Garth Lagerwey is nothing if not consistent. Every year around this time, the Seattle Sounders president of soccer and general manager likes to remind fans that signing players from abroad is very complicated. No matter how much roster space or financial flexibility the Sounders may have, we should never simply assume that impact players are on the way, he often says.
None of that is untrue, of course, but Lagerwey has also made at least one notable signing every summer he’s been here while making similar comments. It’s a classic under-promise, over-deliver ethos and it has served him well.