Beating the New York Red Bulls’ press is not easy. They want teams to clear the ball, or, even better for them, making a bad short to medium pass and turn it over. But the Seattle Sounders did not have those problems. Instead they played from the back, often with short, quick passes that put Red Bulls on their heels. Seattle also mixed in long passes as tactically necessary. With a ball traveling faster than the players the Sounders were able to generate on offense that dominated New York.
This is by design. It is not just something that Seattle will do against pressing teams.