PBP: 2018 Match Day #29: Seattle Sounders FC v. Union, September 19, 2018 p/d/p

I don't see how the Union get any points in this game. I don't see how I can stay up to watch the game. Everybody loses.

 

The Union should just forfeit this match. Barring that, just send players who have never made the game day roster.

Playing this match only has downsides. The travel, the risk of injury, and the momentum killing.

 

Draw. Why not? They Union are fun.

 

Who are you, and what have you done with Pete?

 

Minnesota Nice has apparently poisoned my brain.

 

I’ll be in Honolulu and will be able to watch! Dempsey comes out of retirement for a brace.

 

DOA

 

Brutal time slot for a certain loss.

 

Right. We only break losing streaks.


As we've noted before, this game should have been played back in March, when Seattle was playing like crap. Now they're the hottest team in the league.

 

I like the league bent over backwards to reschedule this game for Seattles "Cup Run." Yet the league has made ZERO effort to reschedule the SKC game to Saturday to help the Union out in their Cup Run..........

 

FWIW, we really sucked at that time too. Our current form isn't quite as hot as Seattle, but it's certainly much improved from when the game was originally scheduled.

The league regularly reschedules games for CCL matches, but I don't think they've ever done it for a USOC final, even when teams like Seattle are playing. I think the real issue is that US Soccer always schedules the cup final mid week and not on a weekend. If they held it on a Saturday, attendance would be better and MLS would have to reschedule league games, which would increase the prestige of that tournament.

Edit: hey Dills, did you see that? Did I do that right? Two quotes in one reply!

 

I expect the exact opposite to happen tonight.

 

Jones made the starting XI and Simpson is on the bench.

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Yup......LOTS of goals from that lineup.................Bedoya at the 10

 

I'll go with Win just to buck the negadelphia trend around here these days.

 

sooo is this squad rotation trying to keep Borek fresh for open cup, or did his ankle flair up?

 

Stream?

 

Trusty not looking too trusty...

 

How many goals we gonna allow?

 

They look BAAAAD tonight...even worse than they did against Montreal. Even Tommy thinks they look like crap.