In a league that’s taking off, the Sounders seem to be slowing down.
Part of that was inevitable when forward Jordan Morris was lost to a season-ending knee injury. But regardless, the team that once struck fear in opponents with speedy talents such as Obafemi Martins and DeAndre Yedlin now appears flat-footed more often than not.
Even the Sounders themselves agree: If they’re to start scoring goals and winning games, they’ll have to pick up the pace.
“You have to have runners,’’ midfielder Cristian Roldan said this week. “You have to have guys that are in good pockets of space so that you can play those balls.