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
dude frankie good leadership needs quit ready step viewed vocal
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.
ball continue knew pressure sort
We wanted to continue doing the same things we were doing. We knew they were going to come up with a little more pressure so we wanted to try to get the ball out to the right. We got the ball to (Kyle) Martino but he was ineffective and Jacob (Thomas) also sort of disappeared.
addition ahead bright excited future good number player tim
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.
definitely hopefully language league learn marshall needs step willing
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.
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.
defense drop eddie front gives guy line
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.
attractive desire huge impact pedigree player potential soccer strong
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.
eddie gives gut move needed tells
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.
adding addition experience history player plus positive valuable
Adding Ezra is a big plus for us. He has championship experience and is a player who I have a long and positive history with and who will be a valuable addition to our team.
bit confidence easy mood source team view
You need a bit of luck, too. The mood and confidence in the team are right. No-one should view us as a source of easy points.
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.
finally knew matter second third time until
I knew it was going to take time to get in a rhythm, and we finally did for a while in the second half. Up until that third (Kansas City) goal, I thought it was just going to be a matter of time.
goals guys half minutes needing owned sails second takes third wind work
I didn't think we were two goals worse. I thought the first 15 minutes of the second half we owned and then we give up the third goal and that takes the wind out of the sails so to speak. The adjustments were just guys needing to work a little harder.