Since our last episode, the Sounders have completed both Leagues Cup group stage games - and it was a mixed bag to say the least. Despite leaving things late the Sounders looked comfortable against Minnesota United, but it was a different story against Necaxa as a promising start turned into a worst-case scenario of soft goals, little attacking threat, and potentially disastrous injuries. Aaron and Mark discuss the ups and downs of the games against Minnesota United and Necaxa, what those ...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast We wanted a test and we got one. Unfortunately, its hard to escape the reality that hte Sounders failed it pretty badly, falling 3-0 to LAFC on Saturday. I think the scoreline was probably a little unfair as the Sounders generated several good scoring chances, had a legit penalty shout waved off and gave up two goals they shouldnt have, but they were very obviously second best either way. The Sounders are now 0-5-5 against the six teams ahead of them in the West, which certainly suggests they ha...
Jul 24, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Seattle Sounders have been on a really nice run but they have mostly been beating pretty bad teams. Theyll get their biggest test of the season when they face LAFC on Saturday. To help preview the game, Niko Moreno joins Jeremiah. They also discuss some of the drama going on behind-the-scenes and look ahead to Leagues Cup. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a pa...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast The suddenly surging Seattle Sounders will host St. Louis City on Wednesday, an opponent very much going in the opposite direction. St. Louis have gone just 1-8-3 in their past 12 games, which includes a 2-1 loss at home to the Sounders in their previous meeting. Since then, St. Louis has fired their head coach and doesnt appear to be much closer to getting out of their injury woes that have dogged them for much of this season. To help us get a better understanding of the opponent, we welcome ba...
Jul 16, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Recently, someone asked if the Sounders were a good bad team or a bad good team and after another successful week Im leaning toward maybe just a good team. On Saturday, the Sounders scored a pretty comprehensive 2-0 win over the New England Revolution and followed that up two days later with a road win over the Sacramento Republic in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. In a vacuum, neither win is particularly impressive. Heck, if you look at any of their recent wins, none of them are particu...
Jul 12, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Moffat only spent part of a season with the Seattle Sounders, but the MLS veterans still remembers that 2013 season fondly even if it didnt end quite as everyone had hoped. Now a color commentator for the Sacramento Republic, we caught up with Moffat to get some insight into Tuesdays opponent in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming...
Jul 09, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The New England Revolution got off to one of the worst starts in MLS history, but have since improved dramatically with five wins in their past six matches. To help us understand what is going on with Caleb Porters new team, we enlisted the help of Sam Minton , who runs The Blazing Musket . Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://ww...
Jul 05, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our constant effort to right-size our offerings, weve decided to start doing monthly mailbag episodes. This is the first of those episodes. Among the topics we tackle are expectations for the summer transfer window, explore the usefulness of G+ and try to explain why there were so few MLS-era players at the 50th Anniversary celebration. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by ...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast We finally having a bonafide winning streak to talk about. Fresh off their seven-point week, the Sounders followed that up with another come-from-behind win, this time beating the Chicago Fire 2-1. Like their previous two results, the Sounders needed to come from behind in this one. But after playing some of their least inspiring soccer of the season during the first 30 minutes, they recovered to have one of their best halves of the season. Both goals came from the penalty spot, but they were th...
Jul 03, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Chicago Fire are mired in last place of the Eastern Conference, but dont let that fool you. Ever since Xherdan Shaqiri left for the Euros, the Fire have been playing pretty decent soccer. In five games without their captain, the Fire are 2-1-2, which includes a home win over the LA Galaxy and a road win over Toronto FC. To get a better idea of what kind of opponent we should expect, we talked to Alex Calabrese of Men in Red . Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the fla...
Jun 27, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Say what you will about the consistency the Seattle Sounders have shown over the past few months, but we can probably all agree that theyve never been quite as entertaining as they were during the last week. The Sounders registered their first seven-point week and did it in particularly interesting style, twice coming back from two goals down to earn points. The last of those was obviously the most exciting, with Jordan Morris bagging a 90+4 winner on Saturday. As if that wasnt enough, though, t...
Jun 26, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast When last we talked, the Sounders had just lost to Sporting KC and we were openly wondering if it was time to admit that they might just be a bad team. Youll have to pardon the whiplash, but two games later we think that was probably an unfair conclusion and are now wondering the opposite. No, a 2-0 win over Minnesota United and a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo doesnt suddenly make us think the Sounders are MLS Cup contenders, but it is some evidence that this team might be a bit better ...
Jun 21, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its hard to accurately describe just how frustrating Saturdays result was, but Ill try. Facing a team that was pretty awful by both the eye and analytics test, that hadnt won in like three months, the Sounders managed to find a way to lose despite scoring first. There were all sorts of problems in this game from subbing patterns, to a lack of discipline to a passive defense and a punchless offense. Jeremiah and Aaron do their best to look for ways forward, but are mostly frustrated with the stat...
