After the first leg of the CCL semifinal, Albert Rusnák spoke about the difference between his positioning in the game versus New York City FC relative to his positioning against Minnesota United. Specifically, he said that neither stemmed from a pregame tactical decision. Instead, both games evolved based upon where he and the other Sounders midfielders found the spaces between their opponents. After the Minnesota game, João Paulo talked about how the midfield triangles pulled the Loons out of shape and created opportunities. Seeing and creating those opportunities was the point. Watching the exquisite 13-pass sequence that yielded the Sounders’ first goal against NYCFC, it becomes very apparent that the result evolved spontaneously.
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