Sounders FC 3 - 0 Nashville SC POST MATCH SHOW

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For the first time, the Sounders have defeated Nashville SC and their fourth game against the club is a big win at home three nothing, first time the Sounders have been home in about a month as well, and what a return it is with the three to nothing win. Goals a lot of them there in the first thirty four five minutes, first from Mazaski, next from Dala Vega, and then Paul Rothrock finished it off. Paul Rothrock ended with a goal and an assistant and he's down on the field with Michelle Ludko.

Thank you Jackson Paul for small congratulations your second goal of the season and the big win today, huge three points and a clean sheet against a very tough Nashville side. What does what impressed you most about the performance that your team put together?

Today, Oh man, a lot. I think there were a lot of wins tonight. You know, we've never beat Nashville, so there's a first there. We got a lot of guys back from you know, guys getting on the field again with Jordan and Albert and Alex and you know, Ryan making his debut and three different goal scorers, clean sheet from the defense, really solid home win.

Yeah you mentioned it.

You guys beat the unbeaten streak or stop the unbroke the unbeaten streak. That's what I'm trying to stay there against Nashville. First win in four meetings. What was it about the group that came together tonight to get that done?

Yeah?

I think we were really trying to build off the positive momentum from last year or from last game.

Sorry.

I think the win at Dallas was really big for us, and could we stack two on top of each other and that's a really good start, And we wanted to make an exciting game for our fans.

I think the way.

Nashville plays suits the game to be exciting.

Right.

It was back and forth, and you know, Steph made some good saves early, which was important too. But I think, you know, it feels like we're just starting to turn the tide a little bit, and you know, a win after each weekend, everyone's feeling a little bit better in training.

So hopefully we can just keep building on this.

On that note, building on that momentum, that confidence, keeping it going. It's been talked about over the years by this club of how they like to make luman Field a fortress, that they want it to be a scary place for other teams to come in. So far through twenty twenty five, you guys are unbeaten here at Luhman Field. What does that do for the confidence and the momentum moving forward with this squad?

It's huge, It's huge, and I think it is a very scary place to play. I mean, we have some of the best fans in the MLS. It's we have some of the most fans in the MLS too. It's a it's got that big stadium atmosphere feel, and I think we can continue to use that to our advantage. I think people don't like playing here for a number of different reasons, so hopefully we can keep that streak going.

Now, you personally obviously great that they had the win tonight, but obviously you personally second goal.

Of this season.

But then on the defensive side, you made Muktar a non factor in this one.

What works so well for you today?

Oh thank you, you know, just doing my job and.

Stay and focused on that modesty.

Yeah, I think, you know, guys made it easy for us. I thought a couple guys had some really good performances. You know, Christian had, my opinion, was man of the match. A SU's had a great game too, obviously, but he was all over the place, Obed was all over the place.

I think our tactics were well thought out.

Too, but you know, I didn't think they challenged our left side that much either. So and you know, Knew Who and I are starting to develop a good partnership and and I'm excited for where that continues to grow, you know.

Before I let you go, Paul, one last question here. We saw, while it was a similar lineup tonight that we saw against the Dallas and that win, it didn't have your traditional starters across the board that were taking the field tonight. And usually when teams kind of mix the starters with guys off the bench and you sometimes see not as much cohesion. But that didn't seem to be the case at all for you guys. You guys seem to be very much playing freely and really just

Yeah, I think you got you guys have heard it. I've said it. Our depth is our strength, and it's starting to show in games like this. You know, we had a couple of guys who aren't usual starters put in some great starts. You know, we had our bench was so scary tonight. You know, we had Albert, Jordan Jao, Paolo, Ryan ken all coming off the bench, Alex rolled on.

Absolutely, let's keep it going. Paul, congratulations on the win and the goal. Really appreciate the time. Thank you, Thank you, Jackson, back to.

You, Thanks Michelle.

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Ovid Vargas is probably number three for me, and then I would.

Give it to Pedro de la Vega as well, because he's starting to come alive once again.

Right.

We talked about the million dollar Man.

Now we've got about four of them, but the million dollar man that everyone wants to see, the Payo del Vega of last year that everyone was kind of disappointed about ourselves, included Uh, it's finally coming to fruition his talent, his awareness, his ability to play and glue with these guys that are around him.

And you gotta remember, these.

Are the glue guys. We talked about it at the pregame, in the halftime, these are the guys that may not be starting in two weeks. Right, he's gluing with everyone around that's possible.

And Danny Mesoski ran out two goals in two games and he's you know, doing well. And then now, well, Jordan Morris comes onto the field, plays the sixty third minute on and you know he would He had big opportunities, Kellen, really about.

Three major opportunities.

Couldn't get one in the back of the net, had a chance to get an assist to Ryan Kent who could have had.

His first touch be a sounder goal.

But overall we saw Jordan put himself in gold dangerous positions.

