There isn’t a single club in the league that isn’t entering preseason camp with some sort of positional question lingering overhead.
The Sounders might be defending MLS Cup champs, but they’re certainly not exempt.
An offseason of numerically minor but positionally significant change gently shook a lineup that, while largely unchanged from 2016, will feature some new faces in the starting XI. The challenge for Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer and his staff will be using the preseason to fit those faces into adequate positions, not only for their skill sets but for the holistic chemistry of the lineup.