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twenty twenty four season. Your Seattle Sounders zero, Austin FC, Zero Jackson,
Felts Pete viewing here for the postmatch show. Pete, I think there's
no big, long run up, no big, you know, long thing
to open our postmatch show with, So just say it like this. Some
things changed and some things stay the same. And boy, this game sure
looked a lot like a lot of games last season. Yeah, that's the
unfortunate part, the one thing. And I heard Brad and Danny Jackson talking
about it. You know, you gotta get healthy, right and I and
but we we had chances. Twenty three shots is good, but boy,
oh boy, we got to put one away Stuber and Gold was good for
them and we were a little un lucky. The one off the crossbar for
Ruy Diaz. The deflection that went over the crossbar at Tensio shot early in
the second half was good. It was off by less than a foot for
sure. So but you got to earn your luck. That is it's that
is a consistent thing we hear in our game is you got to earn your
luck. And I believe it too. So we were just u we were
unlucky. Maybe we didn't earn the luck that we needed tonight. You know,
it is great that Andrew Thomas got the shutout. He didn't have a
lot of work to do until Finley AND's artists subbed in late in the game,
and then he was under some pressure and he did well with it.
But yeah, that that's uh, it's tough. And and there was one
play where Alex Wildon had to throw in. Threw it to Oriaga and he
took it on his left foot and then played a ball. I think what
we had everybody in the box take a touch with the right foot and then
whip it in. So we missed out on some on some chance there was
he just sent it to the corner flag. Yeah, and so yeah,
and that's just this is MLS. You can't do that. And so I
think that our locker room gonna be really quiet. There's gonna be some serious
frustration. Ruy Diaz I thought was sharp and it was a bright spot when
he came on. That's important. That's important for him, that's important for
the team. Jordan moorese had some good fight for I like that he went
ninety minutes. So yeah, just it was it's tough. Let's hope that
dal le Vegas, you know, he came off because of injury in the
sixtieth minute. Brian said he would play sixty minutes. Let's hope that that's
nothing too serious. Let's hope that dy le Vegas is not serious. It's
also hope that Leo Choose is not serious, as he came off in the
eightieth minute for injury as well. So for both those guys, we'll get
updates from Brian Schmitzer, whether it's after this game or throughout the week on
both those guys. And this is already a very very injury team. But
Pee, you mentioned the luck, you mentioned the role. I mean,
we need a we need an emerald Queen Casino play the match. I mean,
in the ninety second minute, a phenomenal ball from Josh at Tensey to
find Rol on the other side of the field from about what fifteen yards out
and a brilliant shot went off the crossbar. I mean, if that's anything
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it did feel like Raoul added another gear to this game where I mean,
I don't know how you fit him on earlier, but at the end of
the day, you know, gosh, his quality and his intensity and what
he brought to the game, sure would have been nice to have him earlier
than the sixty fourth. Well you're you're bringing him back in and trying to
get him going again. Ye. He was like de la Vega in that
he was active, came back, got the ball, ran at people,
got his shots off. There was one where Chu he probably should have left
it for Chu, but he was aggressive. And we know this about Raoul
and that's why we have him here. It's because he is always looking to
get his shot, always looking to get a goal. So he had one
where Chu probably had better lined up rulyas got in front of them and took
the shot. But I liked it that was as much activity and much balance
in as step as much as much sort of direct I gotta get a goal
drive that I've seen in a while from Rowell, and I think he'll feel
good about it. I think the coaching staff will feel good about it,
Devine and the players too. So yeah, Well, it's a zero zero
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of the back of the net. I thought defensively, it was a solid
game with the work that they ended up having to do, which wasn't much,
but it was solid. Yeah, that's well said. They didn't have
a lot of work to do, but when they did, they rose to
the occasion. Andrew Thomas came out twice in the first half on crosses in
traffic. It was good. That's important. He was. He was decisive
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when Finley subbed in and when Zartis subbed in, that's a lot of goals.
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ramp back up because all of a sudden, now the way that the game
was being played, they had to adjust and they did a good job.
