COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Brian Schmetzer is not much of an emotional guy.
By all accounts, the 54-year-old head coach of the Seattle Sounders is as even-keeled as they come. When he discusses his team’s performances postgame, it’s often hard to tell whether the Sounders won or lost. His thoughts are measured, his words precise, his tone mostly static.
But after the Sounders defeated the Colorado Rapids on Sunday in the Western Conference Championship to advance to their first-ever MLS Cup Final, the former NASL Sounder and Seattle native couldn’t shake what it means to him.