MLS Power Rankings for June 12, 2018

Most weeks, the goals are all over the place. Some good, some not so good, and a few awful and a few fantastic. This week? Lots of ugly, especially in Dallas, San Jose, Chicago and Los Angeles. How much of this was all the US Open Cup games mid-week? How much of this is World Cup absences?

We did note one other thing consistently. Many games had a sub in the first half, often in the first 30 minutes. That is clearly a sign of either fatigue or trying to play a player who otherwise wasn't ready for a 90 minute MLS game.

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1 - Atlanta United (Previously 1). They had the road win against New York City in their hands, but the home team was not to be denied, scoring a late equalizer. Either…