Rather than go with the obvious things that every other person like me has probably already hashed out (lack of scoring and goals allowed), I’m gonna look at a few things that I think have absolutely plagued this team.
The double shield (Laba + <insert partner here>)
It shouldn’t be a surprise that I am a Matias Laba fan. I have been since the Caps swiped him from TFC. What I am not a fan of, is of the so called ‘double shield’ that the Caps and a lot other teams use. Whether it’s the obvious 4-2-3-1 or not so obvious 4-4-2, I don’t like it.