May 6, 2025 • 6 mins
Seattle Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Jackson Felts to talk about the team’s big win over St. Louis, tonight’s game between Tacoma Defiance and the Portland Timbers, a new injury to the team, and other injury news.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We waited five minutes for this guy to give us
a buzz and he's finally here. Better late than never. See,
when you have a blowout win over Saint Louis like
they did this weekend, you can do whatever the hell
you want. And Brian Schmetzer has finally out up the
radio show, the head coach of the Sounders.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
How are you man, softee, I am so sorry. I
have to apologize, but traffic down here at Starfire is
a mess and I was just freaking out trying to
get in here and get to this defiance game against
the Timbers.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
And my apology, well, time out a second time out,
all right, because what if one of your players, Jackson,
give me a name of a player. What if knew
who said coach, I'm sorry, traffic was terrible. I'm sorry,
I'm late to practice. Please forgive me. Excu What do
you tell that guy.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You're fine two hundred dollars, Well.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
You're fined two hundred dollars and we expect to queue
bottles here at the office next week.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Now.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
No, here's what we expect when when you finally get
off your ass and meet us for a drink, we
expect you to cover the tab. How's that sound, coach.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
That sounds good enough to me?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
All right, Well, a four to one win over Saint
Louis seems like one bad penalty call kept you from
getting the shutout. Did that feel like maybe that was
the best match of the year for you guys so far?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Definitely was like the best match of the year. It
was entertaining, the four goals, a little bit of controversy, everything.
I mean, it's it was great.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Brian. You're on the way to Starfire. Why don't we
talk about what the heck's happening down there at Starfire
Tacoma facing the damn Portland Timbers. Tell everybody who's listening
who might be either on their way or thinking about
something to don what the heck's going on down there
tonight in tuck Willa.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Well, yeah, we talked Sounders off. But Defiance is part
of our organization. It just so happens that the Open
Cup round of thirty two, Defiance had a couple of good,
big victories and they drew the Timbers, and this would
be like, this would be like such an upset if Defiance,
(02:22):
our you know, scout scout team, our farm team could
beat the Timbers in an open top match down here
at Starfire. It would be absolutely nuts.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Yeah, well, I'd be embarrassing for them, which would be
really amazing for us. So it'd be incredible to see
him pull it off. But like I mean, I don't know,
kind of put yourself in it. Like like Dan Wilson,
for example, I don't know how much he watches the
Reiniers play. I'm certain he's aware of what's happening with
some of the bigger prospects that could join his roster soon,
(02:50):
but I don't know how much he's watching them. How
much do you watch Defiants play and how much influence
do you feel that you have with their roster, who
you want from their team, and maybe even the way
they play down there.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, actually that is a great question, Softie. I don't
think we've ever talked about this. Look, we have a
lot of influence on what happens with Defiance. We're in
the same building. I know h Rve. He's a good coach.
He comes into my meetings in the mornings when he
has time off. We watch some of the games, if
not in person, then sometimes on the TV. And the
(03:25):
biggest thing is is we always take some of the
better players from Defiance and bring them up when we
need more training numbers. So I've seen a bunch of
the top Defiance players at my training sessions, right, and
it works out great.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Coach Jackson here, I love the fact that we have
you on and the starting lineup just came out from Defiance.
Looks like you guys sent down Manoongoo, Cozarienzi read Baker Whiting.
It's interesting to kind of see who Dakom was starting
getting some first team players. We'll obviously see Portland's here
in a minute. I mean this this could be a
fun match seeing is how you guys actually have have
(04:03):
kind of loaded up to Como with some first team
quality guys.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Well, we loaned a couple guys. There's a mechanism where
we can loan players down to Defiance. It's because we
want to kick their ass, so we of course we
were gonna give him a few players.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I love that. Well, Brian Schmetz was with us. And
by the way, just going back to the new who
thing for a second, when you find a player, does
that guy have to reach into his pocket and like
give you two hundred bucks or does he venmo you,
does he zell You does a count of his paycheck?
