Since that fateful March of 2017, Minnesota United have not been a good defending team.
I wouldn’t say you’re wrong if you called them a bad one. At times, a terrible one. This has been excruciatingly obvious at times, far too many times for my liking. We knew this by the end of the first season in MLS, when the Loons had shattered the record for most goals conceded in a season.
We knew that they needed a top-quality centerback to be the boss of the back line. We started to realize that a defensive midfielder was necessary too.