Sounder Strategy: LAFC Test Their Depth

Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLAFC have had a roller-coaster 2023 season. After being hailed as possibly the greatest MLS team in history, they were shut out at home in the Concacaf Champions League final and lost twice to the Houston Dynamo in four days by a 5-0 combined scoreline.

Minutes have piled up, and the goals have dried up as Steve Cherundolo’s lineups have been forced to rotate. Still, SKC found out that a wounded beast is still plenty dangerous, as LAFC snatched a 2-1 victory in Kansas City on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Sounders are still seeking a result to prove that they have escaped their mid-season rut. The attack emerged from hibernation against…