As we’ve been previewing Real Salt Lake’s 2022 campaign, one question keeps coming to mind: Who might break out in 2022?
In recent years, we’ve seen players like Aaron Herrera, Pablo Ruiz, David Ochoa, Rubio Rubin, and plenty of others go from good prospects to guaranteed starters. Who might be that player for RSL in 2022? Writers from the RSL Soapbox staff have some ideas.
An obvious candidate for this distinction would be Jonathan Menéndez. Already the leading candidate to start on the right-wing of any formation, Menéndez has now had a full pre-season to integrate himself into the setup and settle in with his teammates.