If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the Seattle Sounders this year is that they are a hard team to figure out. Just when you think they are rounding into form, they drop a match you figure should be a gimme. Just when you give them up for dead, they roar back to life. With that in mind, we asked our contributors to tell us what they think the potential x-factor is that could push the Sounders to a second MLS Cup.
Let’s start with an obvious one. If you had asked this question at the start of the year, you’d probably have said “Victor Rodriguez’s health.