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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Sounders FC POSTSMAT Show. Sounders FC Sucker
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Speaker 2 (00:15):
Total domination at Luminfield tonight. Sounders for Pomas, the second
team in LEGA mchis right now zero total domination for
the Seattle Sounders tonight as they move on in League's Cup.
They have a date with either LAFC or the San
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Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, August seventeenth. We'll see you back
here at Luminfield for the quarterfinals of League's Cup. Sounders
made it to the final in this tournament a few
years ago, and they saw on tonight and based on
what they've done in these last couple of rounds, they
seem hungry to get right back to the final where
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they were in Vegas a few years ago. What a
winn here tonight for nothing. We're gonna celebrated for the
next twenty thirty However, long minutes here on nine to
fifty kjrim Jackson Felt's Helen Roe peak viewing for the
postmatch show, gentlemen, that was about as complete of a win.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Calen, I think, as we have seen all year, it
was all around quality from the players, from the staff
and the subs.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
And even the fans.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Right, we saw a lot more fans, a lot more noise.
It was incredible, and so I think this was a
full performance from them, and I want to see it
continue as they go and progress in this league Cup
and play another MLS.
Speaker 5 (01:33):
Team offensively, defensively. Jackson, you said it as complete a game,
the team defending. Now, this is a good Puma's team,
you said at a moment ago there second the table
legal X and we were good. Listen to me, we right,
all of a sudden, I men, the Sounders were good.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Keller, he had the pregame tactics already. What do you mean, well, Jordan.
Speaker 5 (01:57):
Morris, you know he doesn't get any last week, but
he creates a lot of chances and he gets two
today and he was terrific. His first goal, fantastic, earn
the second goal and oh beed Vargas was really good.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
They were so good. The center backs were really good.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
To speak for five minutes on each player from the
back line, Andrew Thomas coming in big, sometimes coming out
of the ball, you had Jordan making runs, but really
just for me, he was battling with those center backs
all game and then finally got his chance because they
had tired out. We found on the right balls. Look,
it's all around. This was a quality performance. And something
we said last time was this is an exciting game.
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This is an electric game again.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Because Sounders are playing fun soccer. You could just something
you want to watch and.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
You can feel it. You can feel it.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
You can feel in the crowd when the team's saluting them. Yeah,
I agree with you, and I'll tell you they might
be coming together even more right at that locker room,
they're gonna look at each other. Lombardi has a great line,
there's nothing better than lying in the locker room in
the total exhaustion of victory. These guys put it out
on the table today and they played against a team
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this Puma's Seattle rivalry is heating up right these The
last three games they've had with each other have been
for important, you know reasons, right advancing the tournament, winning
a cup. But there's starting to be a boil between
the two and the game ebbed and flow. There was
a time where Pumas were kicking us getting all after.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
Us and killing your thought on.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Alex rolled on right, but it kind of shifted it
and then Seattle weathered it punched them back in the face.
Speaker 6 (03:32):
This was really a boxing match today.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
You know, and I think that leads us. Listen, we
need to talk about the play of the match. And
this is an entire conversation right now, because Mitchell, don't
freak out.
Speaker 7 (03:41):
I'm not gonna call for any highlights right now.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
It's just an entire conversation because I think obviously there's four.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Goals, right.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
You have the Paul Rothrock header, you have Jordan Morris
left footed missile and coming off of the header from Rusnak.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
You have two.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Penalties, which I think overall the that's created the penalties
where it's Christian laying off to Obed who's taken down
in the box.
Speaker 7 (04:05):
And the physical nature we're.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Talking about the physicality from Jordan, the physicality from the
entire team to stand up to these guys, get in
their faces, hit back. I mean that that obviously it
was taking near a fight at the end of there,
but it would all start with the physicality of Jordan
being taken down in the penalty that he hits in
the ninety fifth minute.
Speaker 7 (04:24):
There's all four of those goals.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
There was some great defensive plays and call we were
just talking off the air in terms of what is the.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Play of the match. It may not be any of
those for you.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
No it's not.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
It's it's I believe it's a twenty eighth minute.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
It was Christian rolled On getting fouled and getting that
extra bit of kick and he finally stood up and
he said no more. And then you saw players run
around like it was it was Alex Roldan, it was
Joe Paulo, who is one of the nicest guys getting
in people's faces. It's Yemar getting in people's faces. Is Rothrock.
You know, when you play these teams that are gonna
be chippy, they are going to be you know, savvy,
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as many would say. You know, they want to get
in your head, but it's going to do it physically.
You have to make sure you stand up. And I
think once we did that, three four minutes later we
scored our first goal, and then you saw the chippiness
come back, and you saw everyone puff out their chest
and say no, no, no, we'll take care of this
our way.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
And then all of a sudden four zero.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
I think that's what Brian Schmittzer will point out in
the locker room, and it'll be one of the things
he's most pleased with that is that they did not
back down enrolled on.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I'm sorry, we need I'm sorry, we need to stop
and talk about what's going on right now. Our booth
is right next to the booth for the Apple TV broadcasters,
and our good friend Brian dun Seth Dunny is over
here calling the game for MLS Season Pass.
Speaker 7 (05:40):
On Apple TV.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
He just showed us a Sounders post. Was that a
Sounder Sounders post?
Speaker 7 (05:46):
That's exceptional?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yeah, everybody, if whether you're listening to this in the future,
a podcast very sad, very sad, it's a very sad cat.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
So the Sounders are very tested.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
A alternate Pumas logo that shows a frowny face.
Speaker 7 (06:00):
That's just an exception. That's pretty fine.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
So that's what we're just all reacting to this amazing
social post by the Sounders.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
Well done to that entire crew, go ahead piece, So.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
You know, that's right.
Speaker 5 (06:09):
I think that's what I think that's what Brian will
be most pleased about, because he's been looking for someone
to step up. Christian was wearing the armband today, yep, right,
and he hasn't been wearing it because Stephen Fries had
the armband for so long.
