|| If New England is the team to beat in the East then the Sounders are the powerhouse team in the West to beat. No one can be too surprised that Seattle is in the form that they’re in so far in 2021. The reigning Western Conference champs have yet to lose a match in 2021 and this textbook display against the historically successful LA Galaxy was a testament to what this squad is going to be providing this year for MLS. The match would begin on a gorgeous night in the Pacific Northwest with Seattle debuting their new purple kits that paid homage to Seattle legend Jimmy Hendrix. These head turner kits would not be the only thing turning heads however. It would only take 19 minutes for Seattle to make their presence known when Brad Smith would cross a beautifully weighted ball into Raul Ruidiaz who finessed the ball off the volley with a striking blow to the lower right corner of the Galaxy’s net. With the fans going wild the atmosphere was clearly in Seattle’s favor. It was all Seattle...