Ahead of Thursday's trip to Seattle, SportingKC.com caught up with SB Nation soccer editor Jeremiah Oshan, to preview the Western Conference knockout round match. Live coverage starts at 9 p.m. CT on FS1, UniMas, Sports Radio 810 WHB, and La Grande 1340 AM.
How have the Sounders been able to turn around their season and finish fourth in the West?
It's been a confluence of things. It can't be denied that signing Nicolas Lodeiro and Alvaro Fernandez, as well as getting back Roman Torres from a knee injury were huge parts of the turnaround.