Speaker 6 (06:20):
But I think he recognized I'm the kid now.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
He got kicked and I'm surprised that it could have
gone to a red card, but Christian didn't back down.
And then he had the support of his teammates. Andrew
Thomas goes up for a cross, gets hit and Jackson Reagan,
who I thought had one of his best games to play.
So did Goms Andrade, so did the rolled On brothers
on the right side. Everybody Rothrock knew who they it was.
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And Jordan Morris man it was so great. I know
you text him after the game and he's like, hey,
on to the next one, right. And he came in
here no drop in confidence, wanting to get the ball.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
And I love that he took the penalty.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
Albert was off, but he drew the foul. It was
for the fourth goal, and he did serve the penalty.
He knew it, everybody knew it, and so and then
he and then he buried.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
It with a lot of confidence. What a great performance.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
That's that's the quality that you have on this team
as well, and the leadership that you're now seeing on
this field. And I think something that was lacking when
we had that little bit of a lack looks lesser
start in the beginning of the season, was who was
going to take control, who was going to be the leader,
who was gonna, you know, step up and say no,
this is our team.
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Let's just let's who's going to be.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
The one to everyone kind of comes around, and I
think Christian did it.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I think Jordan did it there at the.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
End when he he was the one that got taken
down and he, you know, he calmly said what the heck,
what are you doing here?
Speaker 5 (07:33):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (07:33):
And everything kind of started. But he then calmly put
the ball in the back of the net. And that's
the quality that they needed. When he comes in he
misses eight chances last game, he has the quality and
the understanding of the good professionalism to say, all right, well,
tomorrow's a new day. I'm gonna put my chances away
next time, and guess what, here's two tonight.
Speaker 7 (07:49):
We have a lot to get to.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
We have to take a break here, there's there's there's
I mean, it's a four nothing Sounder win. We move
on to the quarterfinals in the League's Cup. Obviously we're
all real happy right now. It's a good night Sounders
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Speaker 7 (08:08):
Who gets man of the match? I don't even know
if we fully decided what the play of the match is.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
And we continue reacting to this great complete Sounder windsnight
for nothing at Lumen over Pumas, which again is the
number two team right now.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
I know early in the season, but number two team in.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Lega mckis down there in Mexico, so heck of a
win tonight for your Sounders. We'll continue talking about it
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Cross by Russ Snack and a wonderful header into the bottom.
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Corner from that man Paul Roth Rock sound as god Ron.
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Goal to nail.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
That's the goal that started its sound just kept going
from there. Three in the second half, two of them
via the spots, and they win tonight at Luminfield four
nothing over Pumas of League Mchi's and they move on
to the quarterfinals of League's Cup. A heck of a
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Those two teams face off tomorrow night in the other
round of sixteen game Jackson Kellen Pete here on the
postmatch show. We heard the highlight there and you know,
we had that discussion over you know, play the match
when we started the discussion the last segment. I'd like
to kind of continue that because just I get three
minutes before that was the foul and Christian getting in
the faces saying we're not gonna take it, We're gonna
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be physical, We're gonna punch you in the face two
and you know, metaphorically, and then you've just a few
minutes later you had that goal, and I always believe
goals change games. I am on the side of that
goal definitely set in the tone of yeah, we're gonna
punch you in the face and then we're gonna score
right after we do it. So for me, that's the
play of the match because it really was kind of
the first one that got it going.
Speaker 7 (13:04):
Callan you kind of you gave you a Nawson, I think.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
I think it's also very warrant to very spot on
for why that moment in the twenty eight twenty ninth
was also considered for Play the Match, Pete, I'm gonna
let you be the tiebreaker.
Speaker 5 (13:16):
Well, I'm gonna go with the guy who got the
game winning goal because this was a.
Speaker 6 (13:20):
Back and forth game.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
They had a great opportunity where to on the right
hand side, and he gets a good ball in and
it's in Martinez, missus.
Speaker 6 (13:30):
The sidery sends it over the crossbar. We're on our
heels a little.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Bit, and that first goal changed the complexion of the game,
and then they held on and they built from there.
That was a good building block. The foul created the
momentum for sale. But that was a fin what I
loved about it. Right, and kids at home watch this part.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
It's a two B one there, Yeah, And they.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
Recognize that they have a number advantage, right, and so
they play a little little two yard pass, commit the
defender get around him, and then Albert has all that
time and Paul Rothrock gets up and gets a great header.
I'm perfect right just inside the post. Who was right behind.
Speaker 6 (14:09):
Him, Jordan Morris.
Speaker 5 (14:10):
But that that started the beginning of a long journey
toward a four not to win.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
It's smart soccer players, right, you have to two of
the smartes soccer players you have on the field right
now with Joe Paulo and Albert Rusnak going, hey, they
only sent one out here kind of looking at each
other like, are you serious You're gonna give the you know,
one of the leading assist makers in the league with
Albert Rusnak.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
You're gonna give him that much time and space around
the box? Are you kidding me?
Speaker 3 (14:37):
And like you said, you know Paul Rothrock getting up,
this is not an easy header. He is in, He
is in the mix of it. He is, you know,
towards the six. It hits off him inside of the post.
You know, any other day that may have skipped and
hit the outside of the post, and may it hit
the center of the post.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
It hits the inside of the postil.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
Guys, he does, doesn't he?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
But you know going back to my point, because I'm
gonna really nail ahead.
Speaker 7 (14:58):
You have a good one.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
No, it is because you know that moment started the
trip the ripple effect. It really did, and that was
the moment that kind of started it all going. You
saw the energy rise, and I think that's the energy
that they needed to go through.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I talked about in the pre games.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
See you know, I wanted the emotion to be taken
out of the game, and I was wrong. I wanted
the emotion to stay level, and they did sometimes in
these games, especially against teams in the MX. It is
it is all about matching the emotion and matching their physicality.
