Much has been made of Seattle Sounders forward (and occasional midfielder) Clint Dempsey’s partnership with Jordan Morris in 2016, pretty much from the moment that it was obvious that Obafemi Martins would be leaving the club. It meant that the hugely successful Clint-Oba partnership was over, and that the weight immediately fell (perhaps unfairly) on the shoulders of the hyped rookie. It’s taken some time to happen, but after Morris’ two assists that paved the way for Dempsey’s hat-trick against Orlando City, it seems the partnership has finally started to work.
Early in the season, the problem was that the two forwards were having trouble combining and their respective styles of play.