As the Seattle Sounders are learning to their chagrin in the early phases of the MLS season, game film from periods of playing with only 10 men is all but useless from a tactical standpoint. Cristian Roldan and Brian Schmetzer also didn’t much like what they saw in the 40 minutes of usable footage generated from Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Montreal Impact.
Roldan said the team looked too passive in the game’s early phases leading up to Kelvin Leerdam’s red card for slapping Daniel Lovitz.
“We could have been sharper,” Roldan said Tuesday.