And that's something that Christian finally did and everyone saw
it and said, oh we can.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
We can do that. All right, let's continue to do it.
And then you saw Puma's drop.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
From that moment, you saw Puma's drop and you saw
Seattle get higher. It is that for me was the
moment that changed the game. And that was my moment
of the match.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
The antics didn't work that the film has tried to impose,
because Seattle.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
We did it.
Speaker 6 (15:49):
Savviger got to the edge but didn't bite and go
over the top.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Let's talk about that, you know, the whole element of
the physicality rising, the challenge being there every punch. This
really was a boxing match that just kept going and
in the end it's you know, you know, it's a
dominant win in the match, but at the same time,
it did feel like a fight out there for so long.
We have that to talk about wrapped into that is
the man of the Match conversation. A lot more to
get to as we continue the postmatch show Sounders with
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Speaker 7 (16:17):
They're on to the quarterfinals in League's Cup.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
We'll also tell you more about these specific details on that.
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Speaker 7 (19:33):
Welcome back to the post match up. You're just joining
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Speaker 2 (19:35):
I'm massive windsnight at Luminfield for nothing over Pumas. So
what happens next? They're in the quarterfinals of Leagues Cup.
They are going to be facing the winner of tomorrow's
match between LAFC and the San Jose Earthquakes. That's going
to be coming up on Saturday the seventeenth. Here this
Saturday at Lumenfield. No set time on that yet, but
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obviously Sounders and we'll have all the details when that
gets finalized. It will be Saturday against either LAFC or
San Jose. With details to come, and for that match
you can of course watch on MLS Season Pass on
the Apple TV app. We'll have broadcast details to come.
So that's what's coming up next for the Sounders really quick.
During the break, we pointed it out that we could
(20:20):
hear Sounder fans I think outside the stadium still chanting
and still going there.
Speaker 7 (20:27):
Listen.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
You know, we've kind of felt the energy in these
crowds the last few games. There was a distinct rise
in energy tonight. You hearing it after the game, you're
seeing it throughout. It was different tonight, Kellen, Well, if.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
It reminds me of when I came back in twenty
twenty one and the stadium just started opening up, and
so you slowly saw people gathering again and gathering again
and gathering again. And then you get to the twenty
twenty two Championship League Cup and you're like, oh, this
is a full stadium and the electricity is there, and
I think you're starting to see the climb again where
the electricity is back, the exciting football is back. It
(21:02):
is it is around now that Seattle the Sounders are back,
and that's what I'm that's what I'm feeling in that summer.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Sounders is really coming together. Yeah, all right, well, we.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Need to kind of get into the conversation of not
only the man of the match, but also kind of
the element of the physicality this match. And let's just
rope in the conversation we were having a second before
coming back on the air, and Pete, you said, what said.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
That the Sounders did not back down. They matched the energy,
but they didn't lose control. Yes, they kept their emotions intact.
They didn't do anything extra. There was no extra elbow
and that's what the Pumas want to get out of that.
And the Sounders played within themselves, matched it, pushed back,
but didn't cross the line.
Speaker 2 (21:44):
And then you said, I think a really spot on thing,
and Pumas didn't have an answer. It almost it almost
felt like, you know, Pumas, no, hey, we're we're a
physical team. We know we're physical league, et cetera, et cetera,
and we're gonna punch you in the face. I'm not
sure if they expected the Sounders to punch back as.
Speaker 7 (22:00):
Hard as they did.
Speaker 4 (22:01):
Their antis want to smile through the blood, that's what
it was.
Speaker 3 (22:04):
They didn't realize own, Oh no, yeah, you know, we
we probably punched the wrong bear here.
Speaker 4 (22:09):
Yeah, yeah, this is not gonna be good for us.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
And he also, you know, coach off the air here
was saying, you know, our defense, we gotta we forget
we shut out.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
We just shut them out.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
Like you know, they really didn't have that many chances.
They had the goal that got called off sides. Uh
you know, fair enough it was offside, so we're gonna
give that and just throw it away. But otherwise, you know,
Andrew Thomas had a few saves, but pretty much right
at him. He had a few times where he had
to come out and came out pretty strong in the crowd.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
Really well done.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
But Yamar Jackson, Alex Knew who when they came on
read Bigger Whiting, Jonathan Bell. I'd give you know, Draw
Paulo and uh An open Vargas huge credit as well
because they they shined that that back line as much
as possible. This was a good defensive performance.
Speaker 2 (22:54):
Which is why I'm going listen, I'm not gonna say
that the team we saw on the broadcast that I
believe it was MLS went with Albert Rusnak from Man
of the match for me, defensively shutting them down. The physicality,
the punching the face, being able to step up and
make a tackle when you need it at most, usher
a ball pass the end line Jamar Gomez Androtte.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
For me gets mad of the match. I thought he
was exceptional tonight and he.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Embodied that physicality, that smiling through the blood. Christian the
same way too, but you know, just leading that back line.
It's hard to narrow it down to one. But for me,
my hat's off to Yamar. I thought he just had
an amazing game. But Pete, I understand it. The right
answer is probably Rusnak. Obviously the assists the goal. He
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was exceptional tonight as well. But who are you going with?
Speaker 5 (23:42):
Well, I'm with you on the Albert thing, and I
just think everybody had such a great game. I was
so pleased that Jordan Morris came back and got two goals. Yeah,
right after not connecting.
Speaker 7 (23:51):
He gets a shout to water off a duck's back last.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
Week because he could have had three or four, and
he comes back in this one. And the goal that
he got the penalty kick on he deserved right, and
the goal that he did score. Albert lays down a
great header. He takes a great touch with his back
somewhat to the goal and and he lays it down
and then smacks it, smashes it. You said a missile,
and it was a missile that went into the back
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of the net.
