Sunday’s game against the New York Red Bulls will start with a championship celebration. But that’s only going to be part of the Seattle Sounders’ focus. “We have to win against New York. It’s going to be a difficult game,” Christian Roldan told media after Thursday’s practice session.
While some teams use high pressure as an occasional tactic, it is the Red Bull ethos across their soccer clubs around the world. Over at Once a Metro, they call it RalfBall. It doesn’t matter who their sporting director is.