May 28, 2025 • 14 mins
Seattle Sounders FC head coach Brian Schmetzer joins the show to talk about some sounderse injuries, the win vs FC Dallas, previewing the game vs San Diego on Wednesday, and much more.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
On, Brian, the first show I've ever hosted. I was
banking on you joining us at five forty five. You'd
be playing a prank on me. Is everything okay? What's
going on?
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I was on the phone with Softy.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Oh well that makes all the sense in the world now, yeah, okay,
so I have him to blame.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Having a conversation in my head with Softy and I
just yeah, it was a wild conversation.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Well as all conversations with Softy usually are. I'm sorry
that you had to experience that. But hey, listen, you
get to talk to us myself anders Hurst here, Yeah,
I love it. We're in for Softy. Yeah, I am
anders Here played underneath Pete Fewing at Seattle University. So
this we've we've tried this show not to go full soccer,
(00:48):
but we're excited to talk some sounders with you here
for a few minutes. Brian, Let's let's start with this.
You get the one nothing win over Dallas last weekend
in a game that I think a lot of us
fell like, get in, play your best, but you end
up still getting the three points. After looking at the film,
after looking at the tape, But what stood out about
your team's performance there on Saturday.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Good first half, not so good second half. I think
that was the tail of the tape. Although look, the
penalty came in the second half, the score, the three
points came in the second half, So who am I
to complained? But there were some good stuff, I mean
there was some There were some good attacking sequences and
(01:30):
it just seems like, you know, we ran out of
either shem or you know, the turf, the heat.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
The opponent got a little better.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
You could say that we just weren't as functional in
the second half, but we got the job done.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Yeah, Brian, thanks so much for joining us once again.
Anderson Hurst here with you. So the goal scorer in
that second half, Albert Rusknack, seems like he's taken almost
another level this year. I know he had a really
good season last year was your team MVP, broke a
Sounders record for assists in a single MLS season. But
it's almost like he's adding another goal scoring element to
his game. What's behind all that and what's been behind
(02:09):
his kind of resurgence in play here?
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Well, I love it because if he can beat last
year's points, totals, goals and assists, that would be awesome
because last year was I think his best, I think
his career best for him. So you know what's behind it.
I would tell you that he's motivated, He's signed a
new deal. We were eight minutes away from overtime in
(02:32):
a conference final. You know, Hayesus Ferrera, Paul Ariola, some
new blood, some you know, some competition at different spots
on the field. You know, it's not just Albert and
Jordan anymore. There's other talented guys on the team. I
think it's a culmination of a lot of things.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Brian Spencer's our guest Sounders FC head coach. Sounders playing
tomorrow night at Lumenfield. Got a five thirty game at
Lumen against San Diego. We'll get to San Diego here
a minute here, Brian, But you know this week that
you have facing San Diego tomorrow and then Minnesota on Sunday,
because they're spaced out a little bit differently. Usually we
(03:11):
see kind of the Saturday, Wednesday Saturday. Because you have
a game not Saturday but Sunday against Minnesota. How does
that change what you're able to I mean not to
give away your entire starting lineup, but how does that
fundamentally change the philosophy on what you could go into
tomorrow doing. Do you have to necessarily rotate as much
as you would if it was a Saturday game against
(03:31):
Minnesota instead of Sunday.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Jackson, you're a well informed radio host, Soccionado. Yes, it
gives me much more flexibility as far as the recovery
and starting guys. Remember last week when we were on
the road for three games is Wednesday Saturday.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Both on the road, both with travel.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I mean that's when you put guys at injury risks.
So we're three games at home, an extra day sandwiched
in between each one. So it gives me the freedom
to a number.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
One pick the same lineup.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
If I choose to and be number two, I can
make in the in game substitutions a little earlier, because
you know, guys have to stay fresh for the last
game or the third game in the week.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Brian, it's just us here. And you had that road
week where you had three games, you had four points
out of the possible nine with the one to one
and one record. Uh, just just us here. Nobody else
is listening. What point total would make you happy? Out
of these three games? You know, it doesn't have to
be nine.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Of the home games.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Yeah, this week for home games.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Have you with anything less than nine?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
No, I wouldn't be because we need to. Look we're
playing against That was kind of a loaded question, Jackson.
