These are the nights for being tested in MLS, of playing through the grind.
“I think,” veteran midfielder Wil Trapp suggested earlier in the week, “it’s really just about being professional in how you prepare, in how you take care of yourself postgame and in preparation for the next game. And really, I think everybody just has to now exercise a little bit more of mental toughness and mental strength to get through the game, but also to get something out of the game.”
For Minnesota United to get something out of the game would mean to continue their five-game unbeaten streak.