The question from early in the season - is the Sounders' opening legit? - is long since its expiration date. The new question is: can they recover in time to make the playoffs? Their most recent loss to Austin FC makes things look quite dire indeed.
Seattle is in their worst position all season after their sixth straight loss. How did the team react after dropping a winnable game 2-1 to the Portland Timbers?
Any time the Timbers come to town, there is a chance for the best of heroic excellence. Instead, the Sounders delivered the worst of mind-boggling, titanic failure.
Everyone on this Sounders club has major aura, as they showed when they won an instant (albeit very messy) classic Heritage Cup match on Wednesday. The question is: can they take this all the way to the Shield?
The Sounders haven't had the best go of it in the last two games, drawing against two teams they should have beaten and losing quite a bit of ground in the Shield race. What does Saturday's game say about the team?
