Eleven observations on the state of the Union, from Saturday’s win at Montreal to news from the academy:
• Cory Burke made a strong case to get more playing time when he returns from his red-card suspension. Burke took four shots in his 58 minutes on the field — more than C.J. Sapong took in any of his last three games — and was very active in the final third.
Here are charts from MLS’ website of touches in games for (from left to right) Burke against Montreal and Sapong against Columbus (May 9), Toronto (May 4) and D.