The Sounders have been seeking offense much earlier on in games and coach Brian Schmetzer has decided to try something different for Sunday’s contest against the Los Angeles Galaxy. As hinted at throughout the week, he’s inserted veteran forward Will Bruin on the attack in place of midfielder Harry Shipp.
Bruin was a 50-goal scorer over six seasons with Houston before coming over in an off-season trade for allocation money. Shipp, also a winter addition from Montreal, specializes more in a possession type of game and right now, the Sounders need players to start putting the ball in the net.