COMMERCE CITY — “You’re only as good as you’re last game,” Tim Howard knowingly touted the cliche after Friday’s game. He’s been here many times before.
It was moments after the Colorado Rapids had walked off the field with a win over MLS-best Los Angeles Football Club. The sparklingly club entered with a league-best 39 goals and only one loss. They left blanked 1-0 and with their second loss of the year.
“That was a big one. That’s one of the biggest wins in the past two years easy,” Howard described postgame. “They were nine points clear at the top of the table and on merit they were very good.