell. Ricochets off Watts. It's gonna be a Sounder's throw deep on their left hand side, right near the corner flag. Good defending by the Sounders in transition.
Good little effort from Albert Rusnak. Tried to play a ball through, just didn't quite get there. Albert's done a really good job. It shows that he's on the left hand side of the front three, but he's coming underneath and finding good pockets of space. And he's had about two or three turns where he can try to find Hayes.
Sous Sounders have it, throw it in. Ricochet's knew who off? What's again? It's going to be a thrown again for the Sounders. Sound is in a three back system today, but defensively, we've seen Rothrock and Alex Roldan drop deep. They're playing almost like a bank of five in the back. Tex Stefan Fry's goal regan little cushioned head and nicely
into a Rosneck. We'll play by Rosnick as he rolls the ball to this near side to Alex Roldan, who gets barreled into no foul, but they're given by the referee. Look obvious foul is fellon, picks it up inside the box, strike over the top, goalkick. Sounders players are all bemused by the referees decision. We've seen a couple's.
Pete I mentioned we talked about Georgia get knocked over.
That second one. He fells more of a barrel into the so of Georgie. This time Alex roll Dam was waiting for the impact. It came and he went down. Referee didn't get hi anything.
No, And I think that's going to be a message from Freddy whereas is that, Hey, you're gonna get hit, you need to make sure that you'd be strong on the ball and that you don't get stuck on the ball. Because that one all of a sudden turned right back to Seattle.
Ball, give you away with those sounders inside the box. Player goes down inside the box. That was a like for like foul. It looked like from knew Who he said, hey, listen, you know if they're not going to get anything, he barreled into the back of a two Shirt has a go by new Who. I'm not quite sure what he's trying to accomplish there, referees listening to his earpiece Toosha got on the wrong side of new Who is just
going to take a moment to get some information. He's going to walk over to two Shirt and have a word. He's gonna have a word with new Who as well. Just a little bit of RGI bargie between the two players. It's a little awkward more than anything. Piece.
We look at the replay here, it's kind of leaned into him.
He's just leaning out their body. There's no arm, knew whose arm isn't coming up. He's not hitting them and didn't feet didn't tangle. So I think I like to see new who given a little bit of the physical I prefer not do it inside our box.
I'm sure Brian Schmittz are watching it home. Is this thinking the exact same thing?
Maybe not there.
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Sounders have it. Good play by Christian rolled On as he wriggles free.
As watch goes to the deck. I don't think give him a referee looked like he'd called the foul then just kind of inadvertently lets the game go. It's a bit of a confusing performance so far by the referee.
Sounders have it.
Middle of the park, dead centers Rosa because he crossed the halfway line.
Blaze it off to rolled down Vargason. Support tries to.
Get the ball in behind a couple of times the Sounders. I'm trying to find the ball in behind. It hasn't quite reached its mark so far. Saint Louis defensively, standing tall, standing strong, detecting their goalkeeper who just got inserted in the lineup today, Ben Lunt, the spectators. So far it's both given away by Heartle and this near sience could be a sound as thrown.
I'm sure they talk about that, Hey, let's take care of our goalkeeper, right and maybe they don't talk about his lack of success in goal in the MLS, but maybe they don't have to say that. They have to say, hey, let's make sure we don't put him in any bad spot, don't give away any crosses, no unnecessary fouls, let's limit their shots.
Thirty second minute Saint Louis won Sounders nil early goal, free kick from Levin or twenty five yards.
This is a battle, right We're on the wrong side of it right now. As far as the physical part, I like it that we're moving the ball as we are. But I think Freddy in the locker room and Andy and all the coaches are going to say, hey, we're gonna have to roll our sleeves up. These guys came to play and they're not and the referee is allowing.
It possession with the purpose right, Pete sixty seven percent for the Sounds two shots so far for the sound is against Saint Louis is three shots, so Saint Louis happy to absorb pressure will break quickly. Sounders need to make sure they take advantage of this possession. With the Sounders and Reagan then his right hand side fans Georgie Minango, He's going to have to find those pockets of space as well.
As you have to move the ball quickly.
Of the Sounders have to find Georgie because of course, if the Saint Loose back line are dropping deep, it's going to provide a lack of space for Georgie to get in behind, which of course he benefits so much from. Is that ability to pick up the ball run at defenders who are isolated on an island. It's happened a couple of times. Doesn't have the chance to execute and
delivery yet and Pete. Steve zac Quani talked about his conversation with Georgie just last week in the locker room down at Long Acres that Georgie understands that hey coming off the bench and providing a spark of energy and excitement is great. But he's going to have to start putting some assists and golds on the board.
To really elevate his game to the next.
Level exactly, and the final pass has to be really good. Brian Schmetzer is going to keep him on the field if he's productive. If he's a spark player, then he's a Spark player. But if he wants to start games, he's going to have to be able to get to that endline. Get some crosses, find green shirts inside the box. It's about productivity when you're in the attacking portion of the field.
Has not a player should have get involved in the game here in this first half, Paul Rothwick gets nudged off the ball by Tottland. A little drop of the shoulder by t Shirt that Jonathan Bell reads very well, finds Christian Roldar middle of the part. Now Jackson Riggan getting involved on this right hand side, rolls it out to Georgie.
Now he has a chance to pick up ahead of steam a.
Little step over going towards the right corner of the box and double team by Heartloo comes back to support his left sided player.
Jannis Horn.
Georgie's had a couple going at Totland, but then Kessler slides over right away. He's got to go at him and he's got to get him one on one quickly. When Kessler slides in from the center of the park, it goes nowhere.
And you mentioned early balls between back line and goalkeeper. They're the most difficult, especially in the inexperienced goalkeeper. He's gonna have that hesitancy to come out and try and deal with that. It's got a chance for Ferrera trying to find the middle, but it comes New striding forward, top of the box. Look give and go with Ferrera, can't quite connect New little motioning of support for Ferrara. Good driving run by New top of the box, lot
given go, didn't quite connect. But it's gonna be a Sounders throwing on the far side the left. They get in quickly. The Sounders are coming again. Sixty seven percent possession for the Sounders in this first half, so lots of the ball just need to.
Do something with it now. In these final ten minutes of the first half.
It's been a quick thirty five, hasn't it. I like that from New who penetrating on the dribble, trying to play the one too and getting ahead of red Shirts so they're not all eleven behind between him and the goal.
It' certainly with Jordan Morris missing we mentioned pulled his hamstring during the week against Cruisers, of course, that's such a great start to the campaign. Three goals from his first three MLS games, two goals against Charlotte, one against of Course last week. L efc to become the leading goal score would be great to have him on the field right now.
As the ball goes to the far side, skips through to Georgie.
Milling on this right hand side, good step by Vallum goes again against Georgie, aggressive player, ball through the legs of Vallum. Can Georgie find a delivery note we can't, but it goes over the end line. It's going to be a corner kick for the Sounders and I feel in a game like this, Pete set piece is going to be vitally important.
Yeah, there'd be a great time for Jackson Reagan to pound one home. What a great little play from Georgie just rules it through the defender's legs. Shows his ability to end ability and confidence to go and take anyone.
On sounds a corner kick from this near side there right, two arms up in the air by Rusnak. Takes a couple of steps back, now steps in, curls it out towards the top of the six, headed away by the back line for Saint Lewis, picked up fart side.
The left with ball.
Good ball coming in, flick clear by Kessler, finds Roznek on this near sight. He clips it in headed just off the head of news coming flashing in. It was a misplay by roth rock ball finds two sha good step by Alex roldonious to clean up some of the mess. As the ball got cleared, there's going to be a throw and in a moment for Saint Louis, take a breath as they throw it in on the farst side. They're right.
That looked better, right, That looked more dangerous. It looked some urgency, more green shirts inside the box. Ball whipped in a little bit earlier, so we need to keep that elevated pressure on them.
Sounds a little bit of higher pressed now trying to find a goal before they go into the locker room at halftime. Get some words of wisdom from Freddie and Tom Doucher, Andy Rose and the team Precky. Of course, well, March is Women's History month. Support women owned small businesses joined the month of March for a chance to win Sounders FC prizes. Visit intentionalist dot to find a business near you. Thirty eighth minute here and it giins a
park downtown Saint Louis. Sports Radio nine to fifty k AM Saint Louis one, Sounders nil and the score update is presented by Providence Swedish. The Sounders find a goal in these final minutes of the first half. It's been good possession for the Sounders, just haven't tested lunch too much and the Saint Louis goal reminder of course, Sounders missing a bevy of players who have been so important to the team in these early weeks. Frera tries to
play him behind there he does. He finds Georgie towards the end line, right hand side of the eighteen yard box.
Cuts back to a.
Rosneck right corner closed down by the Red Shirts. Finds Georgie again. Firm Rolldn, you'll drop of the shoulder inside the eighteen yard box. How can he find some penetrating run towards the end line, but good defending Georgie maintains it. Strikes it across headed clear by keslow over the end line, and it's.
Gonna be another Sounder's corner kick.
But Pete, few the Sounders are knocking on the door that just now didn't need to find a way to push it through.
Yeah. Absolutely, the last couple of minutes we've looked a lot sharper, a little more confident, and a little quicker Georgie again, you talked about him whipping a ball in and maybe hoping to get an own goal. That was close, right there, closer.
Four wins out of four games played against Louis, four own goals. Amazing static it comes Rusneck clips the ball towards the foss like headed down by Reagan, bounces in the six yard box, picked up by Lunt, one of the first times he's been called into action. As he throws the ball to this near side the left to Hurtle, rolls the ball down the line to two shit, goes down by Alex, rolled on.
A little skip by rolled on towards the end line.
Flicks it off the heels or shins. I should say if Christian rolled on it came across to help his brother. It's going to be a corner kick for Saint Louis on their left hand side.
That looked better on the corner. Jackson got up, got over his man, headed it down. It's a slick field, a little bit of lack of luck for us in that it went right to Lunt. But if there's if a Sounder player gets a toe, we're.
