Seattle felt a collective sigh of relief last weekend, as news broke that both Jordan Morris and Nicolas Lodeiro would be returning to the Sounders from international duty early and in time to play in Wednesday’s crucial match against Houston. Morris said that, while the decision to return to Seattle early was over his head, it’s the outcome that he had hoped for: “I wanted to come back and help the Sounders.”
Even though Morris seemed likely to make the early return, nothing was concrete until the decision was made after the USA’s friendly against Cuba.