I mean, here's the deal. We want to we.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Want to we're undefeated at home.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
I think you've said that, We've we've made mention of
that on the air. Uh, you know, we're playing against
San Diego, Minnesota and then Banks. Although that's a way,
but we're playing against the top three teams in the conference.
So that's that's pretty daunting. It's pretty challenging. But the
guys are up for the task. And again we've got
these next two at home.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Well, all my questions are loaded, Brian, just so you know.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Yeah, you won't find anything other than that. But Coach,
I want to ask you about hayesus Freira because I
think there's been a little bit of a I don't
want to say frustration, but almost like where are the goals?
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Why?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
Why aren't we seeing more goal production from him? He
was one of your big offseason signings. I just want
to ask you how much you evaluate his play in
terms of goal production because he is one of your forwards.
You do expect him to score some goals, create some
chances for other teammates as well, But what other parts
of the game does he do well in that kind
of because there's more than just scoring goals in the
(05:50):
game and being a role on the team.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
For sure.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
But the fans when they saw the price tag, you
know what we paid for, what we had to give up.
You know, he's already scored fifty plus goals in MLS. Yeah,
the expectations were there, I would I might call it
the fans were a little discontent. What I've talked to
Heyeseus about is, look, it's gonna come. He does feel
(06:16):
some internal pressure. You know, he's a proud guy. He
wants to score goals. He wants to help the team.
I've countered that with yes. And he's got some other
qualities to his game. His defending is real good. He's
got seven assists in all competitions. So it's not like
he's you know, not helped the team win. It's just
in that you know, spotlight of goal scorings. He's got
(06:41):
to get it done.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Yeah, And I want to ask a very similar one
with Pedro de La Vega because I think in a
different way because of just the lack of availability in
his first year and then like this year with his
I think I think people have such sky high expectations
for him, him taking the number ten jersey, being one
of your main guys, and it's seems like he puts
that pressure on himself as well. I want you to
(07:04):
evaluate where he's at at his point in his career
in a similar sort of way.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Yeah, well, when he got a six point five million
dollar price tag on your back, sometimes that can weigh
you down.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
The number ten jersey.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Remember who wore that last You know, Nicol Ladero is
a big shoe to fill. Sometimes I get the feeling
sometimes I get the feeling that, yes, he tries to
do too much. You know, I think that was real
evidence last year. I think this year he smoothed out
a little bit. You know, he's a much better athlete.
He understands MLS. It's way different than you know, his
(07:38):
time down in Argentina. You know where the traveler is
in a long and recovery and you know, just.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
It's just different. MLS is a different beast.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
So he's doing better and you know, look, I would
remind everybody that you know, we signed him.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
As a youth DP, which is different.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Than the DP tag. Now we've switched things around a
little bit, you know, we we've done things to accommodate
Heyzeus and some of the other guys on the team.
So you know, some of that tag, you know, he's
got to own, but some of it, you know, it's
just expectations that you know, fans always have.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Brian Schmetzer's with us Sounders FC head coach preparing to
face San Diego tomorrow at Luminfield at five thirty SOUNDERSFC
dot com slash tickets to head out there and enjoy
tomorrow evening's game. It should be an absolutely beautiful one kickoff.
I think about eighty degrees at kickoff. It's gonna be
hot out there. Brian, It's now time of the interview
where we ask about injuries and you give us all
(08:34):
the information regarding injuries. Let's start with Danny Mazowski. Andrews
and I were just talking about Danny in the previous
segment and you know kind of just how unforeseen this
awesome last stretch for him has been. But we know
about the injury he got last week So what's going
on with Danny Mazowski and what's his status not only
for tomorrow but this throughout this entire week.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Well, he will be he will be available for selection.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
He will be on the bench. I can tell you that.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Uh, he had he had a problem in his glue
and he's just trying to fight through it.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
It's painful, but.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
You know he's a tough kid. That was you know,
disappointing because it.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Might have you know, derailed the train a little bit.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Because he was certainly rolling. He was, you know, scoring goals,
feeling good. So a little bit of a disappointment, but
he's be available.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Jay margome Is Andrade. We know hamstring from this last
week against Dallas.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
How's he doing.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
What's the prognosis in terms of how long he'll be out?
