Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer admitted Friday he’d spoken to United States Men’s National Team coach Bruce Arena about having either Clint Dempsey or Jordan Morris returned early. But in the end, the depleted Sounders got throttled 3-0 by the Columbus Crew in Ohio on Wednesday minus two of their top attackers.
They now will also face the Houston Dynamo at CenturyLink Field in a Sunday rematch of their season opener without again having Dempsey or Morris. Compounding some obvious frustration for the Sounders, the national team doesn’t even play a World Cup qualifyer until taking on Trinidad & Tobago next Thursday, though it has a Saturday “friendly” against Venezuela.