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After tonight's 4-1 thrashing of RSL led by Seba's brace and two assists, I think it's fair to say he deserves a shot up front in the next league match.

It's great to be back in the win column. Sounders played a solid match on Saturday night. It was no suprise to see Zakuani in the starting 11, and he didn't dissapoint. Here's some notes...

Well that was a hard one to watch. The Sounders seemed to be outplayed in just about every aspect of the match on Saturday night. Passing was a bit off, the ball was being held way too long, and there was a lot one-on-one at the expense of moving the ball quickly.

"He's cut. He's cut. The Russian's cut!"

For those familiar with the Rocky series, you'll remember these famous lines from the fourth installment as Balboa finally lands a good one on the seemingly invincible Dolf Lundgren.  First a gasp from the crowd—then silence as they try to comprehend what just happened—followed by a moment of denial. Well, this is what I felt as Arnaud's 25 yard bullet deflected off substitute keeper, landing in the back of the net. Read the match notes...

I'm a pretty new soccer fan.  No, not jump-on-the-bandwagon new - I started watching the 2006 World Cup and was immediately hooked.  Soccer, when played well, is a thing of beauty and I was first exposed to it at the highest level.

This may sound a bit presumptuous of me, but is it possible the Sounders dominate the MLS this year? I know it's very early, but here's the facts so far. We easily beat, if not destroyed, last year's 2nd best in the MLS on opening night 3-0. We continued with oustanding play on week two, defeating a supposedly good RSL side on their opening game of the season. But the real test came came today...

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