For Beckerman and RSL, this year is about focus, intensity, getting back on track and returning to the established winning ways.
"We want to be part of the elite," he said. "If we're not there, it's unacceptable. It's not good enough. We need to get back there."
As evidenced by the endless autographs pleads, the tenacious midfielder remains a face of RSL and MLS.
And like everyone at RSL, he's out to bury the difficulties of 2015 for good. There is no other alternative, not with a return date to the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stages against Mexican champs UANL Tigres in three weeks.