Werder Bremen, the team that tried to take our Jordan Morris away from us, fired their coach over the weekend. Replacing Viktor Skripnik is their former U23 coach Alexander Nouri. Now, if you were one of the 2,243 per game that went to A-League Sounders matches at Memorial Stadium you may recognize that name. Nouri was a Sounder in 1999, playing in the midfield.
At the time Werder Bremen and the Sounders had an affiliation. Nouri was loaned to the team at just 19 joining Seattle on July 25th. He made six starts with two sub appearances, but did not score or assist earning 482 minutes.