The quality of play between the Sounders and CF Montréal on Saturday could only be described with some of Quebec's characteristic curses. For Seattle, it was a badly missed chance to rack up points in a tight Western Conference.
The Sounders could have used a magician's touch in the final 30 minutes of their loss on Wednesday, but unfortunately for the visitors, that touch had already come against them.
The Sounders logged a resounding win on Saturday against a top-table Revolution side, the exact kind of thing that could prove their summer skid a thing of the past. But with six games until playoff time, the exam is far from over.
The Sounders came back on Thursday with a rather unorthodox game-winner, but not without some glaring issues they need to work on as the final septet of fixtures comes on the horizon.
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.
