COMMERCE CITY — I.
I believe.
I believe that we.
I believe that we will win.
It's a chant that became a rallying cry for the U.S. national soccer team during the 2014 World Cup.
A year removed from being the doormat in Major League Soccer, that's exactly the kind of conviction the MLS-leading Rapids (7-2-2) have discovered.
"This year (coach) Pablo (Mastroeni) has got them believing in the system that they're playing," Real Salt Lake defender Tony Beltran said last weekend, moments after losing 1-0 to Colorado at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.