Sigi Schmid tried to invent a new position for midfielder Brad Evans

Sigi Schmid tried to invent a new position for midfielder Brad Evans, although it was largely due to the club’s current injury problems.

The midfielder was used as a centre back in the recent match against San Jose Earthquakes. The experiment proved to be a disaster after Seattle Sounders conceded three goals and lost the match 3-2. This turned out to be the first setback of the season for the club and it has come very early in the campaign. Seattle Sounders managed a convincing 3-0 win over New England Revolution in the first match of the season.

This victory raised hopes that the club would challenge for a title this season. However, they have been brought back to earth after this defeat, which leaves them six points adrift of the leaders Dallas even at this early stage.Schmid can take heart from the fact that Dallas have played one game more than Seattle Sounders. Despite the failure in the first match,Schmid intends to carry on with his experiment and it is almost certain that Evans may continue in the centre back position if the club’s injury situation does not improve before the next match against table leaders Dallas. Seattle Sounders are away from home for this key clash. Continue reading “Sigi Schmid tried to invent a new position for midfielder Brad Evans” →

Every Team trying hard for next MLS season

Every team is looking to find out what their best formation is before the next MLS season gets underway.

Seattle Sounders played a friendly game the previous weekend versus Sporting Kansas and their formation there suggested that they might be going to put little more emphasis on their defence this season.

It was old fashioned approach by Seattle in that game, getting five guys to play in the deep and only a couple upfront.

Of course, it was only a friendly and thus, nobody would want to read too much into that.

The boss Sigi Schmid also clarified later that the formation was not a sign of things to come. It was just that he wanted to try something different and that’s why he went with so many players in the backline. Continue reading “Every Team trying hard for next MLS season” →