The Loons are looking to replicate last performance in Seattle in Game 2 of MLS playoff series

For Ramsay, the game plan is not about frustration, but control of the game.

“I get slightly frustrated, I think, when the games get painted as so one-sided,“ he said. “I feel like we’ve had really good control of those three games [against Seattle this season] for large portions of them, in the way that we try and control games … whilst everything that’s been talked about so far has been that dynamic, them unlocking a frustrating team to play against, I think there’s a lot for them to worry about in terms of the ways in which we can create chances.”

That dynamic will be at play again in Game 2, as the Loons know that Seattle is not only playing at home, it’s also playing with the possible end of its season on the line.

Loons defender Carlos Harvey, who’s been sidelined since Sept. 13 with a meniscus injury, is set to make a surprisingly quick return to the Loons squad on Monday night. Harvey began last week still training on his own, but according to Ramsay, trained in full with the team in Seattle and is fit enough to be part of the 20-man roster.

Ramsay said that it’s worth taking the risk with Harvey because he can not only help defend a lead at the end of the game, but he’s also capable of helping chase the game if the Loons are behind.

“You’ll have countless instances in your mind where he causes chaos,” said Ramsay. “You could use him in a number of different ways.”