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Striking Out: Are Real Salt Lake’s forwards struggling to finish?

I know this is an RSL blog but I want to talk for a minute about one of my favorite non-RSL players: Chris Wondolowski.

Despite boasting numbers that should identify him as a MLS superhero — 141 goals (2nd all time) and eight consecutive seasons with tallies in the double digits — Wondo’s persona is more Clark Kent, so anonymous that in one of his most notable national team call ups, the kit man spelled his name wrong when sewing it on his jersey. His career goals per 90 (.52) is higher than such notable names as Landon Donovan (.