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Field, where the Seattle Sounders open to the twenty twenty four home campaign with
a zero zero game against Austin FC. We'll tell to air Lounge is part
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ahead at what's next for the Sounders. That's going to be a match next
Saturday afternoon or guest evening early evening here in Seattle. Sounder is going to
be at the Philadelphia Union SUPERU Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It's going to
be Saturday, March ninth, now Pacific time. Kickoff is going to be
at four thirty that means we will have a four o'clock Provident Swedish premat show,
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You can also watch the match by MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app,
but again four o'clock Providence. We just prematch show over on nine to
fifty am for Sounders and Philadelphia Union for that road match. Now, Pete,
when we kind of think about this game ahead, there's not too much
we can say or kind of forecast because we don't know, all right,
I have to breathe before I do this. We don't know about Brodilio Rodriguez.
We don't know about Reed Baker Whiting. We don't know about Stephen Fry,
we don't know about Joe Apolo. We don't know about Albert Russknack.
We don't know about Nathan we don't know about Yamagome Andrade. We don't know
about Pedro di Levego, who came off in the sixty fourth minute, and
we don't know about Leo Chi who came off in the eightieth minute. I
think that's it. Well, what we do know is that they all have
eleven and we'll have eleven an our eleven a half to beat their eleven.
That's true. They are zero wins, two ties, They've scored three goals,
they've given up three goals. So but this is a good team.
I watched them play ten days ago in conky Caff game and they were very
very good, very dangerous, good goal scoring. Uh that's that's a club
that's been on the cusp for a long time due to win an MLS Cup.
Really they've been they've been good and and they got caught. We have
Colorado after that. I know Brian Spencer wanted to get the win today because
they expect Philadelphia to be a tough place to go and play. So but
yeah, we got to get these guys healthy, and then we've got to
start finding some wins, right, That's that's the nature of this business.
You know. We had a lot of veterans. I'm watching Christian roll Don
walk across the field with Matt Winter and he's gonna do an interview and we
need him to get this. This is his team, right. There's nothing
today, yes, and deservedly so. And uh, there's a lot of
good talent on this squad, so I know they're going to be very frustrated.
I bet the locker room is quiet, and got to go and take
care of business at Philadelphia and and find a way to get a win,
go steal a win. Today was a great day for Ozzie and our club.
Letsalk about Let's talk about that Dan in the broadcast, because you know
Philadelphia will be tough. We'll preview that more on Sounders Weekly Wednesday, eight
pm on ninety three point three KJRFM. So we'll talk more about Philadelphia then,
but let's end the broadcast beat by by talking once again about Ozzie and
the celebration today, and he spoke to the crowd and saying, I love
you Seattle, this is my home. Right at the end of halftime.
Obviously, you know the thirty thousand that were here just absolutely adore him.
The lines going out the building for autographs for him earlier today. Today was
a wonderful celebration for Ozzie Well, and you know, he defected from Cuba
with the national team in a in a I don't know if it's a grocery
store or like a target or something like that. Right and then and then
made his way. What an awesome story right to come here. And I
remember when his father came to visit the team. It was just beautiful.
And Ozzie is a great guy. I got to with him for a few
minutes at halftime, and he's such a sincere guy, and I said,
you're gonna coach and he goes and I said, you need to coach,
and because he'll bring such grit and fire to any team that he joins.
But he is a class act. He did a great job for the Seattle
Sounders. You know, since two thousand and nine, the Sounders have more
points than any other team in Major League Soccer. And that standard that was
set was on Ozzie Alonzo's shoulders. So great guy, a great competitor,
loved the team, love the loves the city, and it was really nice,
heartwarming to see him come back. He's one of the special ones in
the Seattle Sounders organization. And you know, if you're going top you know,
fifty years, who are the best players. He's deserved to be top
ten, easy, easily. Yeah, I think I think he's He's in
the He's in the conversation for sure. For grit and leadership and health and
fighting through things. So I'm really proud of him, and I'm happy for
him, and he looked good. And his kids are getting big. Holy
cow, his children are not little ones running around anymore. So fifteen years
in this league, and before that he was in the USL, and yeah,
good for Ozzie. Legend, absolute legend, Ozzie Alonzo. Wonderful to
celebrate him today as he retires a Seattle Sounder. And on that wonderful note,
we will end tonight's broadcast once again. We'll talk to you Wednesday Sounders
Weekly, look more ahead to Philadelphia, and then we'll talk to you on
next Saturday week from today four o'clock Providence, Swedish pre match, so four
to thirty kickoffs Sounders at Philadelphia Union. Have a great week, everybody,
have a great Sunday. We will talk to you next week for Sounders Union
and for this broadcast. Fox Sports Radio coming up next