Seattle’s playoff hopes surge vs. Austin: “Today you see the real Sounders” | MLSSoccer.com

In dire want of three factors as they give the impression of being to chart a late push again into the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs race, Seattle placed on their most full exhibiting since their historic Concacaf Champions League title run earlier this yr, blitzing Austin behind a Raúl Ruidíaz brace and a second-half personal objective.

Whereas the consequence retains Seattle’s long-shot playoff hopes alive, the efficiency’s complete method left head coach Brian Schmetzer feeling most inspired.

“It was a step ahead,” Schmetzer stated postgame. “I feel, look, even after we had been shedding video games, discovering methods to lose video games, I assumed there have been moments in all of these video games the place we performed some good soccer. However we simply had psychological lapses, we had some targets that we gave up that we should not have given up. There have been some good moments even after we had been shedding video games.”

Added captain Nicolas Lodeiro to the native broadcast crew: “As we speak you see the actual Sounders or near our crew. As we speak was a extremely good recreation to point out us what we will do higher. Now we have to repeat, repeat, repeat and win a spot within the playoffs.”