A season of adjustments for Sounders defenders thus far will face one of its stiffer challenges yet this Friday when an explosive Atlanta United FC attack comes to town.
The expansion franchise, owned by Arthur Blank, put together a vaunted front four of Miguel Almiron, Josef Martinez, Yamil Asad and Hector Villaba, designed to create excitement among the new team’s fanbase. And exciting they’ve been, blowing out the Chicago Fire 4-0 and Minnesota United FC 6-1 the two previous games.
That leaves a still challenge for the Sounders’ back line, which has alredy seen a number of players shuffled around in the early going.