There’s no single-pill remedy for what ailed Real Salt Lake in its 3-1 loss at Toronto over the weekend, but RSL coach Mike Petke has an idea of where to begin treatment: mental adjustments.
“You can teach players to pass the ball from A to B,” Petke said after Monday’s training session. “You can teach a player to move three yards to the left to receive the ball. I’m not a psychiatrist. It’s going to be interesting to talk to individuals and collectively about our mentality. But again it’s early in the season, but that’s clear. When I say mentality, it covers a lot of things.