Having gone from expansion to the MLS Cup championship in eight seasons, the trick for the Seattle Sounders FC, now, is to discover ways to sustain the magic and fire and competitive edge that got them here.
The “messaging” regarding the fight against complacency started from the first day of preseason training, coach Brian Schmetzer assured last week.
It should be easy to find the appropriate paradigm, in fact, an actual physical embodiment of the unrelenting drive that has been a part of the Sounders’ success from Day One.
Osvaldo Alonzo.
The central midfielder was on the field at the team’s Starfire headquarters last week, starting his ninth season with the Sounders.