Every season has to start somewhere, right? The Seattle Sounders started their 2022 season in earnest with a 0-0 draw away against F.C. Motagua in the opening leg of the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 tie. The game did happen, although if you forgot what day it was or that CCL is a thing then you didn’t miss much. It was readily apparent that the Sounders group hadn’t spent much time together with so many players unavailable for much of preseason due to international duty, green card-related delays, or any number of other reasons.
Players weren’t quite on the same page when it came to attacking movements, passes weren’t quite dialed in and fine-tuned, and defensive rotations were occasionally just a smidge off.