TUKWILA, Wash. — So much has changed since the Seattle Sounders last played the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 loss in Seattle on March 19.
Sigi Schmid was still the head coach. Nicolas Lodeiro was still playing for Boca Juniors. And the loss was the Sounders’ third straight to start the season, a stretch that eventually culminated in just 20 points from their first 20 matches.
Now, in the six weeks since interim head coach Brian Schmetzer took over and the club signed Lodeiro as a Designated Player, Seattle has lost just once in the last seven matches.