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When asked to assess his team following last weekend's 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City, Minnesota United manager Adrian Heath mixed humor with a double helping of understatement.
"I've had worse weeks this season," he quipped.
Indeed he has. The opening matches of Minnesota's MLS existence were rife with some of the worst defending the league has ever seen, leading to some heavy defeats. The back line was completely fractured when it came to stepping up or dropping as a unit, resulting in numerous breakaways.