Level five minutes left of this first half, it's could be a corner caick for Saint Louis. Don't leave us at a halftime. Jackson and Diego went back to break it all down. Sounder's name need to defend this corner kick, and certainly Saint Louis are jostling for positions. We talked, We've heard about some interviews. I think was even Stephan Fry talked about the size and physical presence of Saint Louis, and they'll just stand on top of Stephan Fry. Sounders
realizing that's exactly what's gonna happen. I try to physically push Kesseler away like boxers.
Locked up right.
Well, you know the new's not going to step back from that confrontation.
But he's a good six inches shorter right.
Let's see what kind of ball comes in. We know that Levin has the ability to deliver good balls from set pieces. Scored one already from a set piece, from a direct free kick, this time corner kick, one arm up in the air on their left hand side to be insuing us a drop it Ryan the six headed clear by Jonathan Bell back over the end line. Gonna be a second corner kick in a row here for Saint Louis.
Sound as he stands strong.
Five minutes left to go in this first half, and whatever the referee adds on thereafter.
A lot of picks being set, a lot of activity, a lot of physical jostling for position.
Here Levin will take it again on the left hand side, inswing of the referees, just whistling the play dead, just waiting for the players to sort themselves out. Stands with his hands on his hips outside the eighteen yard box. He's listening to something in his airp He's not quite sure what it is, but maybe VR has seen something.
It's as physical as I've ever seen this season inside the box.
But it feels six of one, half a dozen of the other's not much.
He can kind of not much space between the two groups of players. Both players try to jostle for positions. Casseler tries to stand right on top of Fry. You gotta hope the referee is going to protect the goalkeeper somewhat. Can't nudge Steph and fight outside of his goal line, that's for sure. They're still doing his upmost best to be a pest.
And the referee still being talk to in his ear.
Yeah, we'll see what that's all about.
Yeah, Gessler's a very active inside that box. He knew who are locked up quite a bit.
Referee having words with Rosneck coursed the The direction from the league now is the only captains can speak to the referee. But referee blows the whistle. Now we're going to face the corner kick. It's can we leerve it on this left hand side? It can be instwuing a one arm up in the air, all comes in. Referee was just gonna wait as soon as that ball was hit. He knew what he was going to do. He's going to protect the defender all the time. Certainly the goalkeeper
cause to play dead free kick for the Sounders. It's a few minutes left here in this first half, they trail one nil.
Four red Shersey's right on the goal line. One coming straight to kind of create some space toward the corner kick.
Here comes Georgie picks it up twenty five yards from goal, strikes it just wide. Gosh, Georgie had some space in the middle of the field. Farrara's asking for.
The right hand side.
Georgie could have slid the ball into a wide open Ferrara inside the eighteen yard bocks a little bit rash from young Georgie. But why not from twenty five yards take a shot? Why not earns the opportunity to take that shot, but it goes.
Why it's a goal kick. Two minutes left. Sound is trailing one.
Nil and Georgie will be told about that, right, But I like, I'm with you. I like the shot and Hayesu's I think every Sounder would rather Hey Sue's skit the ball, receive the ball there and a chance to put it away as a good finisher, maybe a better for sure, a better finisher than Georgie. But I liked that he took the shot, and I like that's three chances Danny in the last five minutes that Seattle's looked much more dangerous.
Sound is dominating possession now they're starting to find a way through the back line of Saint Louis have stood strong. Three clean sheets out of the first three games for Saint Louis. They lead MLS In that step, Ferrera just has a little kickout. Didn't really connect. But sometimes it's the intent Ferrara not appreciating what Kessler's doing.
I think the referee's gotta have a word with a defender.
And you know, I played center back, of course, and if a players try to run through and close.
The goalkeeper down, I don't just stand in front of him.
You know, you've got to block him out. We're told to protect the goalkeeper. But Farrera just showing a little bit of frustration there as he swung out, didn't connect.
Referee didn't give anything other than the free kick.
Kessler's doing his job at both ends right, protecting his goalkeeper and being a pest to ours.
We'll headed forward picked up by Georgie now.
Rolls out to this right hand side, drops into Alex roldan All, goes into Jonathan Bell Saunder's building in possession again to Rosnek, who has the ball just inside his half of the field, rolls it out to Vargas to Christian, rolled On flicks it over the top, just reached by Valum at the last second. It was Georgie making a run in behind Christian rold On almost found him as Texas rigging does some good pressure on t shirt right in front of Melbourg.
Saint Lewis in possession.
It's a good ball from Christian.
Dangerous Jerkin has it that to Kesler.
I knew that was coming.
Kessel's asking for a free kick, asking for a foul, asking for the yellow card.
There's about thirty pounds difference in about six inches difference between Ferrara and Yep and Kessler, and he drops like a sack of potatoes.
And the problem is Kessel does it to Ferrara. Yeah, and then Farrera does it back to Kessel, knocks him to the ground. Looks like he's even got a yellow card. We'll see if it's a Ferrara yellow card. That's unfortunate. You know, just shouldered to shoulder. Knew it was coming. It's a little bit late, but.
You can't protect him. He put his body into him as well. Yeah, you get baited a little bit.
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Three minutes of added time.
Here at the end of this first half, Sounders trailing one goal to Nill off the back of a free kick from number ten Edvard Levin has lordnches to flick it around the corner, gives it up or comes to this near side of the left with Vallum. Georgia comes across to support defensively sound as eleven men behind the ball as Levin just skips by. Ferrera. Afrere has been quiet in this first half. He's trying to find the ball at time to his feet, but it's been difficult
challenge for him to hold the ball up. Sometimes it's a futile effort by number nine, isn't it When you get the ball of the away games, the ball goes towards the end like cut back, and then new who comes back, knocks it over the end like cornerkick for Saint Louis. Sounders need to see out this final ninety seconds. Get into the locker room. I'll certainly be happy with the possession and the manner in which they've controlled the game, but it's all the important goals on the board that
the Sounders are trailing. Now. It's gonna be a corner kick on Saint Louis his right.
Hand side tick to the final minute.
It's gonna be Heartle on their right with an outswinger with his right foot.
It was Levin on the left. This time it's going to be Heartle.
On their right. Big men are up and Kessler Hebert Horn bare comes in headed down across the eighty six yard box, picked up by step Fanfrou rolls it out quickly to Rothrock and this near side of the right he's going to roll it down the right hand side picked up by Georgie, just gets nudged over. No feul given again by the referee. I think the players need to take a breath as well. I think game of patience right now. The referee is not giving anything. Peewing, no, no.
Getting out of this half one zero down, it would be good. They've looked very dangerous when they go forward, they look dangerous on restarts. So I'm with you, get to get to the locker room, keep it at one zero and then regroup. We do need to get that ball to heyesus.
All the top of the box with heartle turns away from pressure the outside, his foot rolls in goold step by Alex rold On just such a good job reading the game and the play as Georgie just wriggles away from Vallum run from the Sounder's bench as t shirt pulls Alex rold On buck asking for something more than just a free kick. It was a cynical foul in some ways. Yes, he was deep in the Sounders defensive half of the field.
So.
It's happened a couple of times to tchirs come across and try to break up those attacks. So there's a referee whistle.
To bring this first half to a close and for.
The Sounders they dominate a possession, but they went behind in the fifteenth minute with an Edward Levin free kick from twenty five yard dipped over the wall.
Stefan Fry had no chance. Pete fewing your.
Final thoughts, well, some good things from the Sounders. I want to see them get Ferrera the ball in a more dangerous position. Seattle's going to have to match the physicality that Saint Louis has brought. They've got a little grit to them. Restarts very important. Let's get Paul Rothrock involved so that he can start running at people down that right hand side. Keep getting the ball to Georgia, but let's get some numbers inside the box.
We'll take a short break, Jackson felt Diego Arioha. We'll be back to break it all down at halftime. Here it energize at park in downtown Saint Louis. It's Saint Louis one, Sounders nil.
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Forty five minutes in the books in Saint Louis. Your Sounders are down one to nothing. They are down because of a fifteenth minute free kick goal by Edward Leevin. A yellow card to Jackson Reagan. He slipped, he fell on the ball. He kind of the ball kind of whether it rolled into his left arm or whether he grabbed it with his left arm. It hit his hand, that drew a yellow card, That drew a free kick, and Edward Leeuvin made them pay with a goal from
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It's been a tough first half.
I think the Sounders, yeah, look way better, I think more intense towards the end of the first half, but they haven't figured it out right. How Saint Lewis is playing. They're really solid, defensively organized, and they gave the ball to the Sounders right and now, I mean it's not about all possession. I think at the end of the day, Saint Louis in the counter and the transition, they look more dangerous and they don't know what to do. To me,
the Saunders, they've been exploiting that right wing. Jeorgiminingu's been really active, he's been really good. But then on the
other wing there hasn't been pretty much any action. And I think also one of the key things is that Saint Louis gave basically the ball and there hasn't been really like a midfield battle that I was expecting, But I think Saint Louis has been pretty smart in terms of, Okay, we're going to give the ball to the Saunders, let them get frustrated, and then we're going to counter, and so far they've been successful.
I feel like that midfield battle is absent because it was an early one nothing game. If it's zero zero, maybe you see more of that. But Saint Louis knows how the Sounders play, they know how the Sounders are going to attack. They're missing Pedro Dale like they're missing Jordan Morris, so it's a little bit easier to just seed possession. And as we see, you know here on the stats right behind you, Sounders have sixty five percent right now, that's you know, ten above that that magic
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Welcome back to the halftime show where your Sounder's currently down right now, one to nothing at Saint Louis. This copyrighted audio cast of Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced, or rebroadcast out the express written consent of Major League Soccer. Jackson Felt's Diego audio here for the halftime show, and diego.
You know, we look at the bench.
