The records might say that Minnesota United and Seattle Sounders aren’t close. A history of 7-0-1 against the Loons makes Seattle seem dominant, and that was true in their last meeting. That 4-0 win is deceiving. United aren’t that bad, and they also added attacking talent since that drubbing.
Now 7th in the West after a seven-match unbeaten run that ended with a 2-0 loss to Colorado, Minnesota’s bifurcated early 2021 caused Sounders coaches to only review the last handful of matches and not the full season. The new players and recent trends are more important than that 4-0 loss.