"No, I feel like every year I have been here, the goals have been the same,"
"That is to win as many games as possible. It's also to win trophies. It's no different this year. We had a taste of the Leagues Cup last year, and we still feel with the playoffs that there is still a bitter feeling about the way we went out. I think the group is excited to get back and start a new MLS season with a home game. I think that's important, and we all want to start on the right track."
Albert Rusnak acknowledged lingering bitterness among Seattle Sounders players after an early MLS playoff exit following a fifth-place Western Conference finish and penalty-shootout losses to Minnesota United. The team experienced a topsy-turvy year that included a Club World Cup campaign with three group defeats and a Leagues Cup triumph, beating Inter Miami 3-0. Rusnak emphasized unchanged goals: winning games and trophies, and expressed the group's eagerness to start the 2026 MLS season at home. Seattle opens against the Colorado Rapids, who replaced Chris Armas with Matt Wells after missing the playoffs.
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