There isn't too much firepower for Freddy Warres, who is the head coach tonight. With Brian Scheitzer not traveling with the team due to illness. We hope he has a speedy recovery. But Freddy Warre is coaching and there isn't too much firepower there, diego. But what are your keys to the how the Sounders can score a goal and come away on the.
Road with a point.
Yeah, I mean, considering with all the injuries that Sounders have, the firepower that i'd see on the bench. I mean, you have Danny Mussovski, a dynamic player that you can actually bring in and actually leave Ferreira on the field like sitting in bag more like as a number ten. And then you can even even put Christian Rodane on
the On the other left wing, I haven't seen. I mean, besides, Jergman Ingwa has done a great job on the right, but I think Freddy Warris has to be created because there's not a lot of options, and we need to also exploit more that left wing that it hasn't been basically it's been absent right and I haven't seen. Also a lot of factory from Albert Rossnick and maybe put him more back in the middle where he's more comfortable. So I do see some lineup changes and maybe yeah
than he could be Mutsovski. Joe Paula could come in as well at some point. But the possession is already there.
Got to just execute.
Got actually you need to finish and finalize and create more opportunity opportunities because so far there's been a few crosses from Minongu, but the defense it has been pretty solid from somebody.
We need a lot better execution here.
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Welcome back Sounders fans to and it joins the park in downtown Saint Louis Is. The lights flash before the teams come out for this second half. The Sounders trailing one goal to nil here in Saint Louis as a fifteenth minute goal by their number ten Evid Leven from about twenty five yards out just dip the ball over the wall. Didn't give Sefron frying Goal a chance to
make the save. But the Sounders have dominated possession. They're in their high sixties percent range throughout that first half, so possessions not.
The issue is just how can we test Ben Lunt.
The goalkeeper for Saint Louis who had to step in last minute for Roman Burke who fractured his hand by all accounts yesterday in the final practice before the game was tested and had to step away.
So the player of.
The Match day last week in MLS after his eight save game against La Galaxy in their three zerol win, steps aside and the Sounders now, I've got forty five minutes to find themselves back in this game. As Rosnak gets us going, rolls it all the way back to Jonathan Bell, so he launches the ball forward in their anniversary kit green shirts, blue shorts, white Sox. They're attacking the goal to our left and then Saint Louis in their all red kit tonight their traditional or red kit
red is blasted around the stadium. They're attacking the goal to our right. So no changes for the Sounders coming into this first half, So the second half we'll see what kind of changes Freddy and the coaching staff makes a reminder Brian Schmitzer his home today. Ill wasn't able to make the trip, so his very capable staff are
going to be filling in for him. Freddi Warez, of course, has been a head coach in MLS with RSL before he joined the Sounders, but his farrera can he find his first goal for the sound as an MLS to Georgie inside the box Ry inside double team has to go back to Vargas, who's been a little quite in that first half. We get him more involved in the attacking half of the field. Rolled art Christian Roldan tries to guide it in the top corner. Can't do much
of that. It goes over the top. Goalkick for Saint Louis. Let's get you that line up. Stefan fryin Gola back three of Reagan Bell and Knew who Alex rolled on the right, Paul Rothrock and left Christian rolled down alongside
Obed in the middle of the park. Georgia Muan and go Heyesus Farrera, Albert Roznak or you're attacking three for all left Melbourg and his Saint Louis team London goal like four of Horn, Hebert Kessler, Totland midfield, three of Dirkin, Leven Wattson attacking three of two Shirt Hotel and Vaalen. But let's get you back top of the boxes for Rara. Just ball pops up on his right hand. It's going to be a free kick just outside the eighteen yard box for Saint Louis.
Humball given on Ferreira. But Pete, let me get to you.
You're a You've been in the locker room many times as a coach and also as a player. What's Freddy said to his team at halftime to kind of find a way back into this game?
And I think.
That's I think it's important to get the least start to pick up and and we'd start getting stuck in on this game. And we've seen it already. Paul Rothrock twice has gotten stuck in and it's created two different chances for the Sounders in the first two minutes, and he looks different in the first two minutes than he did in the entire forty five minutes. So I think there was I think Precky got after him, I think in a good way, saying come on, you guys, we're
in a battle. We got to match him for effort. So I don't think anybody's getting screamed out, but I do think that they're pushing him to match the physicality that Saint Louis has brought and a little more urgency. So they and they look at they look the part right now.
Yep, Sounders have looked good out there, but between the eighteen and eighteen it's been solid. Just either side of the eighteen, the Sounders, I'm being able to capitalize some of that pressure in possession. But here comes Georgie. Can he wriggle free?
Nope?
Three men right there, right, They've.
Done the homework.
They've figured out Georgie. You know, he's such an enigma, but now he's a known quantity. We talked about. Rothrock, of course, came onto the cens last year, got five goals. Now the defenders have kind of figured out how to play against him. So it's gonna be the of both roth Rock on the left, who was quite in that first half as he was against LAFC and Georgie of course now having to figure out and play through teams.
That now suss them out.
Yeah, and that situation. If Georgie plays a quick one too and takes off down the line, he's going to find He's going to find some success, but he's one against three. Is tough.
Step in by Totland on the right hand side, this near side of the right as Saint Louis.
Tap the goal to our right. His love and goal score rules.
If from center far side the left to Vallum closed down by Alex Roldan, drops his left shoulder, comes on his right foot head to clear by Jonathan Bell top of the box.
Strike over the top by I think it was Jerkin.
It's over twenty two yards hour or so, strikes it over the second Fricet crossfak goalkick here in the early minutes of the second half and energize a park downtown Saint Louis Sports Radio nine to fifty k am sounders trailing one goal to nil against Saint Louis and it's not a place they've been too often against Saint Louis four wins out of their first four games against each other in MLS play, Saint Louis haven't earned a point against the Sounder. Sounders coming into this game had scored
nine only conceded one. So Saint Louis on the back of three straight clean sheets to start off their campaign five points from their first three games. Big win last week was their first win under new head coach ol of Melburg, who had mentioned as a stellar career playing career both in Scandinavian and across Europe aston Villa, Juventus, Villarial Copenhagen and then went into the coaching ranks about
ten years or so ago. Started with a small small club just outside Stockholm in the third division at the time, got them promotion in his first year as champs, and then straight after that it got them promotion again to get them into the first division of the Swedish football structure. A little time getting his coaching batches. Now he's got a chance now to showcase his skill set on MLS his first season in charge of Saint Louis first season in MLS as head coach, I like.
His trajectory, and I like that he had those clubs and then took a couple of years to go and get his licenses. He looks like a player's coach, like Brian Schweitzer, and now you want to play for and battle for and he's also done it, So that's that's a good one as well.
Picked off by Saint Louis, a little step over by Wheresident well played by Alex Roldan. He's really looking sharp in these early weeks of the season. On that right hand side, managed to break up the attack. Both finds Rothrock on this near side the left cut back by Vargas sound as playing a little pep in their steps. The referee now cause a foul on Totland as rothro trying to make a run in behind Totland that wrapped him up. What do you make the referee performance so far?
Let things go, Pete, but it feels like he's gotta be careful not to let this thing go too much and let things get out of hand.
Yeah, I agree with you, Danny. Yeah, And this is a good example right here. That should have been a car It was definitely deliberate taking Paul to the ground as he was running by Totland. He's been consistent, but I agree with you. I felt there's moments where it started to get especially on restarts and all the jostling and body you know, pushing and shoving inside the box. So he can't let it go too far.
One point to make it was Jordan Morris last week that got to eighty seven goals to get to number one. Christian rolled On gets his three hundred and fifty third all Comp game today, passes Zach Scott. Congratulations to Christian rolled On, just an ever present in the Sounders since he stepped in alongside Ozzie Alonzo all those years ago.
You got to think the way that he looks after his body is going.
To be here for many, many more years.
Oh, I would agree. I would agree.
It comes too Shit rolls the ball into Totland fans from his right back spot, comes in towards his left foot top of the box closed down by Rothrock to nerve and strikes a good block by a combination of Neuho and Bell. Ricochet's out to Dirk and it rolls the ball out to this near side, the right to two shirt closed down by Knew who Both players kind of coming together. Good defending by new who rows the
ball to Stefan Freed goalkick. Sounders here in the fifty third minute, Sounders trailing one goal to nil against Saint Louis, and this score update is presented by Toyota Danny.
My player to watch was Jonathan Bell. He's done a great job. He's looked the part. He's blocked a few times. He's been good under pressure with the ball.
It comes Georgie in behind. Is he broken the off side trap? Nothing given so far by the assistant referee, cuts it towards his left foot. Good defending by Saint Louis. He goes cal Hebert comes back. Good defending. Now the red shirt's all the way back. The ball gets floated from the far side, headed down strike, asking for a handball.
Referees given nothing so far. Was Ruza came flashing in to try and make the connection with his head, didn't make the connection, Maybe he wanted it, ask for a handball, nothing given by the referee so far.
I feel like we've lift at a bet. I think they've responded to what the coaches have said. Paul Rothrock looks more engaged and they're also matching the physicality a bit.
We're talking at the halftime break, Pete, that you know they've leaned so much on their defensive record of the last couple of years. Number one in MLS in the last two years. It was tied with Nashville in twenty twenty three. Last year standing on their own with thirty five goals against. It's not been the case this year. They've had a lot of work done on the practice field and during pre season was on the offensive third of the field. We've seen that, we've seen the benefit
of that. Of course they've looked sharp in possession, scored goals, but offensively right now, seven goals giving up in the first four games, it's not the defensive foundation that want to have.
Wait and of those seven, i'd say four.
Ball comes in headed clear gets You're coming in a minute, Pete. As the ball gets cleared up and there's one of those store works in the back at MLS Defender of the Year candidate Jackson Reagan it Rosnick trust to roll it in. But as the goals over the inline for a goalkick, sounders training one there. Let's get back to your thoughts. Defensively looks a little shaky at times, but the goal have been preventable very much.
