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2Jun/100

Seattle Sounders Fans: The MLS Season is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

After a promising opening season in 2009 where the chips basically fell into place, Seattle Sounders fans became rocked by the team’s current inability to score goals and win games against Western Conference rivals.

The Sounder faithful need to step back and consider what was being said before last Saturday’s contest at Colorado.  It was mentioned that last year’s edition of the Rapids fell barely short of qualifying for the MLS playoffs.

The team that edged out the Coloradans did so on the strength of goals scored.  It is interesting to note which team that was and how it acquitted itself thereafter.

It was Real Salt Lake that barely scratched its way into the playoffs just ahead of Colorado by earning the fifth spot.

What happened to the Utah squad?

It fought its way into the MLS Cup championship match against the L.A. Galaxy and emerged with the title following its win on the Xbox pitch of Qwest ...

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