11/12 CCL: Seattle Sounders - Santos Laguna (QF #2) [R]

Discussion in 'CONCACAF Champions Cup' started by Nico Limmat, Nov 9, 2011.

  1. Clenbuterol

    Clenbuterol Red Card

    Aug 25, 2011
    Club:
    --other--
    I really, really want to see Montero make Oswaldo look silly like he did the Jaguares Keeper.

    That said, i see Santos finding a way to get a draw. Hope I am wrong.
     
  2. El Chuma

    El Chuma BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 17, 2005
    San Diego
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It depends what EJ does.
     
  3. DGreat

    DGreat Moderator
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    CD Guadalajara
    Mexico
    Oct 5, 2007
    El Ombligo
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    It's going to be really hard, Seattle in preseason mode while santos is in full throttle. They are killing San Luis at the moment 5-2. This will all be moot if benjamin galindo doesn't use his starters
     
  4. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]
     
  5. asoc

    asoc Member+

    Sep 28, 2007
    Tacoma
    San Luis is 16th and was playing a man down most of the match correct? San Luis made it 2-1 going into half time while down a man before Santos exploded.
     
  6. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually it was 2 - 2 at the half after Moreno got the red card San Luis tied the game by scoring 2 goals down 1 player.

    Then 11 vs. 10 for the second half was too much.

    But hey who has time to bring up those little details?
     
  7. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Seattle plays on turf? WTF! thats a huge advantage for them.
     
  8. Ganapper

    Ganapper Member

    Apr 5, 2009
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seattle actually had a better away record than home record last year. The turf isn't a big advantage.
     
  9. DGreat

    DGreat Moderator
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    CD Guadalajara
    Mexico
    Oct 5, 2007
    El Ombligo
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    yes and santos is in 4th place, forgot that detail too
     
  10. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    odds
     
  12. B2TO

    B2TO Member

    Aug 6, 2009
    Dallas / Monterrey
    Club:
    Club Tigres de la UANL
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
  13. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    According to the CCL website Jose Antonio Olvera is saying Santos Laguna wins tonight

    Oh snap! thems fightin words!! :D
     
  14. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    The little I know about turf, is that it stops a team that plays great passing football(Santos).
     
  15. asoc

    asoc Member+

    Sep 28, 2007
    Tacoma
    Seattle played that style quite well last year on it. All it did was magnify your own mistakes.

    But brand new turf was just installed so the ball will bounce a little less and hold up better.
     
  16. Jorgito

    Jorgito Member

    Sep 24, 2008
    Los angeles, CA
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great crowd in Seattle.
     
  17. Jorgito

    Jorgito Member

    Sep 24, 2008
    Los angeles, CA
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1-0 sounders.right at the under first 15 minute limit.:D
     
  18. Jorgito

    Jorgito Member

    Sep 24, 2008
    Los angeles, CA
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    2-1 sounders. right after The pumas had scored.
     
  19. DGreat

    DGreat Moderator
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    CD Guadalajara
    Mexico
    Oct 5, 2007
    El Ombligo
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    pumas? you mean santos
     
  20. Jorgito

    Jorgito Member

    Sep 24, 2008
    Los angeles, CA
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ..oops, santos I meant. thanks mate.:D
     
  21. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pretty good win by Seattle, I do not think it will hold up but a pre-season Sounders team beating an in-season team is pretty good.
     
  22. B2TO

    B2TO Member

    Aug 6, 2009
    Dallas / Monterrey
    Club:
    Club Tigres de la UANL
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Seattle looked really good! Really quick and fast paced, they definitely prepared this game really good. But I don't think a 2 -1 will be enough.
     
  23. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Watched the second half before going to work today. Santos clearly struggled with the turf, you could see it in their short-passing. That said they only have themselves to blame for not taking control of the match right after the equalizer. That was a good result for Seattle.
     
  24. Mamiferos United

    Nov 6, 2011
    Club:
    Pumas UNAM
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Seattle did well within their limitations and made the most of their situational advantages. They leveraged their fresh legs, cool climate & sea level geography.. ran hard all game, disrupted Santos passing with intense pressure (and yes the turf seemed to help a bit).


    With that said the Sounders are as good as eliminated... Santos situational advantages get to play out next & one has to think they are likely to put a multi-goal difference between themselves & the Sounders.
     
  25. John Mercado

    John Mercado Member

    Mar 8, 2010
    Seattle
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Seattle showed their potential for this year in league play, but they also looked in preseason form, creating chances and not finishing them or not quite putting the pieces together under real game pressure. The goal from Santos was very characteristic of early season play, they started to disrespect Laguna a bit and fell asleep letting a dangerous team hold possession on the field too long thinking they had the threat contained and could sit back. I think Sig will give them a lecture on their tactics that led to a crucial away goal.

    Who knows what the outcome next week will be; Seattle is good under pressure and in away games and Santos is good at home. What bothers me about the Sounders chance is that every 50/50 challenge is awarded to Santos as a foul...maybe because the Mexican side are about six inches shorter then the Seattle team on average or the ccl refs don't like MLS style play, but that makes it hard.
     

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