Throughout the world of professional sports, the early part of training camp is generally spent assessing fitness levels. Major League Soccer is no different, which is why Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer came out of the Arizona phase of his team’s camp pleased mainly with the fact his squad suffered no serious injuries.
But that’s generally it. Questions about how his team is rounding into form? Stuff about how players are meshing together in the midfield? You save those for when there’s something close to actual regular-season style soccer being played. That wasn’t the case in Tucson, where a pair of exhibition games had some nice moments but generally lacked the speed and intensity level typically seen.