We wanted a test and we got one. Unfortunately, it's hard to escape the reality that hte Sounders failed it pretty badly, falling 3-0 to LAFC on Saturday.I think the scoreline was probably a little unfair as the Sounders generated several good scoring chances, had a legit penalty shout waved off and gave up two goals they shouldn't have, but they were very obviously second best either way.The Sounders are now 0-5-5 against the six teams ahead of them in the West, which certainly suggests they have a ways to go before they measure up to those teams.Mark Kastner joins Jeremiah to discuss how the Sounders move on from the loss and head into Leagues Cup.SponsorsFull Pull Wines [https://fullpullwines.com/]Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch [https://nosaudietis.threadless.com/] including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo."Diversions", "Observed without knowing" audio provided by Sounder at Heart subscriber Lars; find more of their music: https://despatchesfromseattle.com/