Do you have to go back to your people and say, hey, doc,
this guy two hundred bucks from his next check. Honestly,
(04:40):
I'm curious how that works.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, the union is pretty strong, Softy. We can't just
arbitrarily find him and he pays me through Venmo because
who knows what then Venmo is.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I know that we.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Gotta if if we find him, if we find a player,
it does have to be a letter, send it to
the player and the union, and then they got to pay.
It comes out of their paycheck.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
I got you, all right. So from the fun to
not so fun, Luva is of a surprise to the
Haesus Ferira injury last week, that one popped up. How
did the adductor injury come about? And what's his prognosis
here for the future.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
It was just in training. I mean, I'll give you
the injury update. I mean, Hayesus, look, if he's not
gonna make this weekend's game against Houston, probably the LAFC
match midweek, Jackson Reagan is going to be in partial
training again tomorrow, but then after that he'll be in
full training. So you know, he's a possibility for the weekend,
(05:44):
and if not the weekend, then that LAFC match. So
there's a couple of bits of good news there on
the injury front.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
How about Jordan Morris, Is there a chance we might
get him back sooner than you thought?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Maybe? No, softy, No, not that one. That one's gonna
take a while.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Gotch you. And then how about just a quick thought
on Houston coming up? You mentioned them, give me like
thirty seconds on them.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Well, we played him in the playoffs last couple of
years in a row. We got buy him. But a tough,
tough team like the Hold Possession. Love their coach Benny.
He's a colorful guy, loves yelling at referees and everything,
but off the field, super super nice guy. So I
love Benny and he's done a good job in Houston.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I love it.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Well, you're in the hole for two hundred for being
late five minutes and that'll that'll cover half of our bill,
maybe a third of it when we go to the
met by the way, So be ready, all right, pal.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Thanks coach, you got it, you got it. Adopt all
right man.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Brian Schmetzer with us on the radio show Dynamo Houston
coming up on Saturday. What time is a pregame by
the way Jackson this weekend.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
For the five o'clock right here at niney three point
three
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Five o'clock on the FM stick against Houston this weekend
We waited five minutes for this guy to give us
a buzz and he's finally here. Better late than never. See,
when you have a blowout win over Saint Louis like
they did this weekend, you can do whatever the hell
you want. And Brian Schmetzer has finally out up the
radio show, the head coach of the Sounders.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
How are you man, softee, I am so sorry. I
have to apologize, but traffic down here at Starfire is
a mess and I was just freaking out trying to
get in here and get to this defiance game against
the Timbers.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
And my apology, well, time out a second time out,
all right, because what if one of your players, Jackson,
give me a name of a player. What if knew
who said coach, I'm sorry, traffic was terrible. I'm sorry,
I'm late to practice. Please forgive me. Excu What do
you tell that guy.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
You're fine two hundred dollars, Well.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
You're fined two hundred dollars and we expect to queue
bottles here at the office next week.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Now.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
No, here's what we expect when when you finally get
off your ass and meet us for a drink, we
expect you to cover the tab. How's that sound, coach.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
That sounds good enough to me?
Speaker 1 (01:10):
All right, Well, a four to one win over Saint
Louis seems like one bad penalty call kept you from
getting the shutout. Did that feel like maybe that was
the best match of the year for you guys so far?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Definitely was like the best match of the year. It
was entertaining, the four goals, a little bit of controversy, everything.