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Yeah, Imar is going to tell you that he's going
to be back in two weeks. Hey, coach, I can
do this two weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
The trainers.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
The trainers are saying, you know, maybe four four plus. Uh,
it is not a you know, season ending hamstring toll,
but it is certainly something the MRI did show some damage.
So we're going to take it cautiously. Uh, we have
to fight through the fact that he really wants to
make it back for the Club World Cup, but you know,
(10:03):
the regular season is more important, so we'll we'll keep
our eye on him. And he's a tough kid as well.
He's been pretty quick coming back from some of his
previous injuries.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Certainly, I love the tough kid drop and the fact
that we got that's that's that's good news there and
funny you lose one defender, another defender on his way back.
Jackson Reagan, how is he doing? Is he going to
be able to make one of these matches this week?
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Yeah? He is.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
He'll be on the bench and you know, hopefully he'll
see some minutes or I'm going to try and get
him some minutes and then after tomorrow hopefully no setbacks
then will give him the green light to be back
in full.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Okay, great, And then last thing before Anders asks about
San Diego coming up tomorrow, Jordan Morris. We haven't gotten
a full Jordan Morris here on the show on kJ
R in a couple of weeks. You know, he's been
working back from his hamstring. I guess the timeline obviously
looking at the Club World Cup now just less than
a few weeks away. Are we going to potentially hopefully
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see Jordan for that tournament?
Speaker 3 (11:07):
If not sooner that is that is a great question,
you know, I think I might have hinted at it
today in the scrum, in the media scrum, but look,
I'd love to announce the softy dick you anders, Jordan's
on track to be back for the.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Vancouver Matt oh.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
And and then if he can, you know, keep progressing
like he's shown, uh, there's a good chance we'll see
him in some way, shape.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Or form during the Club World Cup.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
I love to hear that, Kurt, You're really excited to
get him back.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
All right?
Speaker 4 (11:40):
What about San Diego? You guys go up against a
team that you lost three zero against when you went
down to their place earlier, but that kind of marked
the beginning of this new run of form for your
guys' team. So what makes them so good? What kind
of a challenge are you facing tomorrow night?
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Well, I got to give mikey Varis credit. You know,
he plays a specific style. They're a possession based team.
I think they're number two in possession in MLS, starting
with their goalkicks way back in.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Front of their own net.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
They're not afraid to try and possess the ball, draw
you out, get past you. You know, they got good players.
Chucky Lozano, we didn't play against him down there in
San Diego, Mexican International, super super player.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
They've got dryer, they've got.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
They've got some big names, they've got some medium names
that are playing really well. What I would say is
it's a little bit of a surprise because you know,
expansion teams, there's always that.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
You know, that label that they have to ship.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
But they've actually done great.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
And they they haven't looked like.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
An expansion team in a lot of their games. Uh,
that was our worst result of the season, and in
my mind because the three goals were you know, we
just fell asleep in the first minute on a corner
kick and then a couple of transition moments where guys
just didn't do the jobs they were supposed to do.
So I chalk that down to, you know, just a
(13:03):
bad performance and we're looking to get back at it.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Yeah, get some revenge on tomorrow night at Looman. San
Diego is coming off of a two to one win
over at the La Galaxy.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Bro.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
Can you believe fifteen games into the season. The LA Galaxy,
who won the entire championship last year, still don't have
a single win fifteen games into the season. Can you believe.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
That that is perhaps the story of the year amongst
all the coaches, you know, the staff around the league.
I mean, what is Greg doing? I mean, look, Greg's
a good coach. I mean I coached against them in Toronto.
Won it?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah, I know, but you.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Know, it's it's it's something that's out of my control.
But it certainly is something to talk about around the
water cooler.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
This certainly is out here in the Sounder media land. Brian,
thanks so much, good luck tomorrow against San Diego. Appreciate
the time, all right, take care of it. That's Brian Schmitzer,
Sounders FC head coach once again. Well pre match five
o'clock tomorrow, nine p fifty KJR AM for Sounders at
versus San Diego at at lumen Field. Hope to see
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everybody out there.
