For our season previews this year, SB Nation has asked us to do something a little different. Instead of writing a regular preview, they’ve asked the MLS sites to create a post specifically for neutral or rival team’s fans.
The thing about the Colorado Rapids is that, besides a core group of diehard supporters, not many soccer fans believe that they’ll do much. Ever. We saw it on Twitter after the CCL loss on Tuesday. We saw it in 2016 when the Rapids were in the playoffs and the announcers couldn’t even get their names right. And while I get the argument that the team needs to build up a consistent culture of winning, the Rapids are never given any credit from around the league—no matter…