SEATTLE — Most seem to understand that much of the Seattle Sounders’ early-season struggles could be chalked up to the need to rotate their lineups in order to focus on Concacaf Champions League play. Not only did that pay off with the Sounders becoming the first MLS team to win the continental trophy, but it also had the ancillary benefit of giving meaningful minutes to a larger assortment of players.
We’re now seeing some of the late-blooming fruits of those decisions.
I don’t want to overstate the impressiveness of Saturday’s 3-0 win over Sporting KC, a team that is now tied for the worst points per game average in the league.