The Seattle Sounders have a wonderful chance to close out their second 9-point week of the season. Facing a reeling Vancouver Whitecaps team that is on equally short rest, the Sounders are pegged as almost 6:1 favorites to win. Some rotation is to be expected but the Sounders should have more than enough quality. Now they need to show it.
Here’s what we’re hoping to see:
Kids can stand the heat
The Sounders have been playing with a short bench all season, only twice even fielding a game-day roster of 19 players.