Follow sports long enough, and you’re bound to see history repeat itself. And more than a few former Sounders see themselves in the remarkable, ongoing revival that has swept Seattle into the MLS Cup.
While watching the Sounders’ second-half resurrection, former players David Gillett and Jeff Stock, as well as their coaches, see strikingly similar circumstances unfolding. It’s what Yogi Berra might describe as experiencing déjà vu all over again.
An excruciatingly slow start, injuries and a coach under fire: It’s a familiar recipe. Mix in a late-season acquisition, and suddenly things are cooking. What once was an underachieving team has become unbeatable, upsetting higher seeds en route to the league final.