So at least four come to mind, two of those being own goals, and maybe five where we've just switched off for a moment. Actually, I think almost every single goal that we've given off, I think the players would
raise their hand and say that was an error. The own goals they happen, you catch a guy on the wrong foot, but there's been quite a few that we could have done better with the goal today Jackson Reagan is unfortunately he slips and puts his hand on the ball and it's just a tremendous free kick for a goal. So that's the difference right now, and that's an avoidable mistake. So not our typical sharpness at the back that we've seen, but a lot of it's been preventable.
Fifty fifth minute ball goes over talk Georgie's broken the line, Hey come and says London does read it well in the system referees flag eventually goes up on the farst side having a go at. Georgia maybe left his right foot in as the goalkeeper came out a full right to go after that ball. Does young Georgie Mnonga of course been new Dead as of last week. As looks there maybe just half a.
Yard off side.
On the replay, Pete goalkeeper I think over wrapped a little bit.
Georgie did put his foot in there, but there's nothing close. Nothing too close for professional athletes.
It comes a Sounders now got a bit between their tea, trying to find this equalizing goal here in Saint Louis, and they're realizing they can't rely on the defense.
They've got to find a goal to get themselves back in the game.
It comes rolled on right corner of the box, goes back to his brother Christian. One touch ball to Jackson. Reagan finds Georgie Mununger far side the right. He's gotta clip it in with his right foot, finds Farrera, tries to knock the ball down. Vogas made a running behind or dropped down clear by Saint Louis, picked up by the Sounders. This near side the left is new who asking for help, rolls it square, sent to the park to Christian, rolled on, keeps it going to the far side.
Jackson Reagan, events now supporting the attack, rolls it out to Georgia Manunger right from the assistant referee far side twelve yards or so from the end line to roll On, clips it in, headed down by Kessler, picked up by Levin, the goal scorer well defended by rolled On, picks it up to Georgie Wriggles free of some pressure, clips the ball to Alex rolled On. Can you finds some time and space? Comes off Vallum for a corner kick for the sound It's good early pressure in he's first eleven
minutes or so this second half. Sounders playing on the front foot trying to find this equalizing goal.
Pete feweing, Yeah, I'm much better quality and a little more grit, and it feels like something's coming. That was a good little combination play all around the park, probably fifteen.
Passes, corner kick sounders one.
I'm up in the air by Ruznek farst side, the right outswinger with his right foot in. It comes towards Jackson, Reagan can't quite get on it, headed across goal and up and over eludes Georgi imanin and go on the backstick by Christian Roldan, who's frustrated by that header.
Felt like you could do more.
It's gonna be a goalkick for Saint Louis. They continue to lead here and energize apart one goal to Nils are knocking well.
I like the idea. I like the idea from this one with Christian trying to find Georgie at the back post, Ferrera a moment Ago with his back to two goal inside the six trying to lay a ball off. So Seattle's trying to create opportunities. And again Danny, I feel like something's coming.
Let's get you the Sounders bench. No changes so far for Freddie Warez, course branch Metz.
At home, ill can't make the trip.
Danni Massovski scored a goal in midweek against Pumas, his first goal of his twenty to twenty five season. Andrew Thomas Shaopaolo, Danny Laver, Trevin Sosa, Cody Baker, Hawkins Castro as a second goalie purely for numbers reasons, and then Koloney Coosa Rienzi, the new man signed his contract last year, got a goal against l EFC. He's on the bench and an option for the coaching staff. Can they find
a way back into this game? As we hit the fifty ninth minute, plenty of time left, just over thirty minute so so of the ninety to go as Jonathan Bell former Saint Louis man hooks the ball forward and headed down by I think he was Levin trying to cushion the ball back to Totland goes out in this near size. It's going to be a throwing I think, and then see if the referee calls it back.
We just got to get on the same page as a good ball wide. Albert Rusnik was about ten yards out and the center of the goal, and I think Georgie wanted to make that run. He makes that run, gets inside. It's just going to get on the same page.
Well. Tonight's match is presented by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers tick towards a sixty minute mark, Sounders trailing one goal to nil in the score up that is presented by Toyota or center of the park picked up by Dirk and no real pressure finds the foot of Watts to Heartle rolls the ball out to the far side the left to a Vallum closed down by Alex Roldan and he was a good save in the end by cepan Fry through traffic. It came low doowns was right.
He had to go and managed to crawl claw the ball out from the right corner of the goal, saved his team conceding a second on the night.
Yeah, there goes a great save. I love it when a goalkeeper saves the ball behind him he's shifting to his left. It goes near post to the right. It's well hit. Steph makes a good recovery and clean hands.
Georgie Man, I'm ask him for a free kick from Levin didn't get it, knew he had a chance to go through a player on a tackle. Back in the day, Pete, you'd go right through and there. But I feel like it's probably a given yellow card in this day and age. Yeah, it's pulled out, but sounds right to make a state that was a statement tackle there back in the.
Day, spoken like a true center back.
I think my first game for the sound Is in preseason was against c LU. I think I got a red card against you and you were coaching it's Jake Pazzagno, yes, and then my last game for the Sounder is in Montreal. Red card red cards.
Yeah, consistent become the Sounders.
Can they find themselves in the game sixty minute mark? Now thirty minutes ago of the nineties Sounders trailing one goal to nil in possession, and they've been dominating possession sixty eight percent possession for the Sounders throughout this game. Or goes into Georgie top of the box to Frera. Can he finally tries to curl it, find that far corner, goes wide. We'll frustrating nights. So far for Ferrera, it's been a game of half chance. He's trying to find
pockets of space. Look down on that monitor here, Pete. Just that replay from Stephan Fries.
Save great hands, terrific hands right there. Good for Steph. You play with Zach Scott. How would you feel about Christian breaking his record?
You know, I'm sure he's obviously it's gonna happen.
Yeah, you know, there's I mean, the question is is more so about kind of Jordan's wrecker and then Christian's record that will be continuing to be adding to these games.
Of course, Stephen Fry has got a ton of games as well.
You know, how many times are they gonna be players in the future who are going to be a one club type of player Because Christian Roldan and Jordan Morris have signed long term contracts a year or two ago, think five year contracts for both of them. It's going to push towards the end of their career. And in this day and age we now transfers between teams in league. If the player steps up and does well, most likely he's going to get borught. If we think about vander
for twelve million, that's gone to Cincinnati. So a couple of changes for Saint Louis. Two shit goes off, Simon Betcher comes on form. Vancouver white Caps man Freda Morales, former New York City men came in in trial in the preseason, got a contract. It comes on, and Joseph Yarra coming on as well as Edward Levin goalscorer trudges off. A little bit disappointment and frustration I think from both players. We saw two shirt slamming a water bottle down on leven.
Not too pleased either coming off the field, but done their job. Good strong bench for Earlef Melburg. So Saint Louis making their moves. Pete solidifying and get some new energy, some new legs out there.
Sounders, what do they have to do?
What can they do?
What do they have coming off that bench. It's a little light with these injuries. Talked about Della Vega being out, We talked about, of course Jordan Morris being out. Of course ariol is so sadly getting his ACU tearring's acl have to go through surgery in the coming weeks. He's of course out. We've got read Baker Whiting still out. We got Jamar out on personal reasons. We'll be back with the team next week. Can Ky He still coming
back to full fitness. So what was a really deep bench just a week or so ago, a few days ago. It's now a bit of a struggle to kind of figure out what the move is to change his game around.
You know, I wonder if they'll look at Colony coming in for Georgie. Right, normally Colonie would be where Alex Wildan is, but Alex is doing a great job there and Colonie as a university watch and Husky played higher up the field, so he could handle that. But he could bring a spark, JP could bring something. Although I think Christian Anne Obit have both had really solid games to this point, so I think a little more quality Danny.
I think that's the bottom line. Is can Seattle find a little more quality?
Was that loose touch by Vargas and he stepped in and took down Vallum and got a yellow card?
And it feels like I disagree with that.
Yeah, that's soft based on the way that the game is being reffed.
Yeah, six of one, half a dozen of the others. They say he.
May may be trying to tighten things up, like you and I spoke a minute ago, so it doesn't get out of hand. But that did not look and there was no intent from Vargas, and I don't think he got him too much. And as a matter of fact, the player went down, didn't complain.
Varira goes off.
A little frustrating for Ferira didn't get really the joy he was hoping for and they attacking third of the field. Danny Musofsky's coming on the field. Can he change things around? Can they find a little spark by Danny Mussovski of course, had goals before he came into the Sounders.
Somewhat disappointing first.
Season really in terms of gold production for Dann Massovski's certainly in MLS. Got some goals in the US Open Cup run of course, Hopefully that goal in midweek gets them off the mark and gets some confidence going. Here is Simon Betcher twenty five yards out right side at the eighteen yard box, tries to wriggle free good defended by Rothrock. So BET's put on some pounds and looks stronger than he was, certainly in Vancouver.
And play it down. Good to see who that.
Is Totland maybe holding his right knee. I'm quite sure what happened there, Pete.
We'll take a look.
But in terms of the moves, we see Musofsky come on the field, Farrera come off the field and make it that change. I'm sure Ferrera's feeling a little disappointment. Fresh into the team, fresh into the club, wants to make a mark. Doesn't quite hit the ground running so far.
No, he put himself in good spots, didn't quite get the service that I bet he would have liked. It was on the ball quite a bit. He did well with his back to the goal, but it wasn't ever ever really in a position to get his shot off. There was the one time Georgie took a shot from twenty five yards out, Ferrera was on the right with a lot of room. That would have been a great opportunity and would have suited his skill set to put that one away. So yeah, I think you're right. I
think you'll be a little bit disappointed with it. Although he did get he did get himself on the ball, but not maybe as much as he would have liked.
Well, we're looking at Totland down getting some attention. It was a run that he was making through the middle of the park, pulled up, he looks like he's struggling on the essentially pulled a hamstring, but maybe his knee. Well, Saint Louis have made three stubs already in one go, so they got some space and time to make a change for Totland.
