GUADALAJARA, Mexico — As was reported early Wednesday morning, the Sounders are without injured midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro for Wednesday night’s crucial CONCACAF Champions League match against Chivas.
And that means former University of Washington product Henry Wingo gets the midfield start out on right wing alongside Clint Dempsey and Magnus Wolff Eikrem as the Sounders look to protect the 1-0 lead they carry into the match. Wingo’s speed allows the Sounders defensive cover in the event of a counterattack more so than Harry Shipp. Not that the Sounders will bunker down from the get-go, but I’d expect to see them playing a good 10 yards deeper than normal as Chivas must score to have a shot of advancing and have not put the ball in the net with much regularity.