Let’s just get this out of the way at the beginning: The Seattle Sounders did not play particularly well on Wednesday, especially in the first half of their 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. You can be sure that’s why head coach Brian Schmetzer effectively offered a “no comment” when he was asked about his halftime speech, likely because he was using a lot of choice words that had a few expletives thrown in.
That the Sounders still managed to get three points, especially in a stadium where they’d never won before, is perhaps the best sign yet that this season is starting to turn around.