Sounders-Red Bulls: Battle of the Hobbled Goalkeepers?
by Matt Coyne on Jul 13, 2025 8:04 PM EDT
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Earlier today, the Red Bulls picked up Bill Gaudette from the LA Galaxy, which touched off speculation that rookie of the year favorite Ryan Meara was injured.
At roughly the same time, it was reported injured Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Michael Gspurning would travel with the team to New York, despite the fact that he hasn't played in 15 games.
He told fellow SBNation blog, Sounder at Heart...
"I feel healthy otherwise I wouldn't train with the team," Gspurning said following Thursday's session. "I trust the body, I trust the hip. This is very important. Now it's just to get as many practices at possible to get the feeling for games. I feel ready."
It remains to be seen if Gspurning will play, and it sounds like he thinks he can, just like it remains to be seen if Meara is hurt -- for what it's worth, Meara isn't listed on the injury report. But if they, Gspurning and Meara, play Sunday it could be a match-up of hobbled keepers. Or Sunday could see the Red Bulls debut of either Gaudette or Jeremy Vuolo. Or the Sounders can just keep rolling with Jersey-native Bryan Meredith.
Whatever happens, Sunday has the potential to be interesting between the pipes.
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Sorry for the ignorance...
but did Meara play last weekend?
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by The96Picks on Jul 14, 2025 12:43 AM EDT reply actions
He did.
He was shaken up early on, though and Kelyn Rowe got suspended for kicking/kneeing him in the head late in the game.
Picking up Gaudette, some fans seem worried Meara is injured.
Personally, I just think it’s a depth move.
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by Matt Coyne on Jul 14, 2025 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I presume that if Meara doesn't go
it’s much more likely we see Gaudette than Vuolo, correct?
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by The96Picks on Jul 14, 2025 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Dammit
Thae comment below was supposed to go here…
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by Matt Coyne on Jul 14, 2025 2:50 PM EDT via Android app up reply actions
That's the question
In the pre-season Vuolo seemed the better shot blocker while Meara seemed far more athletic. It seemed to me Meara won the starting job in training.
I don’t have a lot to compare between Gaudette and Vuolo, but Backe/Soler have brought on keepers and thrown them right into the mix before. So who knows? Though I do feel there isn’t a lot to the Meara is injured rumor. It seemed last week scared the team into picking up an extra keeper.
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by Matt Coyne on Jul 14, 2025 2:47 PM EDT via Android app reply actions
Interesting.
I ask because Backe said that it’s a minor hip thing (I paraphrase). Seattle’s #1, Michael Gspurning, had a “minor hip thing” on May 2, and he’s traveling for the first time since. So out here in Seattle…we’re all thinking that Meara could be out for a while…
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by The96Picks on Jul 14, 2025 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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