Speaker 6 (24:15):
That was goal number two.
Speaker 5 (24:17):
So what I'm proud about on that I mean, and
I would give it to Albert as well. But Jordan
Morris comes back, gets back on track, has complete confidence,
gets the last two goals.
Speaker 6 (24:26):
You're up, Come on, come on.
Speaker 7 (24:30):
Here's why.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
You know, there's many reasons.
Speaker 3 (24:31):
Why, though, is when Albert came into this team in
twenty twenty two. You know a lot of people were
not so sure about him, but you don't realize Albert
changed his whole game to fit to Seattle. You know,
you had Rol Rudiez who was the guy. You had
nicolo'dero who was the guy Christian rolled on, you had
Job Paulo. He wanted to fit into the team to
play that year we won a championship. Right, Albert has
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now given the freedom to play like he was, to
play like the DP is the reasons and we got him.
Now he has the freedom of being that DP. And
you see the numbers skyrocket. He is the one that
we go through. He is the reason we are scoring
a lot of these goals. He is becoming the Albert
Rusnak of old with maturity he is. He's really put
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together his game and fully rounded it out. And I
think all the fans are now seeing the Albert Rusnak
they wanted to see a few years ago but didn't
know the work.
Speaker 4 (25:25):
That he put in to become that.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
And I think that is you see it in the
past three four or five months that he's had an incredible,
incredible little run. But another two assists and a goal,
that's that's my manager.
Speaker 7 (25:37):
I actually looked it up.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
He has, I believe, six hundred and twelve assists in
his last twenty games.
Speaker 7 (25:42):
It's a remarkable over.
Speaker 5 (25:44):
Now, that's a great point from kiln that's a player's perspective, right,
because he did when you're.
Speaker 4 (25:50):
Saying that he hadn't he had to play a more
defensive role.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
It was Nico's team, it was it was rules team,
and he had to find his spot and he couldn't
play to the position that he wanted necessarily, and we're
seeing him getting better and better and better. You're off
by a little bit on your stats, Jackson.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
Sure it's only six hundred and eleven, yeahsists in two games,
but now you know nine assists.
Speaker 6 (26:14):
In the m mols.
Speaker 5 (26:14):
But he's got four so far in the in the
League's Cup, so yeah, and then and they've been greatest
Is and his corner cooks have been great.
Speaker 6 (26:22):
We all of a sudden, are goal dangerous a lot more.
Speaker 4 (26:25):
On set pieces pieces? What's going on there?
Speaker 3 (26:27):
What's seven goals by the way, you know, So I've
always been told when I was a player that set pieces,
both attacking and defensive, is all a mindset.
Speaker 4 (26:35):
It's all a mindset.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
Who's willing to put their body on the line to
score the goal or to protect the goal. That is
something that's happened. And you saw it with Yemar, you
sat with Jordan. They they are willing to now put
their body on the line and say, no, that's my ball.
If I'm getting bumped, it's gonna be There's gonna be
a lot of traffic in there. There's going to be
you know, tugging elbows. There's gonna be a lot of
things going on there.
Speaker 4 (26:55):
It's gonna hurt. But if it goes in the back
of that hurts a little less.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
It's four goals on recent arts in the last two
games to last game two. This one, Yeah, because Jordan
Morris is it was a corner comes out. Yep, Albert
knocks it back in and it's not the first. You
don't have to score on the first one to consider
it a restart goal. And then the two v one Yeah,
yeah they are they are hitting on all cylinder.
Speaker 2 (27:15):
It feels like this feels like one of the nights
where you're you're up late with friends and you're you're
just having a grand all time and you're just telling
stories and enjoying whatever you're enjoying, and uh and and
the mar your mom and your parent comes by and says,
turn off the lights. It's time to go to sleep.
It's time for us to end this post game show.
And I wish I could say up for another hour.
Just I mean this, this was This was an incredible
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to night. I mean, I mean honestly, and and I
think I think we nailed it in terms of the man.
Albert was tremendous tonight, as was everybody else. About as
complete of a win as we've seen in a long
long time for nothing over a really a great Puma's team.
This is a team that just went to Vancouver, a
team that's a pretty good Vancouver white Caps team this year,
and handle them to nothing and the sounder has just
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beat them for nothing, very very impressive win.
Speaker 7 (28:01):
They're moving forward to the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
We're gonna be seeing you right back here on Saturday,
where Seattle will be taking on either LAFC or San
Jose and that will be for a trip to the
Leagus Cup semifinal. We already are in League's Cup Open
Cup semifinal. What's what's wrong with being in a League
Cup semifinal two? So that will be what's on the
line Saturday. We'll see you back here at LUMAN. Broadcast
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details to come, and we're gonna have sounders weekly on
kJ our Wednesday ninety three point three KJRFM, where we'll
have more broadcast details, we'll talk more about the game,
we'll do interviews, and we'll react more to what was
a great win tonight. But yeah, that's the moment the
door is selling to turn the lights out. So we
got our run here tonight. Thank you to everybody with
tonight's broadcast. Mitchell Bly back in the studio, Terry Ryan
(28:45):
here on side, Ryan and Keeley our.
Speaker 7 (28:47):
Broadcast team here behind us. Thanks to them.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
Great call tonight from Danny Jackson and Brad Evans, and
I want to thank Pete Feuing and Caleen Row here
alongside me for the wonderful pre half and postgame shows.
Speaker 7 (28:57):
My name is Jackson Felts. We thank you all for
listening tonight.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
We'll talk to you both on ninety three point three
KJRFM Wednesday seven per Sounders Weekly and then once again
Sounders LEAGUEES Cup quarterfinal Saturday against LAFC or San Jose.
Speaker 7 (29:10):
Enjoy that match tomorrow night. We'll talk to you soon. Everybody.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
Have a very good rest of your evening and CBS
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Speaker 2 (00:15):
Total domination at Luminfield tonight. Sounders for Pomas, the second
team in LEGA mchis right now zero total domination for
the Seattle Sounders tonight as they move on in League's Cup.