Similar facial expression to when Jordan Morris pulled up with his hamstring. You just know exactly yep, yeah, And he's limping off the field, similar to how Jordan.
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Next week, Sounders back home next Saturday against the Houston Dynamo under ben Olsen. Of course, Sounders had some MLS playoff experience against Houston just a couple of months ago. Totland comes off, tough break for the young player.
Thomas Erstrakt comes on.
The field like for like switch Saint Louis Bill sounds training one goal to nil here sixty seventh minute. Then Namasofsky on Ferrera off. That's the move that Freddie Warres has made so far. Branch bets A at home, just recovering from some illness, wasn't able to travel with the team. Jonathan Bell rolls it in, breaks the line. Good ball, He comes Musofsky all on his own. Can he make something happens? Rowthrope plays it in towards Rowthorp inside the
six yard. I was a little delayed by the path for Mussovsky.
It's gonna be a corner kick.
Rowthorpe was screaming for the ball on the left inside. Mussovski eventually played it to him. It allowed Wat's to get back and really kind of snuffed out that chance. Good look here on the replay pee fore In.
Yeah, a great run from Paul he did. He wanted that ball about ten yards earlier, and he's pretty uh.
All comes in headed up in a way by Betcher inside his six yard box from the corner kick.
Paul was pretty clear that he wanted that ball much earlier, and Massovsky I I wouldn't have been surprised if he took the shot himself. He seemed to have a pretty good room and I like to see him running. That little play for Danny may get him more involved into the game, but he had he had. It's a great run from Rothrock, well timed.
Sounders building out of the beck, still dominating possessions sixty five percent possession now adding the shots on as well, nine shots to Saint Louis's seven, Sounders trading one goal to nil nine fIF am, have you listening to us? Thanks for joining Sounders, but a really promising start to their campaign in terms of performances. Now as about getting results on the board. Can then build off that five
to two win against l EFC last week. Here they are thirty yards from goal right if left of center, All's out to the left hand side to Rothrock goes across the six punch clear by London a chancer bring it into his chest decided on the punch.
Lack of confidence from the goalkeeper right there and boy a slashing run. That was a good ball from Paul. You could see that he was going to hit it first time. That's where you just got to make that near post run.
Sounders have it right of center, goes to the far side, the right to Georgie. Mining are getting a bit more of the ball now with some time and space. As Hartele comes back to support, ball comes in heady clear by he got substitute Yarra, flicked up in the air by New headed clear by Morales, headed down by New. Who retains possession is Albert Rosneck for the Sounders. Sounders in their anniversary kid attacking the goal to our left.
They've got a week to prepare for next week, but now they've got to find a way back into this game. Ball gets deflected towards that air posts. Lunch smothers the ball, brings it into his chest, gets a fist bump from his back line. Again, we mentioned four games played before tonight in his MLS career eleven goals giving up. So what a stellar record for Ben Lunt.
Now you could feel on that last one where he punched it out you thought he was good to scoop that up hold onto the ball, so keep putting pressure on him. Sounders look a little better, Danny. There's a little more urgency and they're creating a little more quality. Keep getting that ball to Paul Rothrock. He said two crosses in the last minute and both have been quality.
It's gonna make the runs now, we've seen that in games past. Is that ball has been delivered at times in areas. Just got to make that run, make that take that chance to jump in front of the defender. He might not always get it right, Pete, but if you get one out of ten, you've got a chance to score the goal.
It's all you need.
Absolutely, absolutely, If if he gets always thought six was the magical number you'd get, you'd get something out of six crosses.
Sounders have the ball fast side the right with per half Jackson making per half. There you will flick around the corner to George. A good step by. I think it's Kessler stepped in, drives forward, picked up by rolled on, good defending his rugby tackles rolled on. How is that not a yellow card? Referees eventually calls it back. Yep, simple yellow card by Kessler. It's done that a couple of times with Ferrera in the first half. I knew he had rolled On at the batter of him just
stepped in front of Kessler. Really good play by Christian rolled On. And there's three hundred and fifty third game for the Sounders, Kessel just rugby tackles, good open field tackle. Yeah, kind of Saint Louis missing the Rams of course a handful of years ago to go to La good.
That was very given.
That little that was good. Yeah, I don't know where that came from.
Wasn't on my notes.
Yeah, and you're not from these parts this country, so you don't know how did he know?
Yeah?
That was good.
When I was in college and a guy asked me what sport I played, and I told him I played football, He looked.
At me up and down.
He just shook his head.
I was like, oh, no, no English football. Christian Roldan goes down.
Hopefully it's nothing too serious that the injury bug is starting to hit as he holds his knee. It was an awkward challenge by Kessler, completely unnecessary, and no player to injure any other player, especially a player like rolled On who's just so well respected around the league. But he's going to get some treatment from Chris Cornish and the medical staff.
Danny, I think we're on about eight game and twenty four.
Days, so it's head left for these boys.
And with all the travel as well.
Yeap of course, played LFC five to two win last Saturday in Seattle and then jumped on a plane the following day to go down to Mexico play against Cruises all on Tuesday, jump back on the plane to come back and travel again yesterday into Saint Louis. We'll hop back on a plane tonight right from the game, come home at least they can sleep in their own bed, and then sure Brian and the coaching staff will give them a couple of days off just to recoup and
then back on the training field. And Freddie Warez was talking Pete about how much the coaching staff is looking forward to getting the players back on a field again, on the practice field to kind of work through certain things because it's all hypothetical some ways, because you have to work it off a board or a video screen in terms of what they want to implement, but it's always good to be able to get on the practice field. You look at rolled down just kind of running a
little bit gingerly. Now, just try to shake off whatever knock he had. Chris Connis did the test, so hopefully it's nothing more than a little bit of pain to work through.
That is something he's used to. Yeah, getting into a rhythm of training once again very important.
Here's where o'sneck left of center, good, thirty five to forty yards from gold. Chance to put the ball into the box. Ball comes in good delivery, headed away by Yar or picked up top of the box by Georgie. Strikes the ball does his acred deflection, yes, it does. Corner kick for the Sounders getting in the seventy fourth minute, Sounds trailing one goal to Nill against Saint Louis. But
they are knocking on the door. You need to find just a good quality chance or Soda tess Lund get themselves right back in this game.
There's a great ball from Russneck and Georgie you're just not afraid to take a shot. He's kind of going away from the goal, going across the edge of the box a little maybe twenty two yards out, still taking his chance and we get the corner out of it.
Fifth going for the Sounders, arm up in the air from the right side, whipped in towards the penalty spot.
Headed clear by Hebert, while.
Good defending by the Saint Louis bat line as they step up.
Hold the top of the box.
As roll Don has it it's near the left, just clips it in, headed up and away by Saint Louis. Again headed down by Christian Roldan looks to be okay, even though sil nursing that leg a little bit.
We'll see if the coaches have to make a change.
Of course, you've got JP, You've got Danny Lavor so certainly likeful like switches the level of play. You know, it's hard to replace Christian rolled on, but two great replacements potentially for Freddie Warres to pull into this game.
Danny Labor played so well.
Steve's i Quani mentioned it in his podcast how much he thought of his performance against l EFC. And of course JP has felt like he's got a new lease of life coming into preseason, fit, healthy, raring to go, understands his role in the locker room this year and his ability to step on the field and perform when needed as what goes into rosneck laid back by.
Knewho agreed with you. They've both done incredibly well. It was at a game and went down on the field after the press conference. I think it was about a week and a half ago. Out there Danny, Lava and JP.
It comes Georgie striding into the box.
Bull fights where'sneck scuffs a shot so followed by Vargas, couldn't get there. Cleared eventually by Saint Louis. Good touch by Jackson rag and retains possession far side the right to Alex.
Rolled on down the line, he goes to Vargas.
Cuts back towards his left foot. It's a couple of yards from the indline. Right channel comes back to Alex, who whips it in with his right foot, headed clear by Yarrow, picked up by Jackson, Rigg and smooth and calm on the boards. He retains possession with Bell clips
it from center. There's nearside the left Rothro has the chance to bring it down, closed down by Watch, cuts towards his right foot, whips it in across the six yard box, headed clear by Saint Louis, brought down by Bell and then knew who as he strides forward Betcher to support down the line. It goes to Rothrock tries to cut the ball back top of the box. No one there, easily cleared by Heartle Porsche touched by Jonathan Bell. Really the only thing has done wrong so this evening.
Jonathan Bell's the ball goes down this near side for a Saint Louis throw.
Yeah, Paul rothrock again another good quality cross. If I'm the Sounders once he once that ball gets played, he's hit three now, first time ball. We've got to get numbers through the box. Just to finish that thought on Danny Lava and JP Danny, I looked at my watch and it was ten forty five at night, and they were out training to make sure that they were sharp. And then and then what we saw with them in the center of the park together, that's where it pays off.
So I agree, Freddy. Freddy can put either one of those guys on the field and help the team.
It comes Erstrek send to the park, rolls and at the right hand side to bet.
You Saint Louis striding forward.
Good delivery if by bet you just slashes across the eighteen yard box. Heartle top of the box, finds Dirk and strikes the ball. Choice to find that far top corner goes wide and high goal kick Sounders here.
In the seventy seventh minute.
To tick towards the final ten minutes of this game, sound is training one goal to nil against Saint Louis. Saint Louis have never found a point against the Sounders, never mind a win.
They've never got a point from the Sounders.
Four wins out of the previous four games, Sounders came away with victory.
Can they find a way back into this game?
Top of the box is Vallum for Saint Louis as they have possession now in the attacking third of the field, finds Yaro came on the field for Horn on this right hand side. As Sounders still have changes to make. Let me change so far has been Danny Mussofski. Maybe coach gotta play these players out. They know they're going to get a good rest until next week's game, and all they have to focus on until the Club World Cup is MLS.
No distraction of US.
