Nelson Valdez? Cristian Roldan? Brad Evans?
After laying a 3-1 drubbing on Portland last Sunday behind the strength of Clint Dempsey and the smooth passing of Nicolas Lodeiro, the Seattle Sounders get another chance to take the game to the Portland and hopefully come away in a playoff position. But after a very ugly draw midweek against the Houston Dynamo, there are questions surrounding what the Sounders can do given Clint Dempsey’s absence with a heart issue.
After four stellar performances that saw the Sounders collect 10 points behind the creative play of Lodeiro, they hit a wall against Houston as Lodeiro was restricted in the middle of the park by Houston’s disciplined low block.