Rochester met Bethlehem twice in the 2016 USL season and twice drew the newcomers. As Steel FC attempts to find a more productive balance between youth and experience, development and competitiveness, the Rhinos will try to exploit early season disorganization.
I spoke with Evan Villela of the Brotherly Game and the Eastern Conference Confidential podcast to discuss Saturday afternoon USL contest. I began by asking Evan about the team replenishing its roster for 2017.
We’ve seen other MLS2 teams cycle through players with almost reckless abandon (looking at NYRB II) and 3 of the top 4 minutes-earners from 2016 are gone (Ryan Richter, Taylor Washington, and Bolu Akinyode).