Since then, it's been flashes of potential in several positions on the field such as wide forward, central midfielder and outside back. But unfortunately mixed in have been various bouts with injury.
And there have been big names in the way, too.
No longer contending for minutes in the RSL attack are former Designated Players such as Sebastian Jaime or Juan Manuel Martinez. As RSL kicked off its preseason this week in Casa Grande, Ariz., Allen returns to the same fields 45 minutes south of Phoenix in which he first caught the eyes of the RSL front office several years ago.