With a full two weeks between the Sounders’ last match against FC Dallas and the first leg of the conference semifinals, the players and staff were able to take the weekend off to get refreshed (and healed up, in some cases). Some players are still on international duty, but they should be returning over the next couple days. Head coach Brian Schmetzer said that his players were “a little rusty” on the training pitch, but mentally “ready to get back at it.”
Midfielder Cristian Roldan seemed content with the weekend break, using it to rest and get fully healed up from the various bruises and minor issues he’d accumulated.