SEATTLE — It’s kinda crazy to think about it this way, but nine games into the season the Seattle Sounders are actually in a worse position than they were a year ago. Granted, the wheels started to come off the 2016 season in Game 10, but they were sitting on 13 points after nine games.
I don’t think anyone sees too many similarities — nothing about the team appears to broken and that star above the crest has eased some of the negative emotions — but it’s a bit of a reality check about the hole the Sounders are digging themselves.