Sounders Return to Form!

Last night's comprehensive 3-0 win over Revolution of New England was as fun a footy match as I've attended since last season. The Sounders simply looked like the team they can be. They were passionate, smart, and they were attacking the goal with intensity and aplomb.

Where the Rave Green lost an insipid 1-0 match against San Jose, despite 18 unconvincing shots, the Sounders blasted 19 shots at hapless Rev keeper Bobby Shuttleworth, most of which looked dangerous, if not on frame. They could've won this thing with 6 goals or more. As it was, all three goals were quality, the first and second, absolutely brilliant.

Just to see a shot like Leo Gonzales' left-footed blast curve around a keeper and into the upper far corner (as well as the tidy build-up to create the opportunity) live and in the moment, is worth every penny of my cheap seats!

While I was hard on Gonzalez in my last post, I felt he had an outstanding game against New England's Nyassi, just the pacey sort of player I said he couldn't cover. Leo frustrated and outsmarted Sainey all night long, and on the one occasion the little speedster got past him, Gonzalez made a professional foul to mute the danger to a free kick.

Freddie Ljungberg may still be a pompous windbag, but his all-out play against the Revs had me applauding the Swede in the second half. He was the engine room on the good ship Sounders and he needs to turn out performances like this consistently for the rest of the season.