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Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids Preview

November 22, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Seattle Sounders Nicolas Lodeiro . ( Sounders FC)
Seattle Sounders Nicolas Lodeiro . ( Sounders FC)

Seattle Sounders FC  looking to create chances in Leg One of Western Conference Finals Playoff series versus Colorado Rapids.

Tuesday night’s Leg One Western Conference game ( 7:00 pm PT) between  the Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids will be a classic soccer battle of styles. The Rapids were Major League Soccer’s stingiest defensive team  with just 32 goals given up.  The Rapids strategy is  simple, clog the middle of the field in your defensive half of the field with all ten field players  behind the ball and dare teams to find a way through the logjam. The  strategy of parking the bus in the  middle of the pitch makes it difficult for opposing teams to create any type of tempo when trying to mount an offensive attack.

SEATTLE STRATEGY

The Sounders lost both of their regular season matches against the Rapids, 3-1 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park and 1-0 at CenturyLink Field in May 2016. In the first game, the Sounders won the possession battle ( 57 percent to 43 percent ) but were unable to mount any type of attack  once they crossed into the Rapids defensive half of the field. Game two was similar in that Seattle was able to build some momentum when it had the ball in its half of the pitch but was unable to create substantive chances once in the Colorado end of the field.

Seattle will need to be patient with the ball and capitalize on the few chances the bunkered Rapids defense will give them. With MLS Newcomer of the Year Nicolas Lodeiro in the midfield, Seattle will have some creative play in the middle it did not have in the team’s first two matches.

INJURIES IMPACT ON THE GAME

While the Rapids will be without USMNT Goal Keeper Tim Howard ( right adductor tear) backup

For Seattle, the injury list is longer and who is available  will have a dramatic impact on the home side’s chances of advancing.

Seattle will be hoping, MLS Rookie of the Year Jordan Morris is fully recovered from a hamstring strain  suffered in the teams 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on November 6th.  The Sounders advanced  to the  next series on the aggregate score.  Seattle is hoping Roman Torres ( hamstring )  Andreas Ivanschitz (knee), Alvaro Fernandez ( hamstring), and  Brad Evans will all  be available for duty if called upon. Any combination of one or two players healthy  for the match will strengthen the Sounders chances of winning.

 

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