Losing consecutive games to two of the league’s worst teams is hardly the way the Seattle Sounders wanted to head into two of the most important games in team history. Whether or not the way they lost those two games will ultimately prove useful, though, remains to be seen.
Just for clarity: It’s undeniably bad that the Sounders are stuck on seven points through seven regular-season games. It’s especially bad that they’ve lost two games that should have been rather easy wins, at least on paper. There’s a pretty good chance that these six lost points will play some factor in where the Sounders finish the season.