A performance like this was coming. You could feel it, over the last couple months, but especially in the last few games. It really started in earnest with Jordan Morris’ rampaging runs against the Portland Timbers, probably the first game of his professional career where he didn’t factor into the scoring but still managed to make a significant impact.
Since then, Morris has been playing with a different kind of fire, a different purpose. The way he chases down loose balls, the way he holds off defenders, the way he imposes himself on the game. It was just last week that I was raving about his holdup play and extolling the growth he’s shown over the course of the year.