RSL Soapbox · Sep 7, 2017
Comparing Rusnak and the Maestro, Javier Morales
It’s been nearly a year since we last saw Javier Morales don a Real Salt Lake uniform, and there’s inevitably a certain reflection that comes alongside such milestones.
But the most important reflection we can be doing right now, I think, is actually about a player on our roster now, Albert Rusnak, who was more or less a direct replacement for Morales, RSL veteran, after his departure from the club.
It’s obviously hard to form a direct comparison, given Morales signed at