One of the more tense, dramatic matches thus far in the Brian Schmetzer era, Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps stood out to the Sounders head coach as one of his strongest team performances to date. He directed praise at a variety of players, especially highlighting the play of Roman Torres, who is quickly becoming an essential part of Schmetzer’s team.
Schmetzer said Torres is bringing entirely new angles of defense and possession to the team. He said Torres got “into a couple situations where he was actually able to remain calm and connect the pass instead of lumping it downfield.