Luis was MIA for the pre game and did not respond to my texts all day. I'm guessing he is in Guatamala trying to convince Carlos Ruiz to sign for us. Until he gets back and watches the game on DVR, you will have to rely on my drunken angry analysis.
First off, I'll pat my own back for calling our counter attack goal. Sadly, my Natestrodamus skills end there.
In the 11th minute Montero did well to play Zakuani in on goal from about forty yards out. His goal wasn't exactly clinical, but I will gladly accept any goals Sounders can get.
Luis jinxed Brad Evans by praising his performances so far. He was directly responsible for RSL's first goal by failing to follow his man on a cross. The result was an uncontested header within the six yard box which was scored.
RSL controlled most of the game, until Sounders regained the lead off of a Tyrone Marshall header in the 70th minute. With our defense, that should have been enough to win the game.
I don't remember too much of the last twenty minutes of the game beyond the fact that RSL dominated posession. Already angry at our performance, I got distracted by an arguement about national health care. Not that there is anything wrong with Sweden, but I would much rather live in the good old USA. I also remember us giving up another open header for Real Sandy to tie it up. Why Sigi didn't put someone on both goal posts is beyond me. When Liverpool doesn't protect the posts its hilarious, when Seattle doesn't, it is infuriating.
A draw on the road against the MLS Champions sounds good on paper, but at the end of the day, this is a game we could have had. We'll take the point, and hopefully we will improve our defense on set pieces.
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You are right, I was in Guatemala, but I was trying to poison Carlos Ruiz because I hate him. If SSFC signed him, I would still boo him every time he touched the ball.
ReplyDeleteEvans did play poorly defensively, so I'll take the blame for that. Riley continues to struggle. He just doesn't look anything like he did last year. I still hope this is due to his fitness level.
The tying goal was inexcusable. As Nate points out, not having anybody on the far post turns out to be a terrible decision as a player standing there would have easily cleared it (unless it was Mike Burns). Also inexcusable was the way Brad Evans defended his man on the corner. He literally had his back to the ball the entire time. Evans had no idea where the ball was or where his guy was going until he saw the ball come off his man's head and go in the back of the net. Stupid.
A point is better than nothing. But in reality, this is a 4-point swing in the standings. Annoying. Perhaps SSFC aren't as good as I want to think they are. Time to re-evauluate my expectations.
Luis- Don't be so dramatic. sure, we blew it. But if before the game you were offered a point on the road against the MLS Champs, you would have taken it.
ReplyDeleteBetter to expose a weakness on set pieces now than during the playoffs, plenty of time to fix it.
Nate - Stop being so calm and level headed. Your job is to overreact and be angry, not to try and calm me down.
ReplyDeleteBTW - we get a rejuvenated KC this weekend. It will be interesting to see how legit they are.