Open Cup this year, of course, played in Conkerkef Champions Cup. Lost in midweeks Cruisers all in a two game playoff. Now it's all gonna be about MLS and can they find points on the board getting back in this game. Here comes Morales, former New York City man US men's national team player. Let's go around new who actual Jonathan Bell came across the cross, goes out on this near side for a Saint Louis throw.
Well to your point now to focus only on MLS. Last season, I remember Brian saying to both of us, have you ever started a season one nine and two? I think is what they were, and I think right now we're one one and one when we can focus on MLS. It'll be good timing for this squad. It's tough to go out at Champions League, but I think they've got to get on track with the regular MLS season.
Well.
Not a good sign to see Christian rold on his six and three hundred and fifty third game. He comes off the field, he went down for a moment, was able to walk offers in Revolution. Danny Laver, as he mentioned, strong performance against a LFC, really strong starts at his campaign both preseason in the early stages of regular season. He comes on the field like for like switch for
Danny Laver, and then Paul Rothrock comes on. He got involved in that second half just like LFC quite first half from Paul Rothrobert really got into the game in the second half, wasn't able to find an assist or a goal, but he gets replaced by Kerlaney. It looks like Georgie's maybe shifted his left hand side Clonie on the right hand side. Ball gets whipped along the six good clearers by Jackson rag and just scoops it out
underneath the crossbar. Russneck rolls it out to this near sight to Danny Leave rolls it down the line to Georgia Kidning open up his legs a little bit outside the foot.
It goes to Massaski.
Lun backs up, creates an angle support for the pass, receives the ball as the goalkeeper for Saint Louis keeps the ball going to the far side the left, He but clips it down the line, picked up by the Sounders and then misplayed by Jackson raing he needs to get back into position, unnecessarily giving the ball away.
It just allows Saint.
Louis to take a breath as Vallin walks over to pick it up far side the left. Saint Louis and their Red Shirts Red Shorts Red Sox attacking the goal to our right, leading one goal to nil. Here as we get into the final ten minutes of the ninety, all comes off betch it looks as an assistant referee his flight came off fro amn off side position and then picked off the cushion headed by Jackson Reagan. Referee calls it. It's gonna be yellow.
Cud, it's that best shit.
Try to kick the ball away the nim give it back and yeah, very simple yellow card from the referee, because now the.
Yellow cards started to add up.
Pete, Yeah they are, and I think the referee is a little frustrated with some of the antics of Saint Louis and he's and he's letting them know. So you know, Lundon just had a ball played to his feet. Danny Missowski put pressure on him and he just played a very kind of lacking confidence type of pass. We've got to put him under as much pressure both with our shots but also if he gets it at his feet,
he does not look like the composed goalkeeper. So Seattle's got to keep keep putting him under as much pressure as possible.
Well, we hope Christian world On. It's just somewhat precautionary We saw him go down to the deck again after getting initial treatment forced him to come off, but he'd pop up to his feet came off the field, So hopefully that's not gonna be adding to the injury list to the sound have already piled up over the last seven days, as you mentioned De la Vega, Jordan Morris, Ariola, Yemar missing for personal reasons, Readebaker, Whiting still out but back
of the practice field, maybe a couple of weeks away from coming back. Or gets popped through the legs of Kilane by Hartel but then given away. Sounders have possession with Danny Lavor.
Good step by.
Vargas, he goes to the deck two footy, challenged by Morales, long crowd like that new signing for Saint Louis.
You can feel the energy's heightening. Last ten minutes.
Five yellow carts in the game.
So far, so well. Was not again that was call particularly tight in the first half. Was now picked up in terms of yellow card accumulation. Sounders continue to dominate possession sixty five percent possession, but they need to turn into chances and tests. Lunt Here comes Vargas, a clip sitting to come off the hand Kessler. The back heel by kla Arnie misplayed again by Jackson. Reagan steps in, ball goes under his foot, it comes Bescher.
Jonathan Bell clows.
The ball down far side. Saint Louis has left as we look at it as they attacked. The gold to our right skips by Kolaney. You'll see if var says something to the referee in his earpiece. The ball came in from I think it was Vargas skipped upon his end, but so far the referee has not done anything to bring it back.
Does Saint Louis have.
It with Ustrecht goes all the way back to Kessler sitting on a yellow card. Of course, it was his collision with Christian rolled On that creates some injury to Christian. Vallum goes around Alex rolled On. That's gonna be the sixth yellow card of the game, the fourth yellow card today for the Sounders. So it could be a little bit careful as these yellow cars pile up in the only parts of the season.
But it was an easy one by the referee.
Pet Fury, I agree.
I think I know it's your your former player.
I don't want to I don't want to throw him under the bus. But yeah, Alex did get a hand in there, but he did go down very easily on that, And you're right. It's been interesting the adjustments the referees made to being a little bit more disciplined with it with the cards and then also calling a little bit more of the fowls.
Free kicked for Saint Louis fartside and there left just a couple of yards off the touch line. It's just clipped in towards the fastick, headed across by Kesler, headed away by new bounced outside the box and headed up and away by Rosnak, but picked up by Kessler, rolls all the way back to Watts, goes square to yarrow, just inside the Saint Louis half of the field and their left hand side closed down by Danny laver Good
defending by Christian. Alex rolled on. He came across to be throwing for Saint Louis and the far side there left. They'll leave us at the end of the game, Jackson felt, Diego Arioha and maybe Pete Fieing will jump back on and have a word about this game. See how these final five plus minutes go of the ninety.
We'll see what the referee hads on.
It was three minutes of the end of the first half, and then a couple of other injuries and delays in the second half. As the ball goes.
Into Tusha, good saved by Fry.
Rebound block by the Sounders, they need to clear their lines. Well done by Georgie. Sounders breathe deeply, able to defend their goal. Ball goes into Rosnack. Can The Sounders now take advantage, go from defense to offense. Kiloni far side the right, approaching the eighteen yard box. Red Shirts getting back behind.
The ball as Colonie slows the game down.
Comes out to new who to Georgia this near side the left getting double team drops his shoulder. A Restrek comes across to help wats out. It comes back to Vargas, square ball to Danny. Labor Is gonna clip it forward towards Vargas and it clear by Yarrow inside the box. It bounces hook clear by Kessler, picked up by Betcher, who gets clattered into I knew who It's gonna be a free kicked for Saint Louis.
Good opportunity for Seattle going right at the back line of Saint Louis. It has been end to end. Saint Louis had a great chance, Frey comes up big, then a big block from knew who and then off to the races, one end to the other. Good for Georgie. It's a ninety yard run from Georgie.
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the Sounders. Are they going to find that first point today? Or the sound is gonna be able to get themselves back into this game? Can they get a well earned and well needed point on the road four points from two games at home lost against ourselves. Good ball by Laver finds Klan. He cuts back onto his left foot top of the box, rolls it's Danny Labor finds Obed Vargas, who just skips it past, who closes down to George. He's gonna clip it towards Danny Massosi can't get it
front out of miscontrolled by Klan. He picked up by Alex Roldan right hand side of the eighteen yard box, brings it down no real pressure from Vallum, closed down by Hertel as well.
The double team now Heartele moves away.
Let's Alex Roldano one v one blocked over the end liners. Vallum celebrates to the crown for that block. But it does give sound As a chance for m Cornerckick a little bit of quality.
That's what we're lacking right now. They've created opportunities. Balls have bounced not quite in the right spot for players.
Sixth corner kick for the Sounders. This one is on their right hand side and it's gonna be Resnik with his right foot outswinging again, just loops towards Jackson rig and heads it down. Cleared by Yarrow under pressure from Jonathan Bell good cushion headed by Klan. He finds Raznak again on the right channel, comes in towards his left foot headed up and away by Saint Louis, who is a clipped headed by Knew who now picked up by
that man who off Georgie. As Dirkin jumps up in the air, ball goes back to Obert, Vargas goes square to Klan. He has to go back to Alex Roldan. Pressure from Red Shirts come and swarms as they shift out from the eighteen yard box. Now ball down line inside the eachen yard box left hand side. Good defending by Yarrow came across to Vargas towards the end line. It's gonna be a corner kick for the sound as a seventh corner kick?
Is it gonna be a set piece? Is going to get the Sounders on.
The boarder here just over two minutes to go of the ninety Sounders need something here. It's gonna be a raznak on the left hand side this time Inswinger with his right foot. Big men are up Bell, Knew, who Jackson Reagan. Ball comes in towards the Nick corner clips up in the air by Lund again just slaps at it and bailed out by the referee. Was Massofski and Lund too just went down like a sack of potatoes. There was somebody who's six foot five. I mean, you
got a thing. You got to stand up a little bit stronger than that. But he was a foul. He earned it, referee gave it, fell for it. It's gonna be a free k for Saint Louis remains one.
No.
Yeah, watching the replay, I don't see that at all.
And then any strike.
Danny Labor with the second goal that didn't count of his career for the Sounders right that it was his first game, first game, hit that laser from about thirty yards out. He just smashed a volley right there side Eddie. That was a very very soft foul schalkeeper. So I understand we have to protect him, but I like it from Seattle right now. They've had some good patience combined with some urgency and great little ball from Georgie for obd Vargas in behind it with a cross that earned
the corner. So they got to keep this going.
The stats read well sixty five percent possession, six hundred passes for the Sounders, but at eleven shots just have me able to Market's besher strike support good saved by Fry follow up off the goal line is new Who his right foot. It was a follow up. I think it was from Heartle just scuffed his follow up, bounced up deflection just wide. That's you. It's the good fifteen
yards wide. Eventually off the deflection, it's gonna be a corner kick for Saint Louis, but again good save by step friend Fry jumped up for the rebound as a scuff shot from Heartle cleared off the line by new Who.
Sounders breathe again. They trail one nil here.
As we get to the ninety minute mark, we'll see what the referee adds on, but for now they're gonna have to defend this corner kick on this right hand side for Saint Louis.
It's good from new Who. Keeper comes off his line, makes the save. Knew Who tucks in behind him there. If we go down two nothing, this one's over, so good for new Who to have the discipline and then is there to clear it off the line.
