How Sounders will handle their short-handed roster

Deep roster seems set up well to handle this.

, and Jeremiah Oshan , and Niko Moreno , and Tim Ostlund-Foss

Last Updated October 10, 2025 8:06 PM

3 min read

With several key players on International duty and several more injured the Sounders are missing as many as 11 players for their match against Real Salt Lake. In this episode of What We Learned This Week Jeremiah, Niko, and Tim talk about what players could be called up from Tacoma Defiance to fill the roster and speculate on what a possible starting lineup will look like against RSL. Will we see chaos or is this is a good opportunity for some younger players? The guys also round up how Obed Vargas and Reed Baker-Whiting have looked for their respective Mexico and United States National Teams at the U20 World Cup.

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Will the Sounders have to play short-handed against Real Salt Lake?

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