On, Brian, the first show I've ever hosted. I was
banking on you joining us at five forty five. You'd
be playing a prank on me. Is everything okay? What's
going on?
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I was on the phone with Softy.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Oh well that makes all the sense in the world now, yeah, okay,
so I have him to blame.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Having a conversation in my head with Softy and I
just yeah, it was a wild conversation.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Well as all conversations with Softy usually are. I'm sorry
that you had to experience that. But hey, listen, you
get to talk to us myself anders Hurst here, Yeah,
I love it. We're in for Softy. Yeah, I am
anders Here played underneath Pete Fewing at Seattle University. So
this we've we've tried this show not to go full soccer,
(00:48):
but we're excited to talk some sounders with you here
for a few minutes. Brian, Let's let's start with this.
You get the one nothing win over Dallas last weekend
in a game that I think a lot of us
fell like, get in, play your best, but you end
up still getting the three points. After looking at the film,
after looking at the tape, But what stood out about
your team's performance there on Saturday.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Good first half, not so good second half. I think
that was the tail of the tape. Although look, the
penalty came in the second half, the score, the three
points came in the second half, So who am I
to complained? But there were some good stuff, I mean
there was some There were some good attacking sequences and
(01:30):
it just seems like, you know, we ran out of
either shem or you know, the turf, the heat.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
The opponent got a little better.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
You could say that we just weren't as functional in
the second half, but we got the job done.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Yeah, Brian, thanks so much for joining us once again.
Anderson Hurst here with you. So the goal scorer in
that second half, Albert Rusknack, seems like he's taken almost
another level this year. I know he had a really
good season last year was your team MVP, broke a
Sounders record for assists in a single MLS season. But
it's almost like he's adding another goal scoring element to
his game. What's behind all that and what's been behind
(02:09):
his kind of resurgence in play here?
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Well, I love it because if he can beat last
year's points, totals, goals and assists, that would be awesome
because last year was I think his best, I think
his career best for him. So you know what's behind it.
I would tell you that he's motivated, He's signed a
new deal. We were eight minutes away from overtime in
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a conference final. You know, Hayesus Ferrera, Paul Ariola, some
new blood, some you know, some competition at different spots
on the field. You know, it's not just Albert and
Jordan anymore. There's other talented guys on the team. I
think it's a culmination of a lot of things.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Brian Spencer's our guest Sounders FC head coach. Sounders playing
tomorrow night at Lumenfield. Got a five thirty game at
Lumen against San Diego. We'll get to San Diego here
a minute here, Brian, But you know this week that
you have facing San Diego tomorrow and then Minnesota on Sunday,
because they're spaced out a little bit differently. Usually we
(03:11):
see kind of the Saturday, Wednesday Saturday. Because you have
a game not Saturday but Sunday against Minnesota. How does
that change what you're able to I mean not to
give away your entire starting lineup, but how does that
fundamentally change the philosophy on what you could go into
tomorrow doing. Do you have to necessarily rotate as much
as you would if it was a Saturday game against
(03:31):
Minnesota instead of Sunday.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Jackson, you're a well informed radio host, Soccionado. Yes, it
gives me much more flexibility as far as the recovery
and starting guys. Remember last week when we were on
the road for three games is Wednesday Saturday.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Both on the road, both with travel.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I mean that's when you put guys at injury risks.
So we're three games at home, an extra day sandwiched
in between each one. So it gives me the freedom
to a number.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
One pick the same lineup.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
If I choose to and be number two, I can
make in the in game substitutions a little earlier, because
you know, guys have to stay fresh for the last
game or the third game in the week.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Brian, it's just us here. And you had that road
week where you had three games, you had four points
out of the possible nine with the one to one
and one record. Uh, just just us here. Nobody else
is listening. What point total would make you happy? Out
of these three games? You know, it doesn't have to
be nine.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Of the home games.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Yeah, this week for home games.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Have you with anything less than nine?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
No, I wouldn't be because we need to. Look we're
playing against That was kind of a loaded question, Jackson.
