The Week 4 pickings are necessarily slim with 16 teams off for the weekend due to the international window. That's a good thing, since it means fewer games impacted by call-ups. For those that did play, there were absences to navigate. Needless to say, some clubs handled the situation better than others. Here's a look at the three MLS matches of note from Saturday.
Maybe it wouldn't have even mattered if Minnesota United was at full strength for their trip to Gillette Stadium to face the New England Revolution, but no one will be surprised that the Loons might try to pin some of their performance in a 5-2 loss to the Revs on the fact that their lineup was ravaged by absences.