“We’re not saving anyone," interim coach Brian Schmetzer said Friday. "They’re playing. It’ll to be a tough week, but everyone is playing."
The Sounders play three matches in eight days starting Sunday against the Timbers at CenturyLink Field, two rivalry games with a midweek visit to swampy Houston in-between.
But as to whether he has to be considerate of squad rotation ahead of such a physically taxing stretch, interim Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer answered with a firm no.
“We’re not saving anyone,” Schmetzer said Friday after practice at Starfire Sports. “They’re playing. It’ll to be a tough week, but everyone is playing.