The cushion, however much of one there was in the first place, is officially gone. The Seattle Sounders need wins. And fast.
Seattle’s results in its last two games were unusually pressing in terms of table positioning in the Western Conference. In each instance - away matches against Portland and then San Jose - the Sounders’ opposition sat either one or two points above them in the standings right on the edge of playoff positioning. And the Sounders walked away with just one point from both games.
Normally, that wouldn’t be so apocalyptic. MLS is the most difficult road league on the planet, after all.