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One thing I didn’t like: Abdoulaye’s positioning was okay in a vacuum, but as a whole, the back line was a mess. One thing I liked: For most of his shift Cissoko tracked runners well through the middle and defended to the width, ending with two tackles, two interceptions and two clearances defensively. AB worked hard to defend but was lost in some big moments, and the entire defense lacked the tactical cohesiveness to run the setup desired. Abdoulaye Cissoko – 5 (off 76’ for Chú)Īnother young player was plopped into the center of the defensive back line, and again Seattle struggled in the back. The re-addition of Xavier Arreaga and Danny Leyva centrally helped immensely in the second half. Going forward: Nouhou desperately misses consistency in the center of the defensive unit, and he is committing errors outside the defined tactical setup. He recovered well centrally, but the damage was done, allowing Mukhtar an easy 1-v-1. One thing I didn’t like: The first half tactics spread the centerbacks very wide, and with Nouhou trying to offer an option for Nico Lodeiro right before halftime, he was caught on the wrong side of his man. Nouhou also set up Bruin with a huge chance in the 75 th minute that sadly, Will put wide. Nouhou nearly scored in the 68 th minute by nicely following up a play and putting a strong shot on frame that somehow opposing keeper Joe Willis kept out by a fingertip. One thing I liked: He was the offensive spark in the second half, constantly driving the ball forward, finding creative runs and passes. He ended with a shot, a key pass, 87 percent completion and (mostly) rock solid defending including seven recoveries. Nouhou was excellent in this match, starting as a centerback and moving wide as the tactics dictated. Going forward: Cleveland didn’t have a lot of say in how this game ended. He only completed two of his longer clearances forward, and 74 percent passing indicates he lost possession too often. One thing I didn’t like: It’s hard to blame Cleveland for much this match, although several times his usually steady passing from the back was a struggle.

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He took a fantastic slide step to close ground and leapt full to his left, denying a goal.

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One thing I liked: In the 14 th minute star DP Hany Mukhtar put an excellent free kick into the top corner for what looked to be a goal, but Stefan was up to the task. Seattle has now lost three of their last four matches, as the team tries again to rebound on a short week cross-country road trip.Ĭleveland got another start for a protocol Frei and did fine, saving everything he should, a few he shouldn’t, and only conceding a single goal on a breakaway. It wasn’t enough, though, as Nashville was comfortable to sit back and absorb pressure and failed to concede, with the final score a 1-0 loss on the road. A halftime pep talk and tactical adjustment helped the Sounders look much better after the break.

Coming off a rough loss to a rival, Seattle went to Nashville midweek and took 45 minutes to get started.