Staying upbeat on social media after a defeat is never easy so spare a thought for the good folks at Minnesota United, who had to find something to say after Saturday's defeat to the New York Red Bulls, which was the Loons' 12th in 21 games in this, their inaugural MLS season.
However, while kudos goes to the players involved for timing their forward runs, we're not sure this will lift morale.
#MNUFC caught offside zero times in loss to @NewYorkRedBulls#MINvNY Recap » https://t.co/qTX7V7ocWR pic.twitter.com/WwN2ilM1fT
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) July 22, 2017
Alternatively, maybe this is merely a nice line in self-deprecation; either way, everyone associated with the club will hope that next Saturday's game vs.