Defending the Sounders is tricky ...
It has become very clear that teams in MLS simply do not want to stand and go toe to toe with the Sounders. The Sounders attack and go after the opposing goal in a way other teams in MLS simply do not match and cannot keep up with. After a half dozen games it has become clear that we have a team here in Seattle that is simply loaded and has a better roster than much of the league.
Ljungberg et al are playing like they genuinely are believing that they are the better team.
So ... it looks like we simply need to get used to teams dropping 9 or more players behind the ball and playing the counter. If Seattle scores early or first, then these teams have to stretch it out and the second goal starts to seem inevitable. The longer teams can pack the box and hold off the rave green wave then maybe they can sneak a goal on a counter like KC did.
The "expansion" team that has played 6 league matches has the rest of the league responding to it. A bar has been set that the next wave of teams will be measured by. Good luck, Philly.
