Throughout the Seattle Sounders 4-0-1 start to the 2019 season, which is the best opening spell of games in franchise history, the team’s dynamic attack has grabbed most of the headlines.
In Saturday’s 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake, the defense stood tall as the team recorded its third clean sheet of the campaign.
“Clean sheets are always nice, it guarantees you points,” said Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer. “I think over the course of time this club has always been a pretty good defensive club. It starts with the good work of [Club Director of Goalkeeping] Tommy [Dutra] and the goalkeeping crew.