The MLS Cup playoffs are here again, ready to cloud notions of quality and punish front offices practicing sensible team building over front-loaded star chasing. Whatever one’s feelings on cup matches, it is a ritual in which all must participate. Glory is on the menu, but once again the diner from New York may have forgotten his reading glasses.
The Moirai would be hard-pressed to throw a more difficult opponent in the path of the Red Bulls. This edition of the Crew is everything one expects from a well-disciplined Caleb Porter team. They are equally comfortable hoarding and ceding possession.