Major League Soccer, am I right?
Coming off the heels of the Seattle Sounders’ 2-1 home defeat to CF Montreal, head coach Brian Schmetzer had a decision to make. Having played his starters two games already this week with a nearly 3,000-mile trip on the horizon, squad rotation was something Schmetzer had to seriously consider.
And not that Schmetzer would ever admit it, there was also the matter of a certain rivalry match a week from Saturday, for which it would be nice to get some of his starters a little rest. So Saturday’s match against Toronto FC — a team that for a minute was near the top of the MLS hierarchy — was an opportunity for Schmetzer to do a little gambling.