In the past 285 minutes of Major League Soccer matches, the Seattle Sounders have tallied two goals.
That is not the bang-for-your-buck scoring ratio coach Brian Schmetzer is looking for with his attack, given his control-possession philosophy.
The Sounders are in a bit of a scoring funk as they head out for a showdown Sunday at the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Western Conference goal-scoring leader the past three seasons.
In the past three matches — at home against Atlanta, and at San Jose and Vancouver — Seattle has maintained possession of the ball longer than its opponent.