Sounders vs Houston Dynamo: Three Questions

Two clubs with two separate approaches to their match on the precipice of the international break. The Seattle Sounders are begging, pleading, negotiating to keep their key personnel in Seattle for an extra day (Lodeiro, Ruidiaz, Svensson, Delem). On the other hand the Houston Dynamo have little left to play for — miracles don’t just need quality players, they need more.

Monday night’s match (7:30 PM, JOEtv) could eliminate the Dynamo. With a loss on the road to Seattle (where they have never won) Houston’s 2018 dreams join those of San Jose, Orlando, Chicago, Colorado, Minnesota and Toronto. They become the watchers. For Sounders it is the time of dark nights, rain, and preparations for a…