Remember last week? After Saturday's performance, it's easy to forget the hemming and hawing we were (read: I was) doing after RSL's loss to — dare I say it — Colorado Rapids. It was dreadfully unpleasant.
If you think back, you'll remember a pretty substantial castigation of the defense — and that's something Jeff Cassar echoed in his post-match comments and in his comments throughout the week. That wasn't necessarily capital-D Defense, but team defense that starts from the front. If anything, Saturday's 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City should absolve some of those concerns and absolve some concerns about the ability of the team to execute on such a tactic.