TUKWILA, Wash. — Although there had been some hope that Nouhou would be available for Sunday’s match against Sporting KC, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer ruled out his left back.
“We’re not taking any chances,” Schmetzer said following Friday’s training session, in which Nouhou did not participate. “We’re going to let him fully recover physically and then we’ll talk on Monday. He’s going to take some time, eat healthy, get plenty of rest and get back to 100%. What I don’t want to do is bring him back and the exertion sets him back.”
Nouhou has not played since complaining of migraines ahead of the April 22 match and will now have missed three straight league games with what the team has only deemed “illness.