It doesn’t take a tactical genius or a statistical whiz to suss out that the Seattle Sounders play really well when Nicolas Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey are on the field together. One need only look at the four times they suited up together last year to see what the fully operational battle station looks like. In case you’ve somehow forgotten, the Sounders went 3-0-1, scored nine goals, and generally left opponents feeling like inhabitants of Alderaan.
With Lodeiro playing in through balls and Dempsey finishing with aplomb, the duo combined for six goals and five assists.