They have a date with either LAFC or the San
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Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, August seventeenth. We'll see you back
here at Luminfield for the quarterfinals of League's Cup. Sounders
made it to the final in this tournament a few
years ago, and they saw on tonight and based on
what they've done in these last couple of rounds, they
seem hungry to get right back to the final where
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they were in Vegas a few years ago. What a
winn here tonight for nothing. We're gonna celebrated for the
next twenty thirty However, long minutes here on nine to
fifty kjrim Jackson Felt's Helen Roe peak viewing for the
postmatch show, gentlemen, that was about as complete of a win.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Calen, I think, as we have seen all year, it
was all around quality from the players, from the staff
and the subs.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
And even the fans.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Right, we saw a lot more fans, a lot more noise.
It was incredible, and so I think this was a
full performance from them, and I want to see it
continue as they go and progress in this league Cup
and play another MLS.
Speaker 5 (01:33):
Team offensively, defensively. Jackson, you said it as complete a game,
the team defending. Now, this is a good Puma's team,
you said at a moment ago there second the table
legal X and we were good. Listen to me, we right,
all of a sudden, I men, the Sounders were good.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Keller, he had the pregame tactics already. What do you mean, well, Jordan.
Speaker 5 (01:57):
Morris, you know he doesn't get any last week, but
he creates a lot of chances and he gets two
today and he was terrific. His first goal, fantastic, earn
the second goal and oh beed Vargas was really good.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
They were so good. The center backs were really good.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
To speak for five minutes on each player from the
back line, Andrew Thomas coming in big, sometimes coming out
of the ball, you had Jordan making runs, but really
just for me, he was battling with those center backs
all game and then finally got his chance because they
had tired out. We found on the right balls. Look,
it's all around. This was a quality performance. And something
we said last time was this is an exciting game.
(02:33):
This is an electric game again.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Because Sounders are playing fun soccer. You could just something
you want to watch and.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
You can feel it. You can feel it.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
You can feel in the crowd when the team's saluting them. Yeah,
I agree with you, and I'll tell you they might
be coming together even more right at that locker room,
they're gonna look at each other. Lombardi has a great line,
there's nothing better than lying in the locker room in
the total exhaustion of victory. These guys put it out
on the table today and they played against a team
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this Puma's Seattle rivalry is heating up right these The
last three games they've had with each other have been
for important, you know reasons, right advancing the tournament, winning
a cup. But there's starting to be a boil between
the two and the game ebbed and flow. There was
a time where Pumas were kicking us getting all after.
Speaker 6 (03:24):
Us and killing your thought on.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Alex rolled on right, but it kind of shifted it
and then Seattle weathered it punched them back in the face.
Speaker 6 (03:32):
This was really a boxing match today.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
You know, and I think that leads us. Listen, we
need to talk about the play of the match. And
this is an entire conversation right now, because Mitchell, don't
freak out.
Speaker 7 (03:41):
I'm not gonna call for any highlights right now.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
It's just an entire conversation because I think obviously there's four.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Goals, right.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
You have the Paul Rothrock header, you have Jordan Morris
left footed missile and coming off of the header from Rusnak.
Speaker 7 (03:56):
You have two.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Penalties, which I think overall the that's created the penalties
where it's Christian laying off to Obed who's taken down
in the box.
Speaker 7 (04:05):
And the physical nature we're.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Talking about the physicality from Jordan, the physicality from the
entire team to stand up to these guys, get in
their faces, hit back. I mean that that obviously it
was taking near a fight at the end of there,
but it would all start with the physicality of Jordan
being taken down in the penalty that he hits in
the ninety fifth minute.
Speaker 7 (04:24):
There's all four of those goals.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
There was some great defensive plays and call we were
just talking off the air in terms of what is the.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Play of the match. It may not be any of
those for you.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
No it's not.
Speaker 7 (04:36):
It's it's I believe it's a twenty eighth minute.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
It was Christian rolled On getting fouled and getting that
extra bit of kick and he finally stood up and
he said no more. And then you saw players run
around like it was it was Alex Roldan, it was
Joe Paulo, who is one of the nicest guys getting
in people's faces. It's Yemar getting in people's faces. Is Rothrock.
You know, when you play these teams that are gonna
be chippy, they are going to be you know, savvy,
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as many would say. You know, they want to get
in your head, but it's going to do it physically.
You have to make sure you stand up. And I
think once we did that, three four minutes later we
scored our first goal, and then you saw the chippiness
come back, and you saw everyone puff out their chest
and say no, no, no, we'll take care of this
our way.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
And then all of a sudden four zero.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
I think that's what Brian Schmittzer will point out in
the locker room, and it'll be one of the things
he's most pleased with that is that they did not
back down enrolled on.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I'm sorry, we need I'm sorry, we need to stop
and talk about what's going on right now. Our booth
is right next to the booth for the Apple TV broadcasters,
and our good friend Brian dun Seth Dunny is over
here calling the game for MLS Season Pass.
Speaker 7 (05:40):
On Apple TV.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
He just showed us a Sounders post. Was that a
Sounder Sounders post?
Speaker 7 (05:46):
That's exceptional?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yeah, everybody, if whether you're listening to this in the future,
a podcast very sad, very sad, it's a very sad cat.
Speaker 7 (05:54):
So the Sounders are very tested.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
A alternate Pumas logo that shows a frowny face.
Speaker 7 (06:00):
That's just an exception. That's pretty fine.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
So that's what we're just all reacting to this amazing
social post by the Sounders.
Speaker 7 (06:06):
Well done to that entire crew, go ahead piece, So.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
You know, that's right.
Speaker 5 (06:09):
I think that's what I think that's what Brian will
be most pleased about, because he's been looking for someone
to step up. Christian was wearing the armband today, yep, right,
and he hasn't been wearing it because Stephen Fries had
the armband for so long.
