A couple weeks ago, I looked at a 3-man midfield and what kind of players the Seattle Sounders would need to fill in those roles depending on the midfield style.One notable omission from that piece was the role of Andreas Ivanschitz. It's been a popular refrain this offseason from proponents of playing a more classic archetype of the 4-3-3 that he should play as the tip of a midfield trio. Andreas Ivanschitz as a CAM is an interesting idea, but it's extremely unlikely in practice for a couple reasons.
The first and most glaring being that the Sounders have a grand total of three players whose best position is operating in that space behind the main striker.