When a 10th place teams goes on the road against the Supporters’ Shield leader, chances are they will attempt to keep the score low, cede a lot of possession and play for a point. It’s a pretty common soccer tactic. Heck, the Seattle Sounders have had it happen to them plenty of times, even as recently as this season (the LAFC and Columbus Crew games are good examples).
So it wasn’t exactly shocking that this was the exact strategy deployed by the Sounders when they visited Atlanta United on Sunday. To their credit, the Sounders did a pretty good job of it, too.