Speaker 6 (06:20):
But I think he recognized I'm the kid now.
Speaker 5 (06:23):
He got kicked and I'm surprised that it could have
gone to a red card, but Christian didn't back down.
And then he had the support of his teammates. Andrew
Thomas goes up for a cross, gets hit and Jackson Reagan,
who I thought had one of his best games to play.
So did Goms Andrade, so did the rolled On brothers
on the right side. Everybody Rothrock knew who they it was.
(06:43):
And Jordan Morris man it was so great. I know
you text him after the game and he's like, hey,
on to the next one, right. And he came in
here no drop in confidence, wanting to get the ball.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
And I love that he took the penalty.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
Albert was off, but he drew the foul. It was
for the fourth goal, and he did serve the penalty.
He knew it, everybody knew it, and so and then
he and then he buried.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
It with a lot of confidence. What a great performance.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
That's that's the quality that you have on this team
as well, and the leadership that you're now seeing on
this field. And I think something that was lacking when
we had that little bit of a lack looks lesser
start in the beginning of the season, was who was
going to take control, who was going to be the leader,
who was gonna, you know, step up and say no,
this is our team.
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Let's just let's who's going to be.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
The one to everyone kind of comes around, and I
think Christian did it.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I think Jordan did it there at the.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
End when he he was the one that got taken
down and he, you know, he calmly said what the heck,
what are you doing here?
Speaker 5 (07:33):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (07:33):
And everything kind of started. But he then calmly put
the ball in the back of the net. And that's
the quality that they needed. When he comes in he
misses eight chances last game, he has the quality and
the understanding of the good professionalism to say, all right, well,
tomorrow's a new day. I'm gonna put my chances away
next time, and guess what, here's two tonight.
Speaker 7 (07:49):
We have a lot to get to.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
We have to take a break here, there's there's there's
I mean, it's a four nothing Sounder win. We move
on to the quarterfinals in the League's Cup. Obviously we're
all real happy right now. It's a good night Sounders
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Speaker 7 (08:08):
Who gets man of the match? I don't even know
if we fully decided what the play of the match is.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
And we continue reacting to this great complete Sounder windsnight
for nothing at Lumen over Pumas, which again is the
number two team right now.
Speaker 7 (08:22):
I know early in the season, but number two team in.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
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That's the goal that started its sound just kept going
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Those two teams face off tomorrow night in the other
round of sixteen game Jackson Kellen Pete here on the
postmatch show. We heard the highlight there and you know,
we had that discussion over you know, play the match
when we started the discussion the last segment. I'd like
to kind of continue that because just I get three
minutes before that was the foul and Christian getting in
the faces saying we're not gonna take it, We're gonna
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be physical, We're gonna punch you in the face two
and you know, metaphorically, and then you've just a few
minutes later you had that goal, and I always believe
goals change games. I am on the side of that
goal definitely set in the tone of yeah, we're gonna
punch you in the face and then we're gonna score
right after we do it. So for me, that's the
play of the match because it really was kind of
the first one that got it going.
Speaker 7 (13:04):
Callan you kind of you gave you a Nawson, I think.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
I think it's also very warrant to very spot on
for why that moment in the twenty eight twenty ninth
was also considered for Play the Match, Pete, I'm gonna
let you be the tiebreaker.
Speaker 5 (13:16):
Well, I'm gonna go with the guy who got the
game winning goal because this was a.
Speaker 6 (13:20):
Back and forth game.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
They had a great opportunity where to on the right
hand side, and he gets a good ball in and
it's in Martinez, missus.
Speaker 6 (13:30):
The sidery sends it over the crossbar. We're on our
heels a little.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Bit, and that first goal changed the complexion of the game,
and then they held on and they built from there.
That was a good building block. The foul created the
momentum for sale. But that was a fin what I
loved about it. Right, and kids at home watch this part.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
It's a two B one there, Yeah, And they.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
Recognize that they have a number advantage, right, and so
they play a little little two yard pass, commit the
defender get around him, and then Albert has all that
time and Paul Rothrock gets up and gets a great header.
I'm perfect right just inside the post. Who was right behind.
Speaker 6 (14:09):
Him, Jordan Morris.
Speaker 5 (14:10):
But that that started the beginning of a long journey
toward a four not to win.
Speaker 3 (14:15):
It's smart soccer players, right, you have to two of
the smartes soccer players you have on the field right
now with Joe Paulo and Albert Rusnak going, hey, they
only sent one out here kind of looking at each
other like, are you serious You're gonna give the you know,
one of the leading assist makers in the league with
Albert Rusnak.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
You're gonna give him that much time and space around
the box? Are you kidding me?
Speaker 3 (14:37):
And like you said, you know Paul Rothrock getting up,
this is not an easy header. He is in, He
is in the mix of it. He is, you know,
towards the six. It hits off him inside of the post.
You know, any other day that may have skipped and
hit the outside of the post, and may it hit
the center of the post.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
It hits the inside of the postil.
Speaker 4 (14:53):
Guys, he does, doesn't he?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
But you know going back to my point, because I'm
gonna really nail ahead.
Speaker 7 (14:58):
You have a good one.
Speaker 3 (14:59):
No, it is because you know that moment started the
trip the ripple effect. It really did, and that was
the moment that kind of started it all going. You
saw the energy rise, and I think that's the energy
that they needed to go through.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I talked about in the pre games.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
See you know, I wanted the emotion to be taken
out of the game, and I was wrong. I wanted
the emotion to stay level, and they did sometimes in
these games, especially against teams in the MX. It is
it is all about matching the emotion and matching their physicality.
And that's something that Christian finally did and everyone saw
it and said, oh we can.
Speaker 4 (15:29):
We can do that. All right, let's continue to do it.
