TUKWILA — Through the first four weeks of the MLS regular season, the Seattle Sounders’ starting lineup has been about as stable as any team’s. The only position that has seen any change from one game to another is forward, with players in the other 10 positions starting all four matches.
With three likely starters among the six players missing Saturday’s game against Sporting KC while on international duty, that’s going to change.
“Next man up, that’s one of my favorite sayings,” Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer said.
Perhaps most notable among those absences are both of the Sounders’ starting fullbacks, Nouhou and Alex Roldan.