TUKWILA — There were a nervy few minutes toward the end of Tuesday’s training session. While the team was playing six-a-side scrimmages, Raúl Ruidíaz walked off the pitch and seemed a bit frustrated. After heading toward the locker rooms, he instead decided to take a lap around the training field.
After training, however, head coach Brian Schmetzer explained what had happened.
“He doesn’t like being modified in training,” Schmetzer told reporters. “We have a specific plan for his hamstrings and sometimes players who are super competitive don’t like it when they can’t play as many games as their buddies.