The Sounders played two games with two very different looks to close out their run of matches before the World Cup break. The first match, against D.C. United, was a return to vintage 2017 form with the Sounders deploying two central leaning outside midfielders, dominating possession, and scoring once from a set piece and once from a fullback’s cross. The second match, against New York Red Bulls, was an amalgamation of 2018’s many pitfalls that included questionable squad rotation, poor possession and passing accuracy, a work-in-progress secondary formation, and lack of precision in the final third.
Tactics and Trends: Missing identity
