With the Seattle Sounders currently sitting second from bottom in the MLS Western Conference, and having scored a total of just twenty goals so far this season, it comes as little surprise that Head Coach Sigi Schmid has parted company with the club after eight years in charge.
Schmid has led the Sounders for the entirety of their MLS history, and despite winning the US Open Cup on four occasions, and the MLS Supporters Shield once during his time in charge, the mutual agreement to terminate his contract was predicted by many beforehand. However, some within the game have questioned the timing of the decision, with such a shake-up in midseason leaving the club in a difficult position. Continue reading “Schmid leaves Sounders after eight years”→
The Seattle Sounders have historically been the good starters in Major League Soccer , but right now they’re not sitting pretty, and you’ll find them right at the bottom-end of the points’ chart having lost two in two at the very onset.
There had been only one occasion in their history, before this one, when they had had two straight defeats to start the season. So, it’s no surprise that at the moment their supporters are not the happiest in the world. There is a little bit of agitation among them. Continue reading “SCHMID STILL OPTIMISTIC”→
The hierarchy of Seattle Sounders has made clear that Sigi Schmid will not be given the axe and he would keep on working as the head coach of the senior team for another season.
Seattle could not produce the expected results in the recently finished MLS season as they finished at the 4th position in the Western Conference and then got knocked out from the playoffs losing to FC Dallas, a club which they would have backed themselves to beat.
It was a pretty close playoff tie actually. Both the legs ended up with the same score line of 2-1 with both the sides winning one each and it came down to penalty shoot outs eventually where Dallas proved better.
Compared to how the previous year had gone for the Sounders where they had managed to clinch two trophies, it was a sort of failure, this 2015 season and there was a general feeling that Schmid would be made the scapegoat for that.
But, that did not turn out to be the case as Garth Lagerwey, one of the owners of the club, told the reporters yesterday that not too much of thought was put into Schmid’s position in the board meeting and it was unanimously decided that the coach should continue as he had been doing his job well. There had been speculation that Schmid would be sacked after one fan placed a bet with StanJames that Schmid would walk.
In the words of Lagerwey, “I think I should put an end to all the rumours that are circling around regarding Sigi. He is somebody who is highly respected here at Seattle and has got the support and faith of all. He is going to remain in charge of the team. Honestly speaking, we did not have any lengthy discussion on Sigi. We were of the same view that he should continue.”
