It’s a long season, this Major League Soccer venture. After just five weeks, some teams’ fans are already proclaiming that the torture is lasting too long. In the MLS Week 5 Power Rankings, we can all ignore that noise from Atlanta, in remembrance of 28-3 (Full Disclosure: New Orleans native).
Downturns in form happen to even the best of teams. Fixture congestion will continue to be an issue for the best teams playing in extra competitions. It is how the teams deal with schedule breaks, injury concerns, and other maladies of the long season that determine the finalist for trophies.