After a two-week respite, the Sounders on Saturday will look to build on recent success by trotting out one of their more complete starting lineups of the entire season.
Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris return from national team duty to face New York City FC at Yankee Stadium, joining a mostly-healthy back line that has contributed greatly to the team winning three of its past four games. All three of those victories came by 1-0 scores, showing just how strong a defensive unit the Sounders have been in the absence of some top attackers.
“We’ve actually put some really strong lineups out there before,” Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said following his team’s final workout Friday ahead of Saturday’s contest.