SEATTLE — Rest versus rust is an eternal debate in sports, particularly when playoff season rolls around. Whether an extended break is better than playing right away is always in part a backwards-looking discussion. Sports is a results-oriented business, so the argument will always be colored by the result.
And results don’t get more gut-wrenching than this.
The Seattle Sounders didn’t play poorly against Real Salt Lake Tuesday evening at Lumen Field. In fact they dominated in just about every facet of the game. Except one. One very important one. The point of the match is to put the ball in the back of the net, and the Sounders couldn’t do it.