Just listened to the MLS soccerwise from late last week and I think they discussed all of the non-wooden spoon teams except for one team, the Seattle Sounders. They just straight up skipped past them lmao
It’s going to be hilarious when we knock Vancouver out of another tournament all the pundits said they would win easily. Or if we eliminate Dallas for the 12th time
I think there is an argument to be made that hiring Marc dos Santos is the worst managerial hiring decision in league history in terms of opportunity cost. They just wasted an entire season of Son’s remaining career
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · yesterdayI know possession % means nothing but if you only have 48% possession at home, against a team that got a red card in the 5th minute, and were not winning at any point, I think that is a sign of severe dysfunction
I know possession % means nothing but if you only have 48% possession at home, against a team that got a red card in the 5th minute, and were not winning at any point, I think that is a sign of severe dysfunction
Seattle is 15 unbeaten in the month of October, with the last loss coming at SKC in 2022
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · yesterdayBrian Schmetzer is 29-7-10 in the month of October through 11 different seasons, which is a 72 point pace over 34 games. Home: 19-1-6 Away: 10-6-4
Brian Schmetzer is 29-7-10 in the month of October through 11 different seasons, which is a 72 point pace over 34 games. Home: 19-1-6 Away: 10-6-4
Hawkins needs to be playing. The defending improved at the half but once we had Hawkins instead of Yeimar we were able to progress out from time to time and get our talented attackers on the ball in better spots
Not very impressed with how this lineup has performed. Some good box defending but we sure are defending in our own box or just in front quite a bit and we can’t seem to get out
With Thomas, Yeimar, Nouhou, and Dotson you’re reaching a point where you may have too many players who can’t dribble or pass, and I’m not sure you can play energy drink ball with Rusnak and Joveljic. If I’m the Revs I’m pressing the hell out of this team
Sounder at Heart@sounderatheart.com · 2d agoSounders have a major test today. Here’s how we think they’ll line up. www.sounderatheart.com/2026/10/ever...
I am so ready for the AI bubble to burst I am so tired of the marketing disguised as doomposting. Even in a world where the power level of AI caps off at much higher than what it can do now companies outside of tech will be slow to adopt
Putting Morrison Agyemang ahead of Stu Hawkins seems silly to me but then I remember that every pundit lives 3 timezones east of here so they don’t actually watch Seattle, especially when they aren’t very good
The current administration does not believe in the future. This is not a right wing movement like the ones from the 1930s. They are not ideologically racist or sexist and they do not ideologically care about the state of white men. They use those categories as excuses to enact cruelty
The worst thing about X isn the right wing algorithm nonsense it’s that people post stuff like “Name a Liverpool player from Argentina” and they get 100 replies saying “Enzo Fernandez” and respond to each one with GIFs or “No bro” and the money genius Elon pays them to do this.
Idc man I’m on the hype train for this version of the US. So much sauce and they’re treating these friendlies like WC games I’ve never seen anything like it. Much more likeable than the Pulisic/McKennie generation too
Look I don’t watch training but it seems crazy to me to just drop Yeimar back into the lineup at this point but it seems like the consensus among the people who cover the team is that he should obviously go straight back into the lineup
I would guess that 43 combined shots last night is the most that have ever occurred in a 90 minute Sounders game (2019 playoffs vs Dallas probably had more, but in 120 minutes)
The idea that Jordan doesn’t “deserve“ a DP contract is a bit crazy. 2026 is the first year where he hasn’t seemed to improve as a player and after looking washed against Portland he’s returned from this injury playing the best ball of his life and he’s picked up more new abilities
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · last wk.-One difference between Albert and Jordan is that you could put Albert at the 9 and he would do basically nothing, while I’m pretty sure you could play Jordan as a 10 and he could do like 80% of the job at a high level
A couple other thoughts: -If I were Raphael Wicky, I would have simply not subbed out my two best players for Shapi Suleymanov with 12 minutes to play
The other issue with press baiting is that it requires Jackson Ragen to sometimes try to eliminate an attacker on the dribble which is just a terrible idea
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · last wk.I’m not sure why the Sounders spent so much of the first half press baiting in that game when you have Moose and Arriola on the field, both of whom are terrible outlets, and those SKC CBs are so bad with the ball. Just high press!
I’m not sure why the Sounders spent so much of the first half press baiting in that game when you have Moose and Arriola on the field, both of whom are terrible outlets, and those SKC CBs are so bad with the ball. Just high press!
Oh dear lord
MLS Referee Stats@mlsrefstats.org · 2w ago#MLSRefStats Match Day 24 @soundersfc.com vs @sportingkc.com REF: Jair MARRUFO - 346th game AR1: Stefan TANAKA-FREUNDT - 92nd AR2: Walt HEATHERLY - 109th 4TH: Ramy TOUCHAN - 70th VAR: Filip DUJIC - 5th AVAR: Lorenzo HERNANDEZ - 4th #SEAvSKC #Sounders #SportingKC
Season grades so far: Thomas: A Frei: B- Ragen: D Yeimar: F Kim: D Hawkins: A Sailor: F Lopez: B Nouhou: D Alex: A Kossa-Rienzi: B+ Kingston: A- Roldan: C- Dotson: C- Brunell: C Petkovic: D- Rusnak: C- De la Vega: F Ferreira: D Arriola: C- Rothrock: B- Moose: D DeRo: D- Morris: D Joveljic: B
So far there’s a pretty clear cutoff at 7.5 starters. From 7 or fewer to 8 or more starters there is a big jump in PPG and xGD. Above that, there is another jump from 9 to 10 starters, but only in PPG, not xGD!
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m going back thru and trying to create some kind of history of player availability for the Sounders and the comparisons between this year and 2015 seem legit. 2015 had an outrageous amount of missed time by the best players on the team
One interesting thing I’m finding is that stronger lineups (featuring more starters) tend to outperform xG and weaker lineups underperform. This only holds for xGF, not xGA. I’m only through 2018 at this point.
SorryImAnonymous@sorryimanonymo1.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m going back thru and trying to create some kind of history of player availability for the Sounders and the comparisons between this year and 2015 seem legit. 2015 had an outrageous amount of missed time by the best players on the team
I’m going back thru and trying to create some kind of history of player availability for the Sounders and the comparisons between this year and 2015 seem legit. 2015 had an outrageous amount of missed time by the best players on the team
Since we signed Joveljic… When Joveljic plays: 1.00ppg When Joveljic doesn’t play: 3.00ppg We need to have a serious conversation about Gregg Waibel