With just a few days to prepare for the next match, the first Cascadia matchup of the season away to Vancouver, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer downplayed any notions that their opponent would be an easy one. He said that the Vancouver Whitecaps’ dedication to CONCACAF Champions League games has probably made them seem a little weaker on the league side of things, but he said with guys like former Sounders Fredy Montero and Mauro Rosales, Vancouver is “a dangerous team.” Besides, Schmetzer said, the rivalry aspect of this matchup makes it more “challenging” than others.
New-look Whitecaps not to be underestimated
