COMMERCE CITY — Pablo Mastroeni normally wouldn’t be too happy about having two weeks off so early in the MLS season, but the Rapids coach is grateful for the opportunity to “reset the mentality” of his team after a sub-par performance last week that left the Rapids 1-1-1.
Part of the reboot involves impressing on his players that they’re no longer the underdogs they were a year ago.
“Last year we got everyone’s average performance,” Mastroeni said Wednesday. “This year, because of what we did last year, we’re going to get everyone’s best performance. If we’re not up to the task …”
Then they can tie 2-2 with an expansion team, as they did at home last week against Minnesota United.