On Wednesday, the Real Salt Lake and Real Monarchs coaching staffs departed for San Diego for a brief retreat to integrate the two staffs and get on the same page before the start of the 2017 season. Before they left, RSL Head Coach Jeff Cassar sat down with RSL.com to recap his busy off-season and talk about how the new structure in the organization will benefit the club, his relationship with new Monarchs Head Coach Mike Petke and the club’s fully-integrated philosophy.
How has this off-season differed from previous years for you?
“It’s been interesting. We’ve made some changes to our roster.