Does Real Salt Lake have too many forwards?

Russ Isabella-USA TODAY SportsWhen we look at Real Salt Lake's roster, something sticks out at us: Unlike years past, we look truly stocked at forward, and for some reason, that has many worried.

This represents a shift in strength for the club, whose depth was typically counted in midfielders during the Jason Kreis era.

This was in part necessitated by the tactical shape he employed; that narrow diamond that worked so well for a few years demanded a lot out of its nominally wide midfielders, and as a result, there were usually seven or eight game-ready midfielders on hand.

As an example, in 2013, Real Salt Lake had Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy, Luis Gil, Javier Morales, Khari Stephenson,…