TUKWILA, Wash. — Coming out of a four-day break, the Seattle Sounders held an extended and spiriting training session on Thursday that consisted of various types of drills, including some 11v11 play on a condensed field. The team seemed to be focused on trying to play through the middle with the wide areas brought in considerably from where they would normally be, forcing the attackers to be less reliant on crossing.
The drills helped produce some impressive interplay through the middle, and everyone participating seemed to be playing with the kind of energy you might expect after recharging during a long weekend.