We Have a Chance

The Sounders have 13 games in the next 45 days. Tomorrow nights game might be the most important game in terms of the big picture as we should know whether or not we have a chance of advancing out of the group stage in the Champions League. We have played two games and have two losses. With six total games in the group, 10 points is normally good enough to advance safely. That means 10 points in the next four games. Sounds like a tall task, right? Well, not really. You see, just like in MLS action, we have been getting some help and now find ourselves in a pretty good position.

Monterrey is clearly the class of the group and is 2-0 heading into their match with Marathon, who many thought were the weakest side in the group. Marathon beat us but then lost to Saprissa, who lost to Monterrey. That leaves Saprissa and Marathon tied in 2nd with identical 1-1 records. IF we can go to Saprissa and get a win on Tuesday (which would be a huge deal because Saprissa Stadium is scarrry) then we could find ourselves tied for 2nd at 1-2 (assuming Monterrey beats Marathon) with two of the final 3 games at home. It is entirely possible that we could be back in the thick of things.

However, and this is a big however, if we lose or tie tomorrow, then I ask Sigi to turn his attention to MLS play and the US Open Cup Final. I LOVE that we want to win everything...it shows great respect to the fans and the organization, but sometimes you just need to come to grips with reality. At 0-3 or 0-2-1 there is no point in putting our best teams on the field for CL games with our schedule as tightly congested as it is.

So tomorrow is big. Win and be back in it. Lose and move on to MLS and US Open Cup.

Come on Sounders score a goal (or two), score a goal, score a gooooaaaaooooaaalll.