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Brian Schmetzer on Jordan Morris: ‘If we beat him up every day in training, he’d still be a nice kid’

Morris, who leads all MLS rookies with 12 goals, has scored three in Seattle's last three games.

Asked on Friday morning whether he’d detected any additional nastiness in Jordan Morris’ game over the past couple of weeks — and whether that was even a desired development — interim Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer opined at length about the rookie’s development on and off the field.

Morris, who leads all MLS rookies with 12 goals, has scored three in Seattle’s last three games.

“We can’t change individuals,” Schmetzer said. “You can push the needle maybe a little bit.