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The honors just keep coming for Sounders forward Fredy Montero. Today, he was selected MLS player of the month for his three-goal, one-assist contributions in two games in March.
Here's the MLS news release.
However, amid all this good news for Montero ... well, see the blog post below.
Sounders forward Fredy Montero, who has three goals in two games to lead Major League Soccer, left practice this morning due to flu-like symptoms.
"We're hoping he's going to be all right," coach Sigi Schmid said. "There's been a flu that a couple of guys have had, so obviously we want to be sure that it's nothing more than the flu or flu-like symptoms. We'll keep a check on that, but our expectation is that he'll be on the plane tomorrow."
The Sounders leave Wednesday for their first road game, Saturday at Toronto FC.
Otherwise, Schmid reported his team in good health, with Freddie Ljungberg and Nate Sturgis both responding well after seeing their first action of the season last Saturday against Salt Lake.
It rained Saturday when the Sounders defeated Real Salt Lake. As you can see from the short video above, it rained Tuesday as the Sounders returned to training at Starfire. As you locals can see by looking out the window, it's rainy again today. And as you Northwest veterans know, it could still be cold and rainy on the Fourth of July.
Considering rainy playing conditions are likely to be part of the Sounders' soccer lives from training camp to July and then again from September to the end of the season, I spoke with Londoner Steve Zakuani and coach Sigi Schmid about the implications of playing in various weather conditions -- especially the combination of rain and FieldTurf.
