A nine win run doesn’t come about by accident, but it does require a bit of luck.
And a bonkers-hot goalie doesn’t hurt either.
Right now, Seattle Sounders are on the longest winning streak of the post-shootout era of Major League Soccer. They have won nine straight matches and haven’t lost in 12. The current win streak is bookended by victories over Vancouver, but enclosed are defeats of FC Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City. This is not the soft run that Orlando went on in April; these wins are real.
Although…
First let’s deal with Stefan Frei.