CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
knownone":oanuqfy9 said:CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
Sgt. Largent":1gudc4ui said:knownone":1gudc4ui said:CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
The first round is definitely a joke. But after all these 3rd world clubs that play in cow pastures are bounced out and it's just the big MLS clubs vs. big Mexican clubs, I actually enjoy CONCACAF matches.
Sounders should have won like 5-1 last night, SO many missed chances or fantastic saves out of Olimpia's goalie. Great to see with us playing mainly bench players. If CONCACAF and US Open Cup matches are good for anything, it's giving us a chance for our depth to play competitive matches.
Sgt. Largent":14oc78l9 said:knownone":14oc78l9 said:CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
The first round is definitely a joke. But after all these 3rd world clubs that play in cow pastures are bounced out and it's just the big MLS clubs vs. big Mexican clubs, I actually enjoy CONCACAF matches.
Sounders should have won like 5-1 last night, SO many missed chances or fantastic saves out of Olimpia's goalie. Great to see with us playing mainly bench players. If CONCACAF and US Open Cup matches are good for anything, it's giving us a chance for our depth to play competitive matches.
hawkfan68":1kive94r said:Sgt. Largent":1kive94r said:knownone":1kive94r said:CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
The first round is definitely a joke. But after all these 3rd world clubs that play in cow pastures are bounced out and it's just the big MLS clubs vs. big Mexican clubs, I actually enjoy CONCACAF matches.
Sounders should have won like 5-1 last night, SO many missed chances or fantastic saves out of Olimpia's goalie. Great to see with us playing mainly bench players. If CONCACAF and US Open Cup matches are good for anything, it's giving us a chance for our depth to play competitive matches.
It's good they won. The problem playing with mainly bench players was that they would have lost had Evans and Friberg not been substituted in. Prior to that they were terrible at finishing chances thus down 1-0 for most of the game. It was eerily similar to the losses the team was taking before the Orlando City FC game. The Sounders bench depth is extremely weak. They should have had 4-5 goals and should have won easily.
Sgt. Largent":2bli8c9u said:hawkfan68":2bli8c9u said:Sgt. Largent":2bli8c9u said:knownone":2bli8c9u said:CONCACAF is a joke... how did no one get sent off? I watched a guy punch Lamar in the face and he didn't even get a warning. Olympia should have been down 3 players, yet not one player got sent off. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
The first round is definitely a joke. But after all these 3rd world clubs that play in cow pastures are bounced out and it's just the big MLS clubs vs. big Mexican clubs, I actually enjoy CONCACAF matches.
Sounders should have won like 5-1 last night, SO many missed chances or fantastic saves out of Olimpia's goalie. Great to see with us playing mainly bench players. If CONCACAF and US Open Cup matches are good for anything, it's giving us a chance for our depth to play competitive matches.
It's good they won. The problem playing with mainly bench players was that they would have lost had Evans and Friberg not been substituted in. Prior to that they were terrible at finishing chances thus down 1-0 for most of the game. It was eerily similar to the losses the team was taking before the Orlando City FC game. The Sounders bench depth is extremely weak. They should have had 4-5 goals and should have won easily.
True, but what's more important, CONCACAF matches or making sure you make the MLS playoffs?
Can't chance wearing out your starters in CONCACAF matches when you're in the home stretch trying to make the MLS playoffs. It's a balance, and one Sigi does a good job at for the most part. I think the Sounders have only missed the 2nd round of CONCACAF once? Not sure, but Sigi usually gets us through.
Bad for the team, though. He's played like crap in the first half.razgriz737":wmporupu said:Kovar getting the start tonight. Good for him.
Whole team has looked like crap to be fair. Our passing is terrible and RSL have dominated possession.SeatownJay":x5dfqfe0 said:Bad for the team, though. He's played like crap in the first half.razgriz737":x5dfqfe0 said:Kovar getting the start tonight. Good for him.
hawkfan68":2vguejkg said:No Ivanschitz tonight. Is Sigi ever going to play him?
I'm hoping Ivanschitz is the guy who will fix this issue. Oba definitely needs a more experienced player feeding him. He was visibly frustrated with Kovar last night.knownone":2b6degc0 said:They basically dared Kovar and Rose to beat them. Let's face it if Andy Rose is your most experienced creative player on the wing... you're in trouble.
razgriz737":1hd5xncb said:I'm hoping Ivanschitz is the guy who will fix this issue. Oba definitely needs a more experienced player feeding him. He was visibly frustrated with Kovar last night.knownone":1hd5xncb said:They basically dared Kovar and Rose to beat them. Let's face it if Andy Rose is your most experienced creative player on the wing... you're in trouble.
It also just seemed like the squad lacked chemistry. No one was on the same page. With so many new players it may just take time for everyone to get comfortable with each other. Valdez, Friberg, and Ivanschitz are new additions, Brad has been moved to a new position for the second time this year, Oba has been out for a long time, and Dempsey (and maybe Pappa) still needs to be worked into the mix. They need to gel.
JSeahawks":2dwibbc9 said:Are you guys so beaten down and depressed that none of you are even going to mention, let alone talk a little trash about, the match with the Timbers who you're looking up at in the standings?
Sgt. Largent":3rledbhn said:JSeahawks":3rledbhn said:Are you guys so beaten down and depressed that none of you are even going to mention, let alone talk a little trash about, the match with the Timbers who you're looking up at in the standings?
Are we talking about the same Timbers that before last year's Cascadia Cup, hadn't won any hardware in either the MLS or NASL in like 40 years?
My bad, they won the Western Conference in 1975, which is that blue participation ribbon hanging all alone in their trophy case behind behind Timber Jim's single wide trailer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_ ... E2%80%9382)#Honors
So yes, congrats to the Timbers for being 5th in the Western Conference, let us know when the ticker tape parade is so we can mark our calendars and stock up on meth.