Right-freaking-on! Ravers just signed one of the top defenders in the CONCACAF, Leonardo Gonzalez. This guy is solid. He plays left D (where several recent goals against the Ravers have come from), he's left-footed, experienced (28), highly-regarded (starts at left D for Costa Rica, has 3 World Cup matches under his belt, and is pretty much a regular on the Costa Rican national squad, which is very good), and proven (he helped Liberia Mia to a Costa Rican Club championship last year). AND he likes to play up when we need a goal.
The Sounders had one of the best defenses in the MLS before this (behind Houston and maybe Chivas and on par with a few more). This will take care of the one truly weak spot on the team: left defense. Tyson Wahl will probably be put on the bench for now.
The Defensive line now looks like (choose any 4):
-Hurtado
-Marshall
-Gonzalez
-Riley
This addresses the problems that Seattle has had in keeping a lead, and is also going to make scoring on them much more difficult and adds depth to the defense in case of injury or call-ups. Gonzalez can also run the line, and you have to assume that Ty Marshall is approaching the end of his MLS career at 34.
Sounders are looking like MLS Cup contenders...