Well, we talked about it as we were watching the game, as we need to get these guys on the field and get them a little bit of game fitness, game awareness, game you know quality. I guess you rub that rust off just a little bit. You would think a goal scorer immediately find two chances. You know there are two breakaways, and think Jordan's very good at is putting those away. You saw just a little bit of rust from the

Confident group right now, I mean they're really back to back wins and for everything that they had going on today and the second straight clean sheet as well, not to mention, you also got the return of Alex Roldan. You got the Albert return of Albert Rusnak, both back from injury and both looked good as well. No new injuries overall, just a very very good week and night here at Luminfield for your Seattle Sounders. We do have

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Welcome back to Loominfield and the post game show.

Seattle Sounders beating Nashville today by a score of three nothing. Jackson Feltz Callen Row here to wrap up the postmatch show, and it's time for Emerald Queen.

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Callen, I think it's an interesting conversation because I think the second and third goals both in contention.

Here.

One, you have Obed Vargas put together a great minute long sequence. First initial attack, they earing the ball back. He creates the assist to a great Paido de la Vega goal. Third one, you have Dela Vega finding heyes, who's Ferira Farira, good hold up play, crosses it all the way to the left side with a great finish from Paul Rothrock. I think both of them are great goals. Which one do you want to give it? So, I mean both are good goals.

But for me, it was the second goal from Peytel l Vega that kind of put the Sounders in a good position, while the third goal just kind of give him a sigh of relief.

And so for me, it was that second goal by Pete de la Vega.

The lead up to the play open Vargas kind of just taking over and dropping his shoulder multiple times, making guys miss I mean, those guys are already back in Nashville, to be honest with you. And then he is a great ball in it and you see a streaking page of the vega and that for me, it's the confidence of page to the vega and finding that back of the net.

It was a great play overall. Here's what it sounded like with Danny Jackson and p Fewing on the call.

There's rolled up picks the bucket again, pull up play by Cassette down the line, it goes to Vargus towards the end line cuts it back Vega.

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Fogus and scored by De la Vega.

Soundless lead two goals to nil.

And the Sounders won three nothing.

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I mean Nashville had no idea what was happening in that midfield, and I think Christian and Ovid were a big part of that. In Ovid, especially especially when they're on the ball, they had way more time than I think they thought they would. And like I said, the little movements from Ovid, the drop of the shoulder and letting the ball run past his body as I try and do it as if someone's seeing me right now.

It's the little things like that that create a little bit of space.

And for Ovid, with someone who has the little quickness, the little touches that are very very good, it creates so much space for him. And he's now playing at just a high level every single game. And that's what I love to see, is he's now getting rewarded with those little touches, with those little plays, with the good vision in assists or goals.

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Capital of the Northwest. All right, Callen, looking ahead to what's next? It is a week away.

Sounders at Colorado Rapids Pacific time will have a six o'clock Providence Swedish premat show.

Six thirty kickoff.

I believe it's on ninety three point three KJRFM. It might be on nine point fifty. We'll have more broadcast details later in the week. Yeah, it is ninety three point three KJRFM, so same station right here next Saturday, six o'clock six thirty kickoff for sounders at Colorado Folks. You can also watch the match on MS Season Pass on the Apple TV up and listen in Spanish language on l RAY thirteen sixty count You have a bunch of guys now healthy. Jordan's healthy, you have Albert Rusnak

What do you do if you're Brian Schmitzer, I.

Think you run these guys out and you start to slowly add minutes. It depends on how the game goes, you know, if it's if it's two zero three zero like it was today, you get you give guys a little bit arrested are in the in today's starting lineup, and you give the guys coming back from injury, guys that are getting new to the field, as like a Ryan Kent you give them a little bit more minutes, but for now, you.

Kind of you don't why why change if it's not broken?

Yeah, right, they're they're they're creating a lot, they're they're scoring a lot of goals. You don't want to take a forward of like Danny Missofsky off when he's scoring goals and has that confidence. Don't take that confidence away, you know, ride it until it's gone right righte it and right it, right it and so and I will say we talked about great players and great plays. We'd be remiss if I didn't say it, because I know Stefan will kill me. But look, Stephan Fry, Kim keyhy

Uh, Steph and Fry.

The game would be very different if he didn't have those two or three saves in the first half with which were you know, yes, a little bit of bad finishing, but good positioning by Stephan Fry to make it hard and he made multiple saves to do so. So going into this next week, they had a great performance at home, which is what you want to see as a Seattle fan, is a Seattle organization because you want to make this a fortress, which Michelle talked about earlier with Paul Rothrock.

But you have to make sure it's also on the road as well.

So you started off great, well done in Dallas, came back home. Can you make it that three for three? Make it great performances and again defensive first, but keep creating chances.

I'm glad you mentioned the defense there. I mean on the Sounders podcast, I predicted three to two because I was thinking, Okay, Jackson Reagan comes out, can that backline have that cohesiveness and your player to watch kim Key, he just solid and just saw that veteran solid presence that he provides and it's just like he never left.

Real good and him Yamar new.

It all worked today for the Sounders defensively, second straight clean sheet, second straight win, three nothing tonight over Nashville, next match Colorado. Right here ninety three point three KJERFM six o'clock pre match six thirty kickoff for Sounders in Commerce City next weekend. Want to thank everybody with the broadcast today. Danny Jackson Pete viewing. Michelle Luca had your call.

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