There’s no better way to start a season than with an absolute trouncing. The Seattle Sounders overmatched the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night as they cruised to a 4-0 victory. Here’s five things I saw from the win:
Killers in transition
I wrote at length during the preseason about the Sounders’ tactical setup in possession. We did not get to see much of that on Sunday night because of the way the Rapids played. It wasn’t so much about how Colorado stopped Seattle in possession, but they gave the Sounders a much more efficient way forward.