Chris Kissel at our sister station, PubliCola, mentioned [see UPDATE 2] that the three challenges the Sounders would face in Dallas were red cards, heat, and arrogance. In the end though, it was a blown offsides call that cost them a win yesterday.
UPDATE: From the comments, here’s another view of the goal that makes it look like Rocha was just barely onside. Either way, the Sounders didn’t look their best yesterday.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFNVnpUbicU[/youtube]
UPDATE 2: Chris mentions below that while he posted that up, he did not write it himself. It was written by SoundersNerd.
Their was no offside call to make. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFNVnpUbicU
pause it at 2:49. When the ball was passed forward every Dallas player was still onside. We lost because our forwards could not find the net on the many opportunities they had in the first and a terrible second half.
I agree with Ben… the call was close, but likely right as Ianni kept him onsides. Le Toux will never be a great finisher and I am starting to wonder if Jaqua will ever put it all together. We simply have to finish.
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Yeah, it was closer than the replays they showed during the broadcast.
They blew a lot of chances yesterday.
please……IT’S SOCCER.
though it does look AWSOME on my 60″ Plasma…but it is still just soccer
Also, just to be clear, I didn’t actually write that post. I just posted it up for the guy who is acting as our new Sounders Nerd.
Calm down, peeps. This is still an ‘expansion’ team, remember? Not getting the full three points against the worst team in the league is a bitch, but there will be rougher patches than this.
They’ve been a little sloppy lately. I think teams have adjusted to Montero and the team is still working on finding its flow.
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No, he was ahead of the ball and the second to last defender when he reserved the ball. He was offside.
In the definition of offside position, “nearer to his opponents’ goal line” means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his
opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.
http://www.fifa.com/mm/documen....._10565.pdf
He was offside. He was a step nearer the goal than the 2nd to last defender.