Seattle Sounders Football Formation

Lineup (4-4-2)

Michael Gspurning · Jeff Parke · Patrick Ianni · Adam Johansson · Marc Burch · Osvaldo Alonso · Steve Zakuani · Mauro Rosales · Alvaro Fernandez · Fredy Montero · Eddie Johnson

STARTERS

Gspurning is obviously solid; his angles are good and his reflexes are surprisingly sharp for a man of 6'5".

Ianni and Parke seem to have a more commanding defensive presence as a combination than Hurtado/Ianni or Hurtado/Parke.

Johansson and Burch provide great distribution to the wings and are solid defensively.

Alonso commands the midfield and provides quick counters with his defensive to offensive capabilities, plus the occasional goal doesn't hurt.

Steve Zakuani's speed and touch on the ball destroys defenders, and his goal-scoring capability has been well-proven.

Mauro Rosales' leadership and quality of play simply makes the Sounders a better team- he improves the quality of every Sounder around him.

Alvaro Fernandez usually plays on the right, but I believe he could slide in and be more of a presence than Evans.

Eddie Johnson seems like he would work well with Montero- he's fast, his footwork is brilliant, and if he stays healthy could provide an extra sense of energy and speed to the forward end of the field.

Fredy Montero has an insane touch on the ball, and when he's fully fit is able to track back a bit on defense. His setpieces are brilliant.
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BENCH

Having Ochoa and Estrada on the bench means should we need a different type of forward (Ochoa being the big target forward with his size and touch, and Estrada being a small cutting forward that plays the offside trap well), we have one (or two).

Levesque can either track back on defense or push forward; while he may not have as much technical skill as other midfielders, he has a high work rate.

Carrasco is a mini-Alonso.

Merideth is a fairly solid backup should something happen to Gspurning.

Hurtado is solid enough that he could replace Ianni, but not Parke (barring injury).

Sivebaek has some incredible speed and good crosses, but needs to work on following through and making better runs.