Having Morris performing at DP levels is a huge boost

Jordan Morrissaince: Jordan Morris has had an extremely rough go of things since being made a Designated Player. In an injury-limited season last year he still managed to produce when he was on the field, but in the last two seasons his ability to be on the field has been particularly limited. Even when he’d been on the field for much of this season, he just didn’t look quite like himself. If he still had the higher gears in open space that had made him so dangerous in the past, muscle injuries seemed to have made him at least hesitant to try to engage the afterburners. He looked wary of physical contact, and just wasn’t as dangerous on or off the ball as we’ve all come to expect. That all seems to be in the past. He now has three goal contributions in his last 5 appearances with his assist tonight, but he undeniably created both of the goals and especially after moving up top he was a serious headache for the SKC back line. Morris is back to something like his best, and that’s a huge boost to the Sounders as they head into the business end of the season.