I’m sitting here waiting for my friends to gather at my house so we can make our way downtown to the stadium to watch Orlando City kick off their fourth Major League Soccer campaign. My friends and I are old pros at this, we’ve been doing it since the earliest of the Lions’ USL days. Still, this year feels different. I’m sure it feels different for you and yours this season as well.
That feeling has everything to do with anticipation. After jettisoning nearly every key piece that has driven the club through three seasons of entertaining mediocrity, the Budalic-Kreis reset has sparked the imagination of fans and pundits alike.