Seattle Sounders’ Loss In Club WC Should Be A Hit To MLS… But Why Isn’t It?

It could be very easy to look at the Seattle Sounders’ loss to Al Ahly as shattering to MLS’ perceived quality issue, but one look around the discourse would tell you that most fans understand the inherent cruelness of the format. The Seattle Sounders squad that beat Pumas in the Concacaf Champions League Final 8 months ago, was not the same squad that found itself in Tangier for its’ first competitive match of the season.

Seattle really faltered after CCL last season, finishing 11th in the West after…