When you field an especially young team, particularly one with a backline that has a median age of 18, there is always going to be a chance that a game or two go sideways on you. That is what happened to Seattle Sounders FC 2 against Reno 1868 FC on Saturday night. When a team loses a game 6-0 it’s usually shocking, and there is often a temptation to start stocking up the old doomsday shelter.
But relax! There’s no need for canned foods, water filters or improvised projectiles. This was a bad result for S2 but it was not indicative of a horrible team, or a collection of unskilled players.