I mean, it's it was great.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Brian. You're on the way to Starfire. Why don't we
talk about what the heck's happening down there at Starfire
Tacoma facing the damn Portland Timbers. Tell everybody who's listening
who might be either on their way or thinking about
something to don what the heck's going on down there
tonight in tuck Willa.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Well, yeah, we talked Sounders off. But Defiance is part
of our organization. It just so happens that the Open
Cup round of thirty two, Defiance had a couple of good,
big victories and they drew the Timbers, and this would
be like, this would be like such an upset if Defiance,
(02:22):
our you know, scout scout team, our farm team could
beat the Timbers in an open top match down here
at Starfire. It would be absolutely nuts.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Yeah, well, I'd be embarrassing for them, which would be
really amazing for us. So it'd be incredible to see
him pull it off. But like I mean, I don't know,
kind of put yourself in it. Like like Dan Wilson,
for example, I don't know how much he watches the
Reiniers play. I'm certain he's aware of what's happening with
some of the bigger prospects that could join his roster soon,
(02:50):
but I don't know how much he's watching them. How
much do you watch Defiants play and how much influence
do you feel that you have with their roster, who
you want from their team, and maybe even the way
they play down there.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, actually that is a great question, Softie. I don't
think we've ever talked about this. Look, we have a
lot of influence on what happens with Defiance. We're in
the same building. I know h Rve. He's a good coach.
He comes into my meetings in the mornings when he
has time off. We watch some of the games, if
not in person, then sometimes on the TV. And the
(03:25):
biggest thing is is we always take some of the
better players from Defiance and bring them up when we
need more training numbers. So I've seen a bunch of
the top Defiance players at my training sessions, right, and
it works out great.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
Coach Jackson here, I love the fact that we have
you on and the starting lineup just came out from Defiance.
Looks like you guys sent down Manoongoo, Cozarienzi read Baker Whiting.
It's interesting to kind of see who Dakom was starting
getting some first team players. We'll obviously see Portland's here
in a minute. I mean this this could be a
fun match seeing is how you guys actually have have
(04:03):
kind of loaded up to Como with some first team
quality guys.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Well, we loaned a couple guys. There's a mechanism where
we can loan players down to Defiance. It's because we
want to kick their ass, so we of course we
were gonna give him a few players.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I love that. Well, Brian Schmetz was with us. And
by the way, just going back to the new who
thing for a second, when you find a player, does
that guy have to reach into his pocket and like
give you two hundred bucks or does he venmo you,
does he zell You does a count of his paycheck?
Do you have to go back to your people and say, hey, doc,
this guy two hundred bucks from his next check. Honestly,
(04:40):
I'm curious how that works.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Yeah, the union is pretty strong, Softy. We can't just
arbitrarily find him and he pays me through Venmo because
who knows what then Venmo is.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I know that we.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Gotta if if we find him, if we find a player,
it does have to be a letter, send it to
the player and the union, and then they got to pay.
It comes out of their paycheck.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
I got you, all right. So from the fun to
not so fun, Luva is of a surprise to the
Haesus Ferira injury last week, that one popped up. How
did the adductor injury come about? And what's his prognosis
here for the future.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
It was just in training. I mean, I'll give you
the injury update. I mean, Hayesus, look, if he's not
gonna make this weekend's game against Houston, probably the LAFC
match midweek, Jackson Reagan is going to be in partial
training again tomorrow, but then after that he'll be in
full training. So you know, he's a possibility for the weekend,
(05:44):
and if not the weekend, then that LAFC match. So
there's a couple of bits of good news there on
the injury front.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
How about Jordan Morris, Is there a chance we might
get him back sooner than you thought?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Maybe? No, softy, No, not that one. That one's gonna
take a while.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Gotch you. And then how about just a quick thought
on Houston coming up? You mentioned them, give me like
thirty seconds on them.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Well, we played him in the playoffs last couple of
years in a row. We got buy him. But a tough,
tough team like the Hold Possession. Love their coach Benny.
He's a colorful guy, loves yelling at referees and everything,
but off the field, super super nice guy. So I
love Benny and he's done a good job in Houston.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I love it.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Well, you're in the hole for two hundred for being
late five minutes and that'll that'll cover half of our bill,
maybe a third of it when we go to the
met by the way, So be ready, all right, pal.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Thanks coach, you got it, you got it. Adopt all
right man.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Brian Schmetzer with us on the radio show Dynamo Houston
coming up on Saturday. What time is a pregame by
the way Jackson this weekend.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
For the five o'clock right here at niney three point
three
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Five o'clock on the FM stick against Houston this weekend
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