Why RSL needs full backs playing at full back, illustrated

Real Salt Lake needs to start full backs in defense, and the Brooks Lennon experiment needs to slow down.

To really see why, we have to go to the tape. RSL’s recently conceded goals can be attributed to a number of factors — as can all goals — but I’d like to demonstrate that there is an imbalance in the side’s setup.

https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-04-27-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-vs-real-salt-lake/details/video/150855

Brooks Lennon is playing pretty high up here, and we’re getting countered on. I don’t feel particular grief about Lennon playing high up on this one, but he acts like he’s been fouled here.