Saturday's home match against the Montreal Impact, on the back end of two stagnant weeks staring up at the league standings, could encourage experimentation. And Sounders forward Nelson Valdez seemingly hinted as much on Wednesday morning.
Despite an 0-3-0 league start, during which the Seattle attack has mustered just a single goal from open play, the Sounders have yet to publicly deviate from their preseason plan to convert full-time to a 4-3-3 formation.
Yet Saturday’s home match against the Montreal Impact, at the end of two stagnant weeks staring up at the league standings, could encourage experimentation.