Chad Marshall’s 24th-minute goal in the 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night at CenturyLink Field was his fourth of the season, third-most on the Sounders behind only Jordan Morris and Clint Dempsey.
The towering center back has now netted as many goals this year as he had in the previous five seasons combined. And Marshall could have easily bagged another last weekend against the Galaxy, another goal-bound header off another corner kick instead credited to L.A.’s Jelle Van Damme.
Marshall’s sudden goal-scoring prowess isn’t due to some drastic change in how the Sounders are deploying him.