Sigi Schmid
Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmidis a German-American soccer coach who most recently coached Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each of his four years. He coached his former college team, the UCLA Bruins, between 1980 and 1999. During that period,...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 March 1953
CityTubingen, Germany
effective kyle last needed neither nor talked weeks
We talked about doing this two weeks ago. It has nothing to do with the last game. Neither he nor Kyle Martino were as effective as they needed to be, but our expectations for him are still very high.
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Between those two, we definitely need someone to step up and talk. Marshall has been in the league for a while and hopefully that will come more from him. I think Marcos is willing to talk, but he just needs to learn the language a little better.
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Sometimes you've got to go with what your gut tells you, and my gut said this is a move we needed to make. ... One thing Eddie gives us is versatility.
came chances couple few finish keeper needed
We should have scored more. Their keeper came up big a couple of times, but we had a few chances that we needed to finish on.
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We are very excited about the addition of Tim Ward. He is a very good young player with a bright future ahead of him and he can play a number of different positions.
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We don't want to push him too quickly too early. With a player like Duncan, you need to be careful because he is the type of guy that gives you everything he has. We have to keep the reins on him.
chad couple free giving goal good marshall played second soft
We played much better in the first half. I thought Chad's goal was a good one off the free kick. We should have scored a couple more. I thought Chad Marshall was very good. Can't say the same about everyone that played in the second half, giving up soft goals.
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I thought it (play against the Fire) was okay, especially considering he had been gone for a period of time and the one thing he didn't have was contact with the ball. I expect a lot more from him next week in L.A.
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We need to improve on our concentration. We made a stride forward in the second half and proved that we can play good soccer. We should have been leading at halftime. We have to become mentally stronger.
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Frankie needs to step up in a more vocal leadership role, off as well as on the field. He has always been viewed as the surfer dude. He is not going to quit being that guy, but I need him to be Frankie the surfer dude who is also a good leader. I think Frankie is ready for that.
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I have great confidence in what I've seen from Kei in the past and if it turns out half as good, I'll be very happy. Kei is somebody I've liked for a while and he has a huge upside.
agree good played statement tonight victory
I didn't agree with that statement then and I don't agree with it now. For us, the way we played tonight ... 0-0 would have been good for us today. To snag a victory makes it all the more satisfying.
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One thing that Eddie gives us is a guy who can try to drop off the front line and come at the defense a little bit.
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Sebastian is a very attractive player. He has a huge pedigree in soccer and he has a strong desire to play in the States. He has the potential to be an impact player in this league.