Defense was Orlando City SC’s Achilles’ heel in 2016. For this reason, the Lions added some new faces to strengthen their back line to prepare for the 2017 Major League Soccer season. City’s new defensive formation was tested against MLS teams for the first time last week and, even though the numbers weren’t actually good, it is not time to worry about it yet.
Last week, Orlando City played scrimmages against two MLS Eastern Conference rivals, Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC. When the Lions met the Union, City played out a 3-3 draw. Orlando went on to lose 3-1 to the Canadian club.