The Seattle Sounders fell 2-0 on the road against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. They were thoroughly outplayed, and for significant stretches looked disinterested in changing that.
The Sounders were far from their best in the first half. Simple passes went to the opposition, and more difficult ones weren’t any more likely to find teammates. Players got caught on the ball, taking too long to make decisions and letting Vancouver close them down and disrupt. That’s more or less what happened at the end of the half, when Alex Roldan made a good play to get himself in front of Pedro Vite as the ball took a big bounce in Seattle’s box.