Defensive blunders continue to plague Sounders FC.
The team spent the past two weeks of training focusing on tightening up its protection of the net and working on ways to not give up goals. But the work hasn’t transferred to matches.
Real Salt Lake is the latest team to capitalize, defeating Seattle 3-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, on Wednesday. The Sounders have conceded three goals in each of their past three games and dropped to fourth in the Western Conference with the loss.
Sounders defender Jordy Delem played a role in RSL’s opening goal.