TUKWILA, Wash. — The Seattle Sounders trained on Tuesday for the first time since Sunday’s disappointing 4-2 loss to the Timbers in Portland, the first defeat in six matches under interim head coach Brian Schmetzer. The squad practicing was relatively small, though, as five first team players are gone on international duty - Jordan Morris, Nicolás Lodeiro, Román Torres, Joevin Jones and Oalex Anderson - and more were undergoing regeneration treatment indoors.
Schmetzer and the team watched film earlier Tuesday morning and tried to digest the numerous defensive miscues that cost the Sounders points over the weekend.