The Sounders' Wednesday victory was a milestone the team badly needed after their months-long inability to put up three points against the weakest of competition, but they will need more where that came from as they enter the final stretch.
Questions are becoming almost existential for the Sounders as they go into their Wednesday match against Austin with seven straight MLS losses in tow. How did loss number seven (this time to the 'Caps) unfold on Sunday?
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?