I mean, here's the deal. We want to we.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Want to we're undefeated at home.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
I think you've said that, We've we've made mention of
that on the air. Uh, you know, we're playing against
San Diego, Minnesota and then Banks. Although that's a way,
but we're playing against the top three teams in the conference.
So that's that's pretty daunting. It's pretty challenging. But the
guys are up for the task. And again we've got
these next two at home.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Well, all my questions are loaded, Brian, just so you know.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
Yeah, you won't find anything other than that. But Coach,
I want to ask you about hayesus Freira because I
think there's been a little bit of a I don't
want to say frustration, but almost like where are the goals?
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Why?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
Why aren't we seeing more goal production from him? He
was one of your big offseason signings. I just want
to ask you how much you evaluate his play in
terms of goal production because he is one of your forwards.
You do expect him to score some goals, create some
chances for other teammates as well, But what other parts
of the game does he do well in that kind
of because there's more than just scoring goals in the
(05:50):
game and being a role on the team.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
For sure.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
But the fans when they saw the price tag, you
know what we paid for, what we had to give up.
You know, he's already scored fifty plus goals in MLS. Yeah,
the expectations were there, I would I might call it
the fans were a little discontent. What I've talked to
Heyeseus about is, look, it's gonna come. He does feel
(06:16):
some internal pressure. You know, he's a proud guy. He
wants to score goals. He wants to help the team.
I've countered that with yes. And he's got some other
qualities to his game. His defending is real good. He's
got seven assists in all competitions. So it's not like
he's you know, not helped the team win. It's just
in that you know, spotlight of goal scorings. He's got
(06:41):
to get it done.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Yeah, And I want to ask a very similar one
with Pedro de La Vega because I think in a
different way because of just the lack of availability in
his first year and then like this year with his
I think I think people have such sky high expectations
for him, him taking the number ten jersey, being one
of your main guys, and it's seems like he puts
that pressure on himself as well. I want you to
(07:04):
evaluate where he's at at his point in his career
in a similar sort of way.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Yeah, well, when he got a six point five million
dollar price tag on your back, sometimes that can weigh
you down.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
The number ten jersey.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Remember who wore that last You know, Nicol Ladero is
a big shoe to fill. Sometimes I get the feeling
sometimes I get the feeling that, yes, he tries to
do too much. You know, I think that was real
evidence last year. I think this year he smoothed out
a little bit. You know, he's a much better athlete.
He understands MLS. It's way different than you know, his
(07:38):
time down in Argentina. You know where the traveler is
in a long and recovery and you know, just.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
It's just different. MLS is a different beast.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
So he's doing better and you know, look, I would
remind everybody that you know, we signed him.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
As a youth DP, which is different.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Than the DP tag. Now we've switched things around a
little bit, you know, we we've done things to accommodate
Heyzeus and some of the other guys on the team.
So you know, some of that tag, you know, he's
got to own, but some of it, you know, it's
just expectations that you know, fans always have.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Brian Schmetzer's with us Sounders FC head coach preparing to
face San Diego tomorrow at Luminfield at five thirty SOUNDERSFC
dot com slash tickets to head out there and enjoy
tomorrow evening's game. It should be an absolutely beautiful one kickoff.
I think about eighty degrees at kickoff. It's gonna be
hot out there. Brian, It's now time of the interview
where we ask about injuries and you give us all
(08:34):
the information regarding injuries. Let's start with Danny Mazowski. Andrews
and I were just talking about Danny in the previous
segment and you know kind of just how unforeseen this
awesome last stretch for him has been. But we know
about the injury he got last week So what's going
on with Danny Mazowski and what's his status not only
for tomorrow but this throughout this entire week.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Well, he will be he will be available for selection.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
He will be on the bench. I can tell you that.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
Uh, he had he had a problem in his glue
and he's just trying to fight through it.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
It's painful, but.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
You know he's a tough kid. That was you know,
disappointing because it.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Might have you know, derailed the train a little bit.
Speaker 3 (09:17):
Because he was certainly rolling. He was, you know, scoring goals,
feeling good. So a little bit of a disappointment, but
he's be available.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Jay margome Is Andrade. We know hamstring from this last
week against Dallas.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
How's he doing.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
What's the prognosis in terms of how long he'll be out?
