Five things that went wrong in Sounders’ loss to Timbers

Well, that was very fun until it very much wasn’t. For most of the game on Saturday night the Seattle Sounders were their usual, dominant selves. The Portland Timbers weren’t a threat until they were very, very much one. However, the dominance only produced one goal and soccer matches are — in fact — 90 minutes. A 20-minute blitz of horrific errors from the Sounders and some Timbers voodoo later, the match ends 4-1 in favor of the home team. So what the hell happened? Here are five things to explain why the Sounders collapsed.

Poor Rest Defense

I figured I’d get the boring nerdy tactical point out of the way first. If this stuff isn’t really your cup of tea and you’re here for the emotional…