When asked about possible issues with team chemistry, Seattle Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid shot down those rumors. If anything, Schmid said, players are being too nice to one another.
"I think our locker room is good. I think the guys get along with each other, and everybody has a good healthy respect for each other, and everybody I think can joke and have fun with each other," Schmid said. "Sometimes I want our guys to be a little more demanding of each other.
But Seattle players are noticeably frustrated: frustrated at a league-leading tally of five red cards, frustrated at perceived inconsistencies with referees and frustrated at the team's six-game winless streak. If the best way to increase team morale in victories, Schmid sees one way to get back into the win column - hard work.
"I think our locker room is good. I think the guys get along with each other, and everybody has a good healthy respect for each other, and everybody I think can joke and have fun with each other," Schmid said. "Sometimes I want our guys to be a little more demanding of each other.
But Seattle players are noticeably frustrated: frustrated at a league-leading tally of five red cards, frustrated at perceived inconsistencies with referees and frustrated at the team's six-game winless streak. If the best way to increase team morale in victories, Schmid sees one way to get back into the win column - hard work.
"It's just a matter of continuing to work, and continuing to battle, and continuing to come out with a good attitude," Schmid said. "I'm a big believer that when you work hard enough that at the end of the day things will turn in your direction."
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