Even though the Seattle Sounders haven’t exactly been dire on defense so far in 2017, injuries have forced head coach Brian Schmetzer to constantly shuffle the backline and keep them from developing any real chemistry or rhythm. Roman Torres has been out for a few weeks, Brad Evans hasn’t played a single game so far, and Oniel Fisher has had a persistent hamstring issue that won’t seem to go away permanently.
All of these issues, and more, continue to plague the Sounders as they head to Los Angeles this weekend.