And then you saw Puma's drop.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
From that moment, you saw Puma's drop and you saw
Seattle get higher. It is that for me was the
moment that changed the game. And that was my moment
of the match.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
The antics didn't work that the film has tried to impose,
because Seattle.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
We did it.
Speaker 6 (15:49):
Savviger got to the edge but didn't bite and go
over the top.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Let's talk about that, you know, the whole element of
the physicality rising, the challenge being there every punch. This
really was a boxing match that just kept going and
in the end it's you know, you know, it's a
dominant win in the match, but at the same time,
it did feel like a fight out there for so long.
We have that to talk about wrapped into that is
the man of the Match conversation. A lot more to
get to as we continue the postmatch show Sounders with
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a ford a Nothing win over Pumas tonight here at Luminfield.
Speaker 7 (16:17):
They're on to the quarterfinals in League's Cup.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
We'll also tell you more about these specific details on that.
It's all next on Sports Radio nine to fifty KRM.
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Speaker 7 (19:33):
Welcome back to the post match up. You're just joining
us Sounders.
Speaker 2 (19:35):
I'm massive windsnight at Luminfield for nothing over Pumas. So
what happens next? They're in the quarterfinals of Leagues Cup.
They are going to be facing the winner of tomorrow's
match between LAFC and the San Jose Earthquakes. That's going
to be coming up on Saturday the seventeenth. Here this
Saturday at Lumenfield. No set time on that yet, but
(19:57):
obviously Sounders and we'll have all the details when that
gets finalized. It will be Saturday against either LAFC or
San Jose. With details to come, and for that match
you can of course watch on MLS Season Pass on
the Apple TV app. We'll have broadcast details to come.
So that's what's coming up next for the Sounders really quick.
During the break, we pointed it out that we could
(20:20):
hear Sounder fans I think outside the stadium still chanting
and still going there.
Speaker 7 (20:27):
Listen.
Speaker 2 (20:28):
You know, we've kind of felt the energy in these
crowds the last few games. There was a distinct rise
in energy tonight. You hearing it after the game, you're
seeing it throughout. It was different tonight, Kellen, Well, if.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
It reminds me of when I came back in twenty
twenty one and the stadium just started opening up, and
so you slowly saw people gathering again and gathering again
and gathering again. And then you get to the twenty
twenty two Championship League Cup and you're like, oh, this
is a full stadium and the electricity is there, and
I think you're starting to see the climb again where
the electricity is back, the exciting football is back. It
(21:02):
is it is around now that Seattle the Sounders are back,
and that's what I'm that's what I'm feeling in that summer.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Sounders is really coming together. Yeah, all right, well, we.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Need to kind of get into the conversation of not
only the man of the match, but also kind of
the element of the physicality this match. And let's just
rope in the conversation we were having a second before
coming back on the air, and Pete, you said, what said.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
That the Sounders did not back down. They matched the energy,
but they didn't lose control. Yes, they kept their emotions intact.
They didn't do anything extra. There was no extra elbow
and that's what the Pumas want to get out of that.
And the Sounders played within themselves, matched it, pushed back,
but didn't cross the line.
Speaker 2 (21:44):
And then you said, I think a really spot on thing,
and Pumas didn't have an answer. It almost it almost
felt like, you know, Pumas, no, hey, we're we're a
physical team. We know we're physical league, et cetera, et cetera,
and we're gonna punch you in the face. I'm not
sure if they expected the Sounders to punch back as.
Speaker 7 (22:00):
Hard as they did.
Speaker 4 (22:01):
Their antis want to smile through the blood, that's what
it was.
Speaker 3 (22:04):
They didn't realize own, Oh no, yeah, you know, we
we probably punched the wrong bear here.
Speaker 4 (22:09):
Yeah, yeah, this is not gonna be good for us.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
And he also, you know, coach off the air here
was saying, you know, our defense, we gotta we forget
we shut out.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
We just shut them out.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
Like you know, they really didn't have that many chances.
They had the goal that got called off sides. Uh
you know, fair enough it was offside, so we're gonna
give that and just throw it away. But otherwise, you know,
Andrew Thomas had a few saves, but pretty much right
at him. He had a few times where he had
to come out and came out pretty strong in the crowd.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
Really well done.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
But Yamar Jackson, Alex Knew who when they came on
read Bigger Whiting, Jonathan Bell. I'd give you know, Draw
Paulo and uh An open Vargas huge credit as well
because they they shined that that back line as much
as possible. This was a good defensive performance.
Speaker 2 (22:54):
Which is why I'm going listen, I'm not gonna say
that the team we saw on the broadcast that I
believe it was MLS went with Albert Rusnak from Man
of the match for me, defensively shutting them down. The physicality,
the punching the face, being able to step up and
make a tackle when you need it at most, usher
a ball pass the end line Jamar Gomez Androtte.
Speaker 7 (23:13):
For me gets mad of the match. I thought he
was exceptional tonight and he.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Embodied that physicality, that smiling through the blood. Christian the
same way too, but you know, just leading that back line.
It's hard to narrow it down to one. But for me,
my hat's off to Yamar. I thought he just had
an amazing game. But Pete, I understand it. The right
answer is probably Rusnak. Obviously the assists the goal. He
(23:39):
was exceptional tonight as well. But who are you going with?
Speaker 5 (23:42):
Well, I'm with you on the Albert thing, and I
just think everybody had such a great game. I was
so pleased that Jordan Morris came back and got two goals. Yeah,
right after not connecting.
Speaker 7 (23:51):
He gets a shout to water off a duck's back last.
Speaker 5 (23:53):
Week because he could have had three or four, and
he comes back in this one. And the goal that
he got the penalty kick on he deserved right, and
the goal that he did score. Albert lays down a
great header. He takes a great touch with his back
somewhat to the goal and and he lays it down
and then smacks it, smashes it. You said a missile,
and it was a missile that went into the back
(24:15):
of the net.
