Sounder Strategy: RSL Rematch

Back in March, the Seattle Sounders picked apart a Real Salt Lake team with one-touch passes, flicks, and dummies on the way to a 2-0 home win. But the Sounders will be expecting a very different kind of game in Utah, where they have not won in MLS play since Mario Martínez’s moment of playoff magic over 10 years ago. While Seattle settled themselves with a tenacious home victory against Minnesota, Salt Lake have stabilized their woeful start with three wins in four matches across MLS and Open Cup play. Let’s look at how the Sounders cracked the code against the Loons, and how they might end the run of rough results in Sandy, Utah.

What’s New With RSL?

Plenty has changed since the Sounders…