DCU vs. Seattle Pre-Game

[Sachin]

Wednesday night, after the kids go to bed, ESPN 2.

Y'all know the drill.

[carella211]

hey, just wanted to stop by and say i'm looking forward to seeing your side. i've always liked d.c. united, so it'll be fun to finally see them in person. and i hope us fans in seattle give you guys back east a good atmosphere to watch the match on t.v.

go sounders!!

[henryo]

All-Time Regular Season Records at the end of Week #13 (Jun-14, 2009): (http://the-world-of-unofficial-champs.blogspot.com/)


Pts# Club Ssns GP- W1-L2-T- SOW GS-GA- GD- Pts PPG PPG#
01 LAG 14 411 186-153-72 11 657-555 +102 608 1.479 04
02 DCU 14 412 193-154-65 18 700-609 +91 608 1.476 05
03 CLB 14 411 170-167-74 13 613-594 +19 558 1.358 06
04 KCW 14 413 167-169-77 16 595-608 -13 546 1.322 09
05 FCD 14 411 171-179-61 15 614-639 -25 544 1.324 08
06 CHF 12 349 161-121-67 05 550-466 +84 540 1.547 02
07 NER 14 411 164-176-71 17 602-646 -44 529 1.287 12
08 COL 14 409 161-182-66 12 551-636 -85 525 1.284 13
09 NYRB 14 413 158-189-66 11 600-661 -61 518 1.254 15
10 SJE 12 349 144-146-59 19 514-497 +17 453 1.298 10
11 TPB 06 187 083-098-06 10 312-336 -24 235 1.257 14
12 CHV 05 139 049-053-37 00 181-190 -09 184 1.328 07
13 HOU 04 105 047-023-35 00 151-103 +48 176 1.676 01
14 MIA 04 122 056-056-10 10 199-219 -20 158 1.295 11
15 RSL 05 137 035-066-36 00 164-214 -50 141 1.029 17
16 TFC 03 074 020-035-19 00 078-114 -36 079 1.068 16
17 SSFC 01 013 005-003-05 00 017-011 +06 020 1.538 03


1 - Included shootout wins in seasons 1996-1999.
2 - Included shootout losses in seasons 1996-1999.

Highlights:

It has been quite an eventful week, with many movements in the PTS & PPG table, as well as many teams reaching milestones of their own.

1. DCU have pulled leveled with LAG again, & became the 1st team to score 700 league goals, congrats!! :D

2. DCU will be able to grab sole possession of top-spot with at least a tie vs Seattle in the coming mid-week game.

3. DCU are also just 7 victories away from being the 1st team to get 200 league wins all-time!

...

10. Seattle jumped back to 3rd by PPG above LAG/DCU, they can go 2nd with a win over DCU in the next game.

[danKohner]

As someone from DC who is both a DC United and Seattle Sounders fan, I can't wait for this game. It should be a good one. I just wish it was a Saturday game instead of a Wednesday game.

[Sachin]

1. DCU have pulled leveled with LAG again, & became the 1st team to score 700 league goals, congrats!! :D

2. DCU will be able to grab sole possession of top-spot with at least a tie vs Seattle in the coming mid-week game.

3. DCU are also just 7 victories away from being the 1st team to get 200 league wins all-time!

...

10. Seattle jumped back to 3rd by PPG above LAG/DCU, they can go 2nd with a win over DCU in the next game.

When you do your W-L-T calculations, how do you count shootout wins and losses?

[stangspritzring]

No Jaime for the Seattle OR Colorado game. Benny's travelling with the team, though.

[La Barra Blonde]

I haven't seen Seattle play recently but they were looking great at the begining of the season. We're looking great right now so I really have no idea how this game is going to turn out. Should be frickin' AWESOME!!

I'm bummed about having to cheer against Kasey Keller but dems da breaks.

[BigKris]

I'm bummed about having to cheer against Kasey Keller but dems da breaks.

I'm counting on DC scoring via specatular blasts to the upper 90 that allow one to say, "oh, well, Keller had no chance at that one."

