Sigi Schmid says that Seattle Sounders are only a few inches away from getting back to winning ways

Sigi Schmid says that Seattle Sounders are only a few inches away from getting back to winning ways.

The club has lost its opening three matches of the 2016 MLS campaign. The disastrous start means that Seattle Sounders are bottom of the Western Conference table. It is a position that few would have imagined to see Seattle in. Schmid has been successful when it comes to MLS over the years. He claims that the results are only result of poor confidence, but he has seen signs that the players are finally recovering.

The club are up against Montréal Impact in the next game and it could not have come at a much was time for Seattle Sounders. The opposition have made a good start to the season and currently top the Eastern conference table. Going up against a team inform is going to require the best performance from Seattle Sounders in order to get anything close to 3 points. Belief and confidence are the two key things that Seattle Sounders are lacking right now according to Sigi Schmid. The club needs to start winning matches soon or risk the possibility of seeing other teams put a substantial distance between them in the table. Continue reading “Sigi Schmid says that Seattle Sounders are only a few inches away from getting back to winning ways” →

Sigi Schmid says that he is confident of Jordan Morris staying at the club

Sigi Schmid says that he is confident of Jordan Morris staying at the club.

One of the highly rated players in the MLS, Morris has been linked with a move to Werder Bremen. The German outfit are expected to hand him a trial. It is believed that US national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann is responsible for this interest surrounding the player.Schmid refused to criticise the US manager. Instead, he spoke in positive fashion about his star player staying at the club. Morris would qualify as a home-grown talent thus allowing the club to sign a foreign player on a designated level.

It was a pretty disappointing 2015 campaign for Seattle Sounders after they finished only fourth in the Western Conference table. Even though this helped them qualify for the play-offs finals, they were unable to get past FC Dallas in the semifinals. A 3-3 draw on aggregate meant that Dallas were able to progress on other conditions.Schmid maybe one of the experienced and top managers in the MLS, but he has his work cut out in the upcoming 2016 season that begins in March. The arrival of several new franchise coupled with top foreign players like Didier Drogba and Steven Gerrard means that the competition will be much more intense. Continue reading “Sigi Schmid says that he is confident of Jordan Morris staying at the club” →

Seattle Sounders’ hopes of winning the MLS club will have to wait

Seattle Sounders’ hopes of winning the MLS club will have to wait for another season after the team was defeated on penalties by FC Dallas.

The semi-final loss means that the club face an uncertain future especially with regards to manager Sigi Schmid. The MLS coach is one of the respected in North America after having won a whole host of trophies prior to his move to Seattle Sounders. However, he has been unable to lead his current team to MLS glory. Seattle have been chasing the MLS title since 2009. This drought may cost Schmid his job before the start of the 2016 season.

The manager said that his future was not in his hands and that it was up to the owners to decide whether he stays or not. However, he expressed his desire to continue as the Seattle Sounders manager. The club looked like being in great condition to challenge for the cup. They may have finished fourth in the Western Conference table, but Seattle Sounders were unbeaten in all competitions since the 1-0 defeat against Olimpia in the CONCACAF Champions League back in August. They even went on a four match winning run before the start of the play-offs. Failure to produce results when it counts the most has once again been the reason for the downfall. Continue reading “Seattle Sounders’ hopes of winning the MLS club will have to wait” →