Being new can be easy. The natural adrenaline. The surge of hope and anticipation. Winning when you have the natural positivity, panache and unpredictability of being new, while is not necessarily easy, can often lead to a smoother road.
It is not the new that can cause the upset. Often, it is the difficult second single that prompt such friction. The follow-up to the jubilation. The sequel to the sensation. That is where Los Angeles FC find themselves this Saturday afternoon.
It was a remarkable first week in Major League Soccer for LAFC. They travelled to the mighty Seattle Sounders, perhaps the perfect representation of what an expansion side should be, hoping for an unlikely victory.