Coming off a bye week and theoretically as healthy as they’ve been all year, this might seem to be an opportune time to finally see something close to Seattle Sounders’ Best XI. That may have to wait a few days.
Even though everyone but Yeimar Gómez Andrade should be available, the reality is that there’s an even bigger game on Wednesday when the Sounders host New York City FC in the Concacaf Champions League semifinals. Brian Schmetzer will likely need to balance the desire to have his optimal lineup for that game with the desire to shake off some rust in this one.