That stability extends to the locker room. We knew what we had in Cristian all along.' I told Garth Lagerwey we had to get him, because he had what it takes. 'I used to watch that kid at trainings when he was still in college. 'He’s got so many talents, it’s not a surprise that people are starting to see all the attributes Cristian has,' Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said. Roldan’s profile is growing he played key minutes off the bench in all three of the USMNT’s World Cup qualifiers earlier this month. The Sounders are coming off a gut-churning 3-2 loss to Mexican club Leon Wednesday in the Leagues Cup final.Ĭristian Roldan opened the scoring for Seattle against Leon.
ET, FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app). This debut edition starts out West, where the Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City will vie for the top spot in the conference in a marquee matchup Sunday night ( 7 p.m. Welcome to Footnotes, FOX Sports’ new weekly MLS column that will take you inside the major talking points around the league and provide insight across all of American soccer.