Recki Nielsen, defensive player comes on for Keere Watt so well left Melbourne trying to shut up shop in these final minutes of the games to tick past the ninety minute mark. Sounders in added time territory. Now it's gonna be a corner kick they're gonna have to defend. It's gonna be clipped towards the back stick up and away by Danny Label. The second attempt strike wide step.
Fire's going to quickly put it on crowd murmurs.
I think it was a six minute call we just heard after get a confidence, Yes, six minutes of any time, so freaking yeah, very generous with his anti time. Three minutes in the first off. Six minutes here, No big delayed to speak of. It was Christian sure all went down for a little while, but for six minutes.
But Sounds, we'll take it.
We'll take absolutely.
Sound's got plenty of time now, five minutes to go of the six, so we ticket the ninety first minute mark. Jonathan Bell bought in possession. Eleven men behind the ball for the Red Shirt of Saint Louis and Sounders find an equalizing goal. They're trailing one goal to nil. Here in Saint Louis Sports Radio nine to fifty am. The scot that is presented by Provident Swedish. Sounder's back at Luminfield next week against to play the Houston Dynamo. Of course,
who they played in the MLS playoffs last year. Ball comes in to Musofsky can't get the better of Yarrow cook clear by Saint Louis as they looking for their fourth clean sheet in a row, their fourth clean sheet out of the first four games. That would certainly be a record for Saint Louis. As Nielsen the sub give us the ball away a little sloppily, I'm sure Melbourg's not going to appreciate that one. As fellow countryman knocks it out of bounds, Sounders have it with Labor inside
the box. It goes to Vargas, cann He giggle free, goes down and it's a penalty. Kessler houcks his left leg around Vargas, who's spun inside the eighteen yard bocks, and it's a penalty. The referee will check it on var just to be sure. The Saint Louis players are asking for a handball, but for right now, it's a penalty for the sound As is the way to get back in the game. We'll seeing a replay here. Pete. It looks like it may have come off his hand. Who's trailing on the ground.
The question was in the thot, but I don't think it matters these days.
If he hits the hand.
Yeah, this will be interesting to see if he goes with the handball or the foul. Little bit. Vargas a great composure, great idea inside the box. Try to make something happen right, Try to make a play there by spin, moved, try to get through to an opening and hits his feet, taken.
Down, referee ball in his hands walking around Saint Louis. Player is a following game. It looks like on the replay Pete did hit his left hand as he Yeah, all kind of flicks off. I think it was Vallum's foot. Yeah, and the hamble happened before the foul.
Yep.
So Sounders we're gonna have to find another way to find their equalizing goal. It feels like as a referee continues to the VAI is going to go and do a check. Of course, it lands on the referees plate. It's been told by VR to go check it. There are, of course, other instances where the referee VR can override the decision.
And say he is a handball.
Yeah.
In this case a referee is going to have to go over to the screen. But I feel like we all both fear that it's going to be an obvious free kick.
And yeah, the tough one is it and it comes off his hand, it puts it plays him into space. It definitely is an advantage. There's a Saint Louis player right behind him. If it doesn't hit his hand, it goes to him. So I think our chances are wildly slim that we'll get a peek out of this.
Yeah, I don't think.
It's going to take too much time for the referee to look at this. No, we will see the screen as we look down on a monitory.
It feels like.
This is kind of the manner in which the game's gone. The sound has done well in so many different areas of the game, just haven't been able to truly create the couple of good chances to test a goalkeeper.
No, you're right. If that ball bounce is a little different, comes off his shin and plays himself into space, he makes that turn, we get the PK on the on the other side, that was a very unfortunate goal. It was great goal on the free kick, but it was unfortunate the way that the handball happened with Jackson. And so you're right, Danny we just we have not had much luck this season, have we.
As the referees call.
After review prior to the penalty kick, there's a handball fine number eighteen Seattle final decision is no penalty.
Well, it's a celebration of the crowd. It fell a bit muted. It's pretty obvious where.
It was going as soon as the referee started talking.
But yeah, there's gonna be a free kick. There's gonna be a no penalty decision. By case of Vargus, just be a little bit careful. I think he's sitting on a yellow card. He just needs to keep his mouth shut.
Yeah, he's mature. Diego said it during the pregame. That is just mature beyond Yeah. Yeah, as a player and as a person as well.
Melbourg's celebrating that call by the referee, But after watching the replay, I felt like that was the obvious decision in the end by the referee. But we've got thirty seconds of the six to go. But you'd think the referee is going to add a two three minutes onto the clock. You'd have to think based on that delay of VR and Nielsen came on as a sub as well, so there's some time to maybe for the sound still to find that goal. Even though we're ticking towards the ninety six minute mark.
Six minutes about it time, so we're about to hit that mark.
But again, as we mentioned, the referee should add on at least a couple of minutes.
Based on that VR review.
Danny Labors looked good since he's come on the field. Maybe it's been about six or seven minutes, but he's trying to create things.
He's doing himself no harm, correct and the performance is so far, and especially with Josh Tenco going to Colorado Rappers, it's just a vote of confidence for Danny Labor and the manner in which the coach staff feel about it. So we can see what's given. As a player on the ground, it's Carl Hebert, one of the players I scored four own goals against the Sounders. That first one actually in the first game. It's Knew who crashed into him with a tackle that is a lever mark tackle,
fair tackle as it goes through. Referee did make the call. Let's get here, just forty five seconds past the sixth minute mark, it's gonna be a free kick on the deck for Lunt. The filling goalie, the reserve goalie stepping in last minute for Burkie, the twenty twenty three goalkeeper of the Year in MLS Player of the Match Day last week. Sounds haven't been able to breakthrough in this game. It's seven goals conceded in four games.
One will have this job six weeks.
Yeah, another disappointing result. The performance has been a lot better than RSL, so you think that's gonna carry itself forward. And of course Sounders have done well at home, but you know, not getting on the board again away from home in terms of goals and then obviously not getting the points so far, and see if the Sounders can still find a way back into it.
It's gonna be another yellow.
Card and now the referee is making up for lost ground. Is it's gonna be the seventh yellow card for yellow cards for the Sounders three on Saint Louis.
That was for Melbourgh, right there, coach, we're eight.
Minutes past the ninety six minutes was put on the clock. We're ticking towards the very end of this game. A little bit more at it time added because of the var decision. As Kessler heads the ball down deep on the left hand side, closed down by Georgie knocks it forth his left foot. The Sound's gonna get one more chances. They get a throw on the far side the right with Alex rolled On, one goal to nil, Saint Louis lead.
Final seconds of the game is gonna be a long throw from Alex rolled On, but the Sounders find a way back into it.
Ball comes in headed, clear strike.
It was rash from Jenny Lava and you gotta think, Pete, that might be just about it. As we get two and a half minutes past the six so he approached the ninety nine minute mark.
Saint Louis plays are asking the referee for the time.
Disappointing decision by Danny Labor just slashed to the ball's goalkick one nil Saint Louis.
A moment ago, he hits a great screamer into the back of the net, but it's after a penalty after a foul, so it doesn't count this one. He mishits who can flip that right, it'd be much happier.
Referee will not put the whistle to his mouth. Sounders maybe have one final chance, but that's a giveaway by Jonathan Bell. The former Saint Louis man. As the ball goes towards the far left corner, that's where point Hertle's going to keep the ball, challenged by Alex Roldan. He clips the ball down the line. It's going to be a throwing for Saint Louis Free just taking a look at his watch. Three and a half minutes past the
six already happened. We're getting to that end of game territory right now, and there's the referees whistle brings the game to an end. A fourth clean sheet out of four games for Saint Louis, so new head coach Olif Melburg will be very happy for his defensive performance from his team. But the sound Iss gonna come up disappointed again.
And it was a fifteenth minute free kick from Leuven who got the winning goal as they earned the three points against the Sounders, their first points in their first win.
Against the sound As ever in MLS. One goal to nail peat.
Your final thoughts, well, I agree with you that it was a better performance than the RSL last to zero. There's gonna be some frustration and that's Seattle locker room because they had their opportunities. You have to give credit to Saint Louis has to start a season without giving a goal on the first four is quite impressive. They did a lot of bending without breaking. They let Seattle
have possession of the ball. So Seattle now they get a week to get themselves ready for the next one, and they've got to do a little bit better with the quality. Well.
Thanks Pete, and thanks for everyone involved in today's broadcast, Christopher Kidd on the board in the studio, Keeley Dunning and Kevin kay Is always for your great information, and of course to Seattle soccer legend Pete Fewing for all his comments and thoughts. We might just hit a few more of those thoughts in the post game. The team can now enjoy a well earned rest after a heavy early season load, and they'll be back at home next Saturday when they face Houston Dynamo at lumen Field. But
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For the first time in their club history, Saint Louis City has beaten the Seattle Sounders. It's a final one nothing tonight from Energizer Park out there in Saint Louis. They finally have beaten the Rave Green. They also finally have not given up an own goal to the Sounders.
It was four for.
Four of them giving up on goals to us. That streak stops as well as Saint Louis get all three points with the home one nothing win over the Sounders tonight. Welcome into the post match show Jacksonfeld's Jay Audio and Pete Fewing here for next twenty thirty. However long we want to talk about this game and kind of break
down what was a Sounders last tonight. I'll quickly tell you off the top that Sounders EVSE Soccer is presented by Provident, Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders FC also that Delta Airlines is proud to proud to donate one soccer ball for every mile ran by Sounders FC players this season. Three foundations, one mile, one ball program. All right, it's a one nothing final. The goal was scored in the fifteenth minute a well taken free kick by Edward
Louvin after a yellow card by Jackson. Reagan fell down, slipped and then kind of the ball rolled in or he grabbed the ball. Either way it hits his hand, that's a yellow card. Twenty five yards out. Luvin steps up to it and puts it into the left side of the net for the lone goal of tonight's game. Let's just start off Diego and then Pete with opening thoughts on what is a Sounder's loss.
