June 14, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Minnesota United takes on one of the historically best Western Conference teams on Saturday night, Seattle Sounders FC, at Lumen Field in downtown Seattle, Washington.
MNUFC looks to capture the club’s first win at Seattle since joining MLS, and this weekend presents a great opportunity to do so. The Loons have held a strong road record in 2024 and have adapted well to challenges faced while away from home. A number of players have returned back to the squad from international duty, including midfielder Robin Lod, who looks to continue to provide goal contributions; this time against a Sounders FC squad that is struggling to contain offenses.
Sounders FC, on the other hand, continues an up-and-down 2024 season, to-date. Last week, they lost on the road to Sporting Kansas City by a 2-1 score line, while the previous week, they played to an intense 1-1 draw against the West’s best, Real Salt Lake. Though the season has not been up to the standard that Seattle is used to, the roster still has potent power, including the likes of Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz, who leads the team in goals with seven.
The Minnesota squad has the motivation and preparation to continue road success in 2024, and looks to extend that success while possibly making team history this weekend – all under the fresh perspective of Head Coach Eric Ramsay’s guidance. But, Seattle celebrates 50 years as a club this weekend while the current team claws for something positive to get a jumpstart back on track.
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“I think generally it’s brought the best out of our players. We do try and take a stance that we focus far more on us than the opposition, but it’s been unavoidable in a lot of the games so far. The opposition have top forwards that we really need to deal with in a very specific way. I think largely, in the same way that the players do in almost every other way, they rise to that challenge and it an occasion where someone like Boxy [Michael Boxall], Miguel [Tapias], Kervin [Arriaga], and those guys that play in the back, they like to play against our players. You saw, for example, Boxy’s [Michael Boxall] top performance against [Peter] Musa on the weekend. A player who’s been bought for big money that’s come with real pedigree at the peak of his powers and I think that’s brought out the best in…
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