read the rest here http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2011/05/timbers_coach_john_spencer_dis.html
He's being polite, it's called hoofball. If Schmid feels this way, then why did Seattle water the pitch before the match?
ESPN folks said something about it having been dry for a few days prior to the match, then the rain started coming down after they started watering the pitch.
I don't think the weather suits either team. Seattle would rather keep the ball down and play it. Jaqua is a target man up front, but they're better off with Fernandez, Alonso, and Monteiro keeping the ball on the ground. Portland has Cooper up top, but he plays smaller than Monteiro, despite regularly being the biggest man on the pitch. And with the skill on the wings, Portland would rather pass along the ground into space and bomb the ball up to Perlazza and Cooper.
They haven't heard of a Doppler radar in Seattle? Based on my extensive knowledge of the two teams (having only watched both teams once ); it's because it hurts your style of play less. Seattle keeps the ball on the ground and passes it around, but the water slows the ball down; Portland hits lots of long passes in the air, where the water won't slow them down.
Well then, doesn't it seem like a dumb style of play for a team that plays half of its games in Seattle?