Jun 12, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jimmy Mack of KC Soccer Journal and No Other Pod joins us to provide some insight into Saturday's opponent, Sporting KC. Just like the last time these two teams faced, Sporting KC comes in on a 10-game winless run. Unlike last time, the underlying numbers suggest Sporting is just as bad as their record suggests. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, ...
Jun 07, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast With no game last weekend, Jeremiah and Aaron have an extended Mailbag episode this week. Among the topics they tackle are what the Sounders need to do for this season to be considered a success; how much of the malaise around the team is directly attributable to home scoring woes; and where expectations should be set for the summer transfer window. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can supp...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adrian Hanauer first became formally involved in the Seattle Sounders when he became the managing partner of the USL team in 2002. One of the first big hires he made was appointing Brian Schmetzer to be the head coach. While steering the ship on the business side, he also served as the teams general manager, a role he maintained for the first five years of the Sounders MLS existence. I first met Hanauer in 2010, shortly after I started writing for Sounder at Heart. At the time, I was struck by h...
May 31, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast For a few glorious moments, it felt like the Sounders had scored a hard-fought win over the top team in the Western Conference. The seeming clincher came deep into stoppage time when Reed Baker-Whiting intercepted a pass, drove forward, shrugged off a defender and calmly delivered a pass to Danny Musovski, who hit a sliding shot into the net. Musovski, who has had a few terrible misses in recent weeks, looked particularly relieved. Baker-Whiting, who has been working himself back from a six-mont...
May 31, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Frequent guest Matt Montgomery of Wasatch Soccer Sentinel is back to give us an insiders look at Real Salt Lake, the best and hottest team in the Western Conference. He explains whats behind RSLs surge to the top of the standings but is sure to give us a glimmer of hope about their vulnerabilities. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: ht...
May 29, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Baker of Flyover Footy joins us to preview Saturday's match against St Louis City. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. "Diversions" audio provided by So...
May 24, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Athletics Paul Tenorio is one of the top reporters covering MLS. Last week, he was in town to watch the Sounders-Whitecaps match while reporting out a feature thats supposed to run around the 50th Anniversary match on June 15. We caught up to talk about his impressions of the Sounders place in the current MLS landscape, what he learned while he was here and discuss some what make differentiates us in a copycat league. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast ...
May 24, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Just as it seemed like the season might be turning around, were right back in purgatory. The 1-1 tie against the Vancouver Whitecaps wasnt necessarily disastrous, but it certainly wasnt very encouraging either. Like weve said so many times this year, the Sounders defended well. They even scored an early goal in this one. But they did very little to build on that lead and were ultimately undone by a very frustrating sequence of calls that ultimately led to the Whitecaps getting a 94th minute equa...
May 22, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Seattle Sounders will face defending USL-Championship title holders Phoenix Rising in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday. To help us get a better understanding of the opponent, we reached out to Backheeleds Joe Lowery , who also happens to be the color commentator on Phoenix Rising broadcasts. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn m...
May 21, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Look, we're not naive. We understand that one win -- no matter how good it felt -- doesn't fix every problem the Sounders have, but after failing to beat the Timbers in six straight meetings does feel awfully good and will hopefully provide some much-needed momentum. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/abo...
May 15, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's been awhile since we did a "normal" episode and, frankly, this is not when we get back to it. Jeremiah is joined by Mark Kastner this week and they touch on quite a few subjects. They briefly discuss the LA Galaxy game, give their thoughts on Andrew Thomas' breakout performance and look ahead to the Timbers game on Sunday. Then they close it out by emptying the mailbag that had been starting to get a little full. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at H...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Seattle Sounders didn't exactly put their best foot forward in their U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 match against Louisville City, but they did advance. In the process, Andrew Thomas may have earned himself a permanent place in Sounders Open Cup lore with his shootout performance in which he saved three shots and then slammed home the game-winner himself. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can...
May 09, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast To get us ready for the Sounders game against Louisville City in the U.S. Open Cup we have a packed show. First, Vince from Scuffed gives us a bit of a scouting report. In the second segment, we catch up with former Sounders Academy and Tacoma Defiance player Ray Serrano, who's enjoying a bit of a breakout season with Louisville City. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becom...
May 07, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast The LA Galaxy will come to Lumen Field in largely the same position they were in the last time these two teams faced about a month ago. The Galaxy are still near the top of the Western Conference, boosted by an offense that has scored 21 goals in 10 matches. To help us get a better understanding of them is resident Galaxy expert Ryan Rosenblatt. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support ...
May 03, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Will Bruin is back with us to look back on the massive win over the Philadelphia Union along with some insight into the upcoming match against the LA Galaxy. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and o...
May 01, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Anderson, formerly of Black and Red United but current with Pro Soccer Wire, joined us to give us some insight into D.C. United, a team that appears to be a lot better than their record would indicate. Not only do they have one of the league's top scorers in Christian Benteke, but they also have the most active defense. Should be interesting! Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can suppo...
Apr 26, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The mailbag was not full of rainbows and unicorns this week, but that didn't stop Jeremiah and Aaron from answering questions to the best of their abilities. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and o...
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