[Sachin]

I'm hoping Keller kicks one in off Fred's head.

[stangspritzring]

I'm hoping Keller kicks one in off Fred's head.

Funny, I was hoping he'd make a spectacular save at the edge of the box in the first minute of the match...just a hair over the line....and gets ejected.

[griffin1108]

I'm hoping Keller kicks one in off Fred's head.

Given his accuracy, I think it far more likely that Fred will kick one in off Keller's head.

[MattMathai]

I'm bummed about having to cheer against Kasey Keller but dems da breaks.

It's perfectly fine to root for him to have a superb match - in a losing cause.

[Yoshou]

I haven't seen Seattle play recently but they were looking great at the begining of the season. We're looking great right now so I really have no idea how this game is going to turn out. Should be frickin' AWESOME!!

Seattle has been in a bit of a slump of late. they've only had 2 wins in the last 10 games, both against San Jose, after winning the first 3 games. During that 10 game stretch they are 2-3-5. There has been signs of life in the last two games though. They controlled the ball most of the game against Chivas two weeks ago, with a number of scoring opportunities, but were just unable to finish and get the ball in the net (Thornton had a number of "circus saves" that game and an open net header that went over the crossbar). They continued the ball control domination against San Jose on Saturday, but hey, it's San Jose, who doesn't do that?

This is also going to be one of the few times since the second game that the entire starting XI should be on the field (5 red cards and injuries/illness to key players). The only questionable player is Osvaldo Alonso, who has been nursing a pulled quadricep he injured three weeks ago, but was a late game sub in Saturday's game, so hope is high he'll be available to start tomorrow.

Other than that, looking forward to seeing some good futbol tomorrow night. It's the first weekday match in Qwest, but it is sold out, so should be interesting to see if the energy is any different. The place was noticeably quieter on our sole Sunday game so far, but certainly wasn't the church you see at some MLS games.

[MattMathai]

I like how Seattle plays. They seem unable to play slow, boring soccer (are you listening, FCD??) They're fast, pretty good technically, and have people who can pass the ball well. They're also not afraid to shoot from distance occasionally. The turf is another wild card.

All that said, we have a pretty good team too, so I'm looking forward to the match.

[Primate]

hey, just wanted to stop by and say i'm looking forward to seeing your side. i've always liked d.c. united, so it'll be fun to finally see them in person. and i hope us fans in seattle give you guys back east a good atmosphere to watch the match on t.v.

go sounders!!

Just make sure you all have horns and that will be enough.

[Sockey]

I was at the Seattle-Dallas game in Frisco a month or so back, my biggest thing about Seattle is that they basically play with 4 forwards, and all of them will pinch into the box from anywhere, including the wings. With a 3-man backline like we have, we'll have to be very good with our organization and marking to have everyone picked up as they come into the box; Seattle is all about bringing their speed from every angle.

[United fury]

I was at the Seattle-Dallas game in Frisco a month or so back, my biggest thing about Seattle is that they basically play with 4 forwards, and all of them will pinch into the box from anywhere, including the wings. With a 3-man backline like we have, we'll have to be very good with our organization and marking to have everyone picked up as they come into the box; Seattle is all about bringing their speed from every angle.This could also play to our advantage if we counter attack well. I would play more quick players in this game because it might be possible to catch their wingers playing too high. Maybe something like this:

-----------------Wicks-------------------
Namoff-----------Jakovic----------Burch--
---------Simms---------Olsen(assuming he can start)
Khumalo-------------------------Wallace--
------------------Fred--------------------
--------Emilio------------Tino-------------

I feel good about this game so I call 2-0 United.(Khumalo and Tino with the goals)

[Mighty!]

Just make sure you all have horns and that will be enough.


horns and flannel shirts...

oh yeah

horns and shirts and Drew Carrey glasses... now that's enough.

[MattMathai]

horns and flannel shirts...

oh yeah

horns and shirts and Drew Carrey glasses... now that's enough.

You forgot the coffee stains on the flannel shirts...

[Hedbal]

You forgot the coffee stains on the flannel shirts...

And the smell of fish.