SEATTLE — It has often been said over the past month or so that the Seattle Sounders simply weren’t a fun team to watch. I’ve even said as much.
For even as the unbeaten streak stretched to an impressive 13 games, the Sounders weren’t playing with any sort of flair. Was it effective? Sure. They were getting the results they needed, putting themselves in comfortable playoff position and setting up a shot at winning the conference.
Being entirely fair, this was sort of the tale over the past few years, and yes, that includes the run to MLS Cup.