Now, perhaps more than ever, watching the Seattle Sounders has been a bit of an oasis.
While the world is often a funhouse mirror, full of distortions, confusion and chaos, the Sounders play has been remarkably steady.
Sure, there are bumps — like the loss to the Portland Timbers last week — but we know what we’re going to get for the most part. The Sounders will play solid defense, they’ll create chances, and — more times than not — they’ll win games, often in highly enjoyable fashion.
Or as Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer succinctly put it following Sunday’s 3-1 win over the LA Galaxy, “I just sense the guys like playing soccer together.