Sounders defender Roman Torres can’t get on the field. Forward Will Bruin is having trouble as well, not to mention midfielder Victor Rodriguez. Magnus Wolff Eikrem was sent packing and Clint Dempsey hasn’t played in a month or started in nearly two.
This may be one of the deepest teams the Sounders have ever fielded and it’s showing up whenever starting lineups are introduced. For the first time this season, the Sounders have all the players they want and most are healthy.
That makes for interesting decisions on who does and doesn’t play — including some of the team’s highest paid players — but few can argue with six consecutive wins and a nine-game unbeaten streak.