The Sounders are vying for a club record 10th unbreaten game Wednesday night, here at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. But they’ll have to do it with a lineup quite unlike most we’ve seen, due largely to the expected squad rotation when a team plays three games in eight days.
Throw in Joevin Jones going AWOL and, well, things start to get interesting.
First, we’ll see Nouhou in at left back to replace the aforementioned Jones. Not too much of a dropoff there, if any.
Then, Victor Rodriguez makes his Major League Soccer debut in the midfield, replacing Clint Dempsey, who heads to the bench for some rest.