The Bent Musket · Apr 17, 2021
Know Thy Enemy: Proper Season Opening Edition in Chicago
There’s something about opening the season against a rival that feels right. Yes, we know the New England Revolution usually open every MLS season on the road thanks to the mischievous and unpredictable New England weather. I mean, it did snow in Boston and upper New England yesterday, but a lot of the time it feels like the Revs are out in the Western Conference playing Seattle or Dallas or Colorado or Houston.
Okay, the Dynamo matchup from 2016 was fun and that Daigo Kobayashi equalizer was a wicked good time and there have been recent openers against the Philadelphia Union and Montreal Impact as well that got the year off on a right note even if it wasn’t the right result.