Credit: Seattle Times
The man in the navy blue track suit has a bit of pressure on him. He is Blaise Nkufo, the future Sounders #9. Finishing has long plagued Seattle in their short history, and Nkufo is expected to fill that major void. Nkufo visited practice this week and as you can see above introduced himself to everyone. I personally as a fan haven't eased any of that pressure on him. My first post on this blog was about possibly starting a countdown clock for his arrival, plus after Freddie Ljungberg signed my jersey and I was in need of a new one, I went and ordered a "Nkufo 9" home jersey to replace it. I may be one of the few that has placed such an order for the Swiss international (who was also named to their 23-man World Cup roster as expected), but I'm not alone in pinning massive hopes on him.
Some other notes:
-Nate Jaqua and Pat Noonan have returned to training, Jaqua for the first time since preseason.
-Seattle's maiden voyage into the Concacaf Champions League will begin in late July, which pretty much rules any Sounders out of the All Star game. The opponent will be known on May 19th.
Coming this weekend, how a friend's wedding has interrupted my viewing of Sounders @ Red Bull. The joy of friendship strikes again.
Until then,
Go Sounders!
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