When Seattle Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer penciled in AB Cissoko, who made his MLS debut for the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night in a 2-1 away win over the LA Galaxy, to the starting lineup, he expected the young Frenchman to do what everyone else on the club has done so far this season: his job.
It’s not easy replacing Nouhou, who is in the middle of a tremendous season yet missed Saturday’s match with a a left adductor strain, but Cissoko slid in seamlessly along the back line and helped stifle a potent Galaxy attack.