Orlando City’s first three seasons in MLS has been consistently marred by defensive woes. Neither Adrian Heath nor Jason Kreis have been able to find the correct combination of central defenders to protect the net, allowing an astounding 174 goals — an average of 58 every season and 1.7 per game, consistently among the worst in the league — and there hasn’t been any reprieve no matter the personnel, formation, or playing style.
Eleven different center backs have put on a purple shirt during those three seasons and almost none have stuck for a variety of reasons and a few fullbacks have even shifted centrally at times in an attempt to stop the bleeding.