There’s a long history of BBQ tears. Saturday’s 1:00 PM match (UniMás/UDN/Twitter) is the opportunity for Seattle Sounders to not only force matchday specific BBQ tears, but to tear a record away from the hackish team from the midwest. Sporting Kansas City and the Sounders are tied, holding the record for most wins in a row in MLS’ post-shootout era.
Seattle is returning to near-full health and are now able to play the style of soccer that Brian Schmetzer prefers (defensively stout, possession, choice shooting). Sporks remain a possession team that likes to ride the line of fouling/toughness while striking quickly via the wings.