Speaker 6 (24:15):
That was goal number two.
Speaker 5 (24:17):
So what I'm proud about on that I mean, and
I would give it to Albert as well. But Jordan
Morris comes back, gets back on track, has complete confidence,
gets the last two goals.
Speaker 6 (24:26):
You're up, Come on, come on.
Speaker 7 (24:30):
Here's why.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
You know, there's many reasons.
Speaker 3 (24:31):
Why, though, is when Albert came into this team in
twenty twenty two. You know a lot of people were
not so sure about him, but you don't realize Albert
changed his whole game to fit to Seattle. You know,
you had Rol Rudiez who was the guy. You had
nicolo'dero who was the guy Christian rolled on, you had
Job Paulo. He wanted to fit into the team to
play that year we won a championship. Right, Albert has
(24:55):
now given the freedom to play like he was, to
play like the DP is the reasons and we got him.
Now he has the freedom of being that DP. And
you see the numbers skyrocket. He is the one that
we go through. He is the reason we are scoring
a lot of these goals. He is becoming the Albert
Rusnak of old with maturity he is. He's really put
(25:18):
together his game and fully rounded it out. And I
think all the fans are now seeing the Albert Rusnak
they wanted to see a few years ago but didn't
know the work.
Speaker 4 (25:25):
That he put in to become that.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
And I think that is you see it in the
past three four or five months that he's had an incredible,
incredible little run. But another two assists and a goal,
that's that's my manager.
Speaker 7 (25:37):
I actually looked it up.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
He has, I believe, six hundred and twelve assists in
his last twenty games.
Speaker 7 (25:42):
It's a remarkable over.
Speaker 5 (25:44):
Now, that's a great point from kiln that's a player's perspective, right,
because he did when you're.
Speaker 4 (25:50):
Saying that he hadn't he had to play a more
defensive role.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
It was Nico's team, it was it was rules team,
and he had to find his spot and he couldn't
play to the position that he wanted necessarily, and we're
seeing him getting better and better and better. You're off
by a little bit on your stats, Jackson.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
Sure it's only six hundred and eleven, yeahsists in two games,
but now you know nine assists.
Speaker 6 (26:14):
In the m mols.
Speaker 5 (26:14):
But he's got four so far in the in the
League's Cup, so yeah, and then and they've been greatest
Is and his corner cooks have been great.
Speaker 6 (26:22):
We all of a sudden, are goal dangerous a lot more.
Speaker 4 (26:25):
On set pieces pieces? What's going on there?
Speaker 3 (26:27):
What's seven goals by the way, you know, So I've
always been told when I was a player that set pieces,
both attacking and defensive, is all a mindset.
Speaker 4 (26:35):
It's all a mindset.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
Who's willing to put their body on the line to
score the goal or to protect the goal. That is
something that's happened. And you saw it with Yemar, you
sat with Jordan. They they are willing to now put
their body on the line and say, no, that's my ball.
If I'm getting bumped, it's gonna be There's gonna be
a lot of traffic in there. There's going to be
you know, tugging elbows. There's gonna be a lot of
things going on there.
Speaker 4 (26:55):
It's gonna hurt. But if it goes in the back
of that hurts a little less.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
It's four goals on recent arts in the last two
games to last game two. This one, Yeah, because Jordan
Morris is it was a corner comes out. Yep, Albert
knocks it back in and it's not the first. You
don't have to score on the first one to consider
it a restart goal. And then the two v one Yeah,
yeah they are they are hitting on all cylinder.
Speaker 2 (27:15):
It feels like this feels like one of the nights
where you're you're up late with friends and you're you're
just having a grand all time and you're just telling
stories and enjoying whatever you're enjoying, and uh and and
the mar your mom and your parent comes by and says,
turn off the lights. It's time to go to sleep.
It's time for us to end this post game show.
And I wish I could say up for another hour.
Just I mean this, this was This was an incredible
(27:36):
to night. I mean, I mean honestly, and and I
think I think we nailed it in terms of the man.
Albert was tremendous tonight, as was everybody else. About as
complete of a win as we've seen in a long
long time for nothing over a really a great Puma's team.
This is a team that just went to Vancouver, a
team that's a pretty good Vancouver white Caps team this year,
and handle them to nothing and the sounder has just
(27:57):
beat them for nothing, very very impressive win.
Speaker 7 (28:01):
They're moving forward to the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
We're gonna be seeing you right back here on Saturday,
where Seattle will be taking on either LAFC or San
Jose and that will be for a trip to the
Leagus Cup semifinal. We already are in League's Cup Open
Cup semifinal. What's what's wrong with being in a League
Cup semifinal two? So that will be what's on the
line Saturday. We'll see you back here at LUMAN. Broadcast
(28:23):
details to come, and we're gonna have sounders weekly on
kJ our Wednesday ninety three point three KJRFM, where we'll
have more broadcast details, we'll talk more about the game,
we'll do interviews, and we'll react more to what was
a great win tonight. But yeah, that's the moment the
door is selling to turn the lights out. So we
got our run here tonight. Thank you to everybody with
tonight's broadcast. Mitchell Bly back in the studio, Terry Ryan
(28:45):
here on side, Ryan and Keeley our.
Speaker 7 (28:47):
Broadcast team here behind us. Thanks to them.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
Great call tonight from Danny Jackson and Brad Evans, and
I want to thank Pete Feuing and Caleen Row here
alongside me for the wonderful pre half and postgame shows.
Speaker 7 (28:57):
My name is Jackson Felts. We thank you all for
listening tonight.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
We'll talk to you both on ninety three point three
KJRFM Wednesday seven per Sounders Weekly and then once again
Sounders LEAGUEES Cup quarterfinal Saturday against LAFC or San Jose.
Speaker 7 (29:10):
Enjoy that match tomorrow night. We'll talk to you soon. Everybody.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
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