We’ve talked at length about how awful the 2018 season was. And awful doesn’t even describe two record-breaking losing streaks, an all-time low for club points, fewest goals in MLS, etc. etc. etc. There is not a single person who would deny that it was bad.
But Executive Vice President and General Manager Padraig Smith looks at the season in two parts: what happened on the field and what happened off the field. “We’re a professional soccer team, it’s results-driven—and they weren’t good enough. The results weren’t acceptable and weren’t anywhere near the results we wanted,” he admits.