South Bay's Schmid seeks first playoff win
At least while at the helm of the Seattle Sounders.
I know Sigi Schmid would like nothing better than return to the area where he grew up and coached his hometown Galaxy and play his old club come November at MLS Cup in Carson. But first he needs to win an actual postseason game or two.
It's strange to think that a coach with as many wins and as much experience as Schmid has never won a playoff game in three seasons in Seattle, let alone a series, but it's true. And scoring more than one postseason goal might help, too.
Schmid can change that starting tonight against Real Salt Lake in Utah.
Incidentally, it sounds like the Red Bulls expect tamismanic striker Luke Rodgers to return for Sunday's game in New Jersey against the Galaxy.
Oh, and MLS Cup at Home Depot Center is now 23 days away.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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