Coming into Wednesday night’s match in San Jose, the Seattle Sounders surely cast a wary eye on what could accurately be described as a trap game. To be sure, San Jose is far from a pushover, but there is a reason they are currently on the outside of the playoff picture: There is a Good San Jose, and a Bad San Jose. Good San Jose can frustrate teams with their tactics, and they have enough talent to beat any team on their day, as the Sounders lamentably found out in their 1-0 home defeat on July 31.
Five things we liked about Sounders’ ninth away win of season
