The defending MLS Cup Champions had a slower start to the season than most were expecting. In these first eight games of the season, Seattle has only picked up two wins, putting them in seventh place in the Western Conference. Other than the home win against the New York Red Bulls, the Seattle Sounders had a hard time creating offensively, scoring five goals in five matches (excluding the Red Bulls game).
After the loss to Vancouver, though, Seattle made a change tactically and since then the Rave Green have scored six goals in two games, igniting the offensive flare most Sounders fans expected to see at the beginning of the season.