It has been a tough couple of years for Minnesota United. The Loons have now settled in their own home arena, filled out their three Designated Player slots, and built a team capable of challenging at the elite end of MLS. Head coach Adrian Heath has a mandate to christen Allianz Arena with a playoff game. There are plenty jumping on the Minnesota United bandwagon.
Darwin Quintero proved he can pull his weight for that bandwagon, leading the team with 11 goals and 15 assists in only 20 games. Nevertheless, much like Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, and plenty of NFL stars, Quintero may find it hard to win in the land of 10,000 lakes despite the front office bringing in reinforcements.