Prior to the start of Wednesday’s match, there was some discussion on these boards and in other media about using the members of the USL leading Real Monarchs SLC squad in the US Open Cup. Laying aside the disappointing result for a moment, let’s take a more statistically and tactical look at the squad chosen by Mike Petke.
The 11 starters named last night at Rio Tinto, only one, Andrew Brody, has a USL contract. The other 10 are all signed to MLS contracts. If we include the bench, there are three USL contracts, Brody, Jake Leeker, and Michael Gallagher.