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Yeah, Imar is going to tell you that he's going
to be back in two weeks. Hey, coach, I can
do this two weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
The trainers.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
The trainers are saying, you know, maybe four four plus. Uh,
it is not a you know, season ending hamstring toll,
but it is certainly something the MRI did show some damage.
So we're going to take it cautiously. Uh, we have
to fight through the fact that he really wants to
make it back for the Club World Cup, but you know,
(10:03):
the regular season is more important, so we'll we'll keep
our eye on him. And he's a tough kid as well.
He's been pretty quick coming back from some of his
previous injuries.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Certainly, I love the tough kid drop and the fact
that we got that's that's that's good news there and
funny you lose one defender, another defender on his way back.
Jackson Reagan, how is he doing? Is he going to
be able to make one of these matches this week?
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Yeah? He is.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
He'll be on the bench and you know, hopefully he'll
see some minutes or I'm going to try and get
him some minutes and then after tomorrow hopefully no setbacks
then will give him the green light to be back
in full.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Okay, great, And then last thing before Anders asks about
San Diego coming up tomorrow, Jordan Morris. We haven't gotten
a full Jordan Morris here on the show on kJ
R in a couple of weeks. You know, he's been
working back from his hamstring. I guess the timeline obviously
looking at the Club World Cup now just less than
a few weeks away. Are we going to potentially hopefully
(11:05):
see Jordan for that tournament?
Speaker 3 (11:07):
If not sooner that is that is a great question,
you know, I think I might have hinted at it
today in the scrum, in the media scrum, but look,
I'd love to announce the softy dick you anders, Jordan's
on track to be back for the.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Vancouver Matt oh.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
And and then if he can, you know, keep progressing
like he's shown, uh, there's a good chance we'll see
him in some way, shape.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Or form during the Club World Cup.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
I love to hear that, Kurt, You're really excited to
get him back.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
All right?
Speaker 4 (11:40):
What about San Diego? You guys go up against a
team that you lost three zero against when you went
down to their place earlier, but that kind of marked
the beginning of this new run of form for your
guys' team. So what makes them so good? What kind
of a challenge are you facing tomorrow night?
Speaker 3 (11:58):
Well, I got to give mikey Varis credit. You know,
he plays a specific style. They're a possession based team.
I think they're number two in possession in MLS, starting
with their goalkicks way back in.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Front of their own net.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
They're not afraid to try and possess the ball, draw
you out, get past you. You know, they got good players.
Chucky Lozano, we didn't play against him down there in
San Diego, Mexican International, super super player.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
They've got dryer, they've got.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
They've got some big names, they've got some medium names
that are playing really well. What I would say is
it's a little bit of a surprise because you know,
expansion teams, there's always that.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
You know, that label that they have to ship.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
But they've actually done great.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
And they they haven't looked like.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
An expansion team in a lot of their games. Uh,
that was our worst result of the season, and in
my mind because the three goals were you know, we
just fell asleep in the first minute on a corner
kick and then a couple of transition moments where guys
just didn't do the jobs they were supposed to do.
So I chalk that down to, you know, just a
(13:03):
bad performance and we're looking to get back at it.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Yeah, get some revenge on tomorrow night at Looman. San
Diego is coming off of a two to one win
over at the La Galaxy.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Bro.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
Can you believe fifteen games into the season. The LA Galaxy,
who won the entire championship last year, still don't have
a single win fifteen games into the season. Can you believe.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
That that is perhaps the story of the year amongst
all the coaches, you know, the staff around the league.
I mean, what is Greg doing? I mean, look, Greg's
a good coach. I mean I coached against them in Toronto.
Won it?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah, I know, but you.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Know, it's it's it's something that's out of my control.
But it certainly is something to talk about around the
water cooler.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
This certainly is out here in the Sounder media land. Brian,
thanks so much, good luck tomorrow against San Diego. Appreciate
the time, all right, take care of it. That's Brian Schmitzer,
Sounders FC head coach once again. Well pre match five
o'clock tomorrow, nine p fifty KJR AM for Sounders at
versus San Diego at at lumen Field. Hope to see
(14:12):
everybody out there.
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