It was a tough match, obviously not the result we all wanted. However, I did see the second half improvements right in terms of the intensity the pressure. I think the first forty five were not good at all, right in terms of not creating any clear chances, but at least looking I would say, on the bright side of things, this Sounders team, regardless of all the missing players they
were playing. You know they play on the road against that some loose team that haven't received any goals, and they were really close to actually even manage a result, a positive result. But I think for me, the question is for the Saunders, we also will talk about it more. But we also saw Christian Roldan probably leaving the pitch injured.
Hopefully not, we'll see, but it's just, you know, it's not a good sign in terms of not having available players, especially not having the players that are a starter.
So we'll see how that evolves.
But I think to me, looking again on the right side of things, you have a competitive team without five even six starters, and the Sounders can can play onst any team.
When you step back and think about it for a minute, you know, we never like to lose, right And when you were saying, just now, Jackson, that's the first time they've beat us, they didn't give an own goal, I'm thinking we shouldn't have talked about that before the game because I'm superstitious. I guess as a coach sometimes but you look at it and you say, okay, when you step back and you say, we have had quite a
week with the injury that we've had. The eight games in twenty four days and coming into a Saint Louis team that hasn't given up a goal all season and didn't tonight. It comes down to a little individual place. Jackson just said it. You know, we have the handball and then a great free kick, and that's the difference. That's the margin in this game. Right here, we had a couple of chances leave us. Smashes a great volley into the back of the net, but it's coming off
of a whistle, so it doesn't count. Then he miss hits one a little bit later. So coming down to individual place, that's what's the separator at this level. And you know all the pro teams around the world say we would say the same thing. So we're close. We created opportunities. I like our pieces. I'm glad we have a week off to get ready for the next one. And I'm thrilled to be honest that we're at home versus Houston because we need they just have it's coming.
Back a week.
They need a week.
They really do, We really do. I mean you look at it and like Jordan Morris's injury, I was really sad for the look on his face, and I think kid has run his guts out. You know, for twenty one straight days, every three or four days he's been so so anyway, you know, give give Saint Louis credit for getting the win and defending well and getting another shutout. Seattle had chances and opportunities. They're be on a plane in the next hour. They need to come home, rest up,
and retool. And frankly, if we beat Houston next week, we'll have one more win than we did in the first ten games last year.
Well, I want to take Yeah, it's good point and we're on our fourth game, so well, I want to take the next segment in the postgame show and talk about a few specific players, one specifically being Haes Whu's Ferreira.
I think I think he deserves a conversation. I would like to before we take a break, talk about with a ninety third minute penalty that wasn't because it looks like Obed Vargas is running into the box, his hands look like in no dangerous position, nothing's flailing, but the ball does hit his hand and then ultimately he's brought down. There's a penalty comes back and they rule that it's a handball before the trip and before the foul. So you know, for me, it just seems a bit harsh
to call that. But but from a coach's eyes and diego from your analyst, dies I want each of your your take because that that frustrated me a little bit that you call the penalty and boy, that's it just seems a little soft to call that handball.
Yeah, I mean unfortunately according to FIFA rules, right, it's a hand.
What what what what FIFA rules.
At the end of the day, the problem is that, yeah, it was not voluntary that he hits hits hand, but if if the hand wasn't there, the ball probably would slip away, right, because that actually the ball stops in his hand and then he can he continues to play and then he gets fouled. So to me, that to me, that's the key, right because again not voluntary, but it's a handball, and at the end of the day, if
there's a handball, the foul after that doesn't count. It cancels it drules out right, Yeah, rules unfortunately, But yeah, he was and the naked eye was hard to see because I was looking at the game.
It was like, okay, how was that a ham? I have replay.
We saw the replay, but it just I don't know.
I mean, maybe maybe it did alter the ball that much, but I don't know.
We have a different U screen that we're looking on. So we saw it about six or seven times. And with each time you went, Sugar.
Yeah, yeah you saw you saw a different way.
Yeah, and Kessler was behind him, had he not? And oh but didn't do it on purpose? He didn't, he didn't. You know, Uh, who am I thinking of the the Italian player with the ponytail? Come on, come on, come on forward by Bio. Yeah, it didn't Bozzio. I did still see Bozzio not going to ball into his space, right, and and it did hit his hand. Had it not hit his hand, it would have gone to Kessler. And it did play him back into the space. So yeah, we saw it five or six times.
And you guys have you you and Danny have this like super interesting set up with all of your camera angles and stuff. I'm just watching it and then the moment I see no, yeah, yeah.
So to your point the naked eye, I didn't see it at first. By the sixth or seventh one, you're thinking, well, that's all we're going to get it.
So it ultimately was taken off and game well, you know what I mean, You know how me. I reacted accordingly to about the nth degree of the things Pete, so as as I do with all things with Sounders, and I just got to remind myself that it's early in the season, gentlemen, and a loss here tonight, we just move forward.
We got Houston coming up. We'll talk about Houston.
Also, it's the return of Nicholas Ladero to Seattle coming up next week.
We'll talk about that later on.
I do want to specifically talk about a few guys out of this game, so that'll come up next on the post game show. I will tell you that this season it wasn't tonight, but when the Sounders win, you'll win a free mix chick in the next day, exclusively in the McDonald's app with any minimum two dollars purchase down on the McDonald's up today and check out the deals waiting for you falling tonight. One nothing in Saint Louis.
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Welcome back to the postgame show Sounders falling tonight in Saint Louis by a final score of one to nothing.
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Play of the match, so still a play of the match even in a shutout loss. It was a one nothing game. Stephen Fry came up big to keep it one nothing.
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The play of the match is presented by Emerald quin Casino at the betting capital of the Northwest. All right, time to look ahead to what's next. And what's next will be a full week of rest for the Sounders, thank goodness. Finally the full week of rest comes before Nicholas Ladero and the Houston Dynamo come into Seattle. The return of Nico to Seattle next weekend as he joined the Houston Dynamo just recently actually from Orlando City.
So that's gonna be at lumen Field.
We will have a Providence Swedish premach show of seven o'clock and a kickoff of seven point thirty. Folks, you can watch the match on mly Season Pass on the Apple TV up. You can also listen on l Ray thirteen sixty in Spanish. We will have the broadcast for you on our stream channel. It's the Sounders FC Radio
stream channel on iHeartRadio and the iHeartRadio app. So if you go into iHeartRadio, if you go onto the iHeartRadio app and you search Sounders FC Radio, then you will be able to pull up the stream channel and that is where we will have the game for you next Saturday night once again seven o'clock pregame, seven thirty kickoff there on the Sounders FC radio stream channel on iHeartRadio and the iHeartRadio app for Sounders Houston next weekend. And Diego Pete. I mean, this is a Houston team. We
saw him in the playoffs last year. They made a lot of changes in the off season. Nicholas Ladero is now on them. This is gonna be a fun one here at Luminfield next Saturday.
Yeah, I mean it's a completely different team from what the Sounders encountered last season. I get to see Nicolas Laleo coming back. Definitely one of the Seattle Sounders legends we can has, you know, brought a lot of good moments for the for the oldest Yel Saunders fans. But this Houston Dynamo, it's it's struggling. We see where they're currently in the table with just one point. They lost today against oursel. But they do have one of the new good players as a kill ponse number ten, who
actually scored today. Who's gonna be a handful definitely to cover. But I do think after this loss from Saunders Today they have to come back home and look for Houston Danamo that they haven't found the form.
And again such a different team.
For what he used to be without Ectro Arera and also a lot of the changes that I think now this team is going to be struggling a little bit, especially playing away against the cl Saunders in Lumen.
Well, I'm excited to see Nico come back. I think this will be nice. There's been enough time for him being away that he'll be celebrated when he comes back. When you think of him, he's ninety five assists for this team, right, that's he's number one on that and total points in all competition he's number four with fifty eight points and then game winning goals he's number six with thirteen. So he's done and he's helped us lift a cup, you.
Know, a lot of cups.
Well, tell you what you know. This sometimes gets brought up. You know, Ziggy left the same day Nico came to this club, right, and then Brian Schweitzer took over and took him to the MLS Cup in twenty sixteen. So there's a lot of happy memories and a lot of great leadership. One of My favorite stories on Nico is first game he's playing for the Sounders, he walks in the locker room and they're listening to music and he turns it off and he says, we're not doing that.
Talk to each other about playing the game, and that changed. That was the beginning of a change in the trajectory of this team. So I'm excited he's coming back. Teams take on the personality of their coach. Ben Olsen, Oh yeah, is a grinder. He's not going to come here and say, Okay, we're not going to be a good team. He's coming here and expecting saying, hey, Seattle, right now, they're one win, two losses and a tie, let's get after him, right So you can expect a battle. But I am glad
we get a few days to recover. I'm glad the next one is at San Jose, so it's a short flight so we can finally get our legs and you know, get going and same time zone and all those kind of things. So I'm hoping that we come back and that we get after him. But you can't expect a Houston Dynamo team to roll over.
No, absolutely not, And they'll be saying you know we're gonna get after them, and for the Sounders, we'll have to say the same thing. We've got to get after Houston Dynamo next Saturday, once again seven o'clock pre game seven thirty kickoff. It's the Sounders FC Radio stream channel on iHeart Radio and the free, new, redesigned and pretty freaking cool iHeartRadio app. You can download it now and get ready for the Sounders FC Radio stream channel next
Saturday night. Want to thank you everybody with the broadcast. Christopher Kidd, our technical director tonight hitting all the buttons. We also have Danny Jackson Pete Fewing who called a great game Dieo audioa thank you for being here on pre half post.
My name is Jackson Feltz. We thank you all for listening.
Wishing it was a better result one to nothing Sounder's loss out in Saint Louis. We look forward to Houston next Saturday night. Have a very good rest of your weekend. Everybody, have a very happy Saint Patrick's Day. And for right here and right now, I believe we have some more content coming up next here on Sports Radio nine point fifty kJ R AM.
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