TUKWILA, Wash. – Former Seattle Sounders forward Eddie Johnson made waves over the weekend after he took to Twitter to air some critical thoughts regarding current Sounders designated player Nelson Valdez.
Following Seattle’s practice on Monday at Starfire Sports, Sounders forward Herculez Gomez came to Valdez’s defense.
Johnson, who made 49 appearances for Seattle from 2012-13 and officially retired last year, sent the tweets during Seattle’s 2-0 defeat to New York City FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday.
Gomez addressed those comments speaking with reporters at Starfire on Monday, saying he was disappointed to see Johnson taking shots at his teammate, also pointing out that Johnson himself went through struggles during his playing career that could have easily elicited similar criticisms.