Friday, March 25, 2016

The prospects of a promising campaign turning sour for Seattle



By witnessing in its first three matches posting a not so positive 0-3 record, the Seattle Sounders and their boss Sigi Schmidt are on the arduous task to seek immediate answers to stop this negative skid.

Since this club inception to Major League Soccer play, the Emerald City squad has been always in the spotlight and in the top of the table posting positive numbers and certain dominance.

Still this campaign slow or mediocre start has put several people in the top office of the Sounders to work and net important names to reinforce many of its weak spots.

The Emerald City squad is looking desperately to seek some solutions in a short-term basis and put a stop to this dark side and chapter in its history, as in every campaign many are accustomed to see this club atop the Western Conference table.

With losses to SKC on opening day, then with Real Salt Lake and losing on the first ever edition of the Cascadia Derby at home against the Vancouver Whitecaps on a match seen that everything was going against them.

Especially the referee awarding two PKS in favor of the visitors and arch-rivals the Whitecaps, the Sounders had its opportunities but at the end, they succumb to another squad looking for its first win in the campaign as well in their well-known Cascadia rivalry.

The Caps with this win they became sole leaders in the Cascadia Cup standings and netting bragging rights with this win in the always-disputed round of matches between these clubs in this competition. 

No time to panic, just correct many flaws that this squad is going through still the injuries to key players as well solidify the defensive backfield will be one priority for the Emerald City squad Boss ahead of his upcoming compromise at home.

The Sounders are looking forward to an important meeting against the Eastern Conference leaders the Montreal Impact, who are to play at Century Link Stadium and the prospects of a win for the Sounders can look a bit distant.

 So far, the Canadians are looking sharp and looking to net important points with a win as a visiting entity, make it a living Calvary for the Sounders in their upcoming compromises, and campaign that can turn to a 0-4.

For Manager Sigi Schmidt a man of many battles and long range of achievements in his tenures with several squad’s in MLS, his outlook for his club recovery are a bit positive but work has to be done to correct the course.

At the end, the Seattle Sounders front office is really making some important moves to its roster and making the necessary moves to replace Oba Martins who left to play in China nascent soccer league.

The arrival of longtime veteran and top-notch striker in Herculez Gomez and maybe other addition’s to this club roster maybe is a light at the end of the tunnel for the Emerald City squad.

Will this club return to its old winning ways and maybe the Sounders can stage an all-around revival in the last months of this campaign and earn his spot in the league postseason, as mentioned previously,  too much work lies ahead for the Sounders and their Boss.



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