MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Seattle Sounders will get their first look at 2017 MLS expansion team Atlanta United FC on Wednesday in the second match of the Carolina Challenge Cup.
Asked how he would approach playing a team he has never played before, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer was succinct: “We worry about our team.”
Schmetzer and the coaching staff watched Atlanta play against Columbus Crew SC prior to the Sounders’ 1-1 draw with the Charleston Battery on Saturday, and he was impressed with what he saw.
“They’ve got some good players,” Schmetzer said, “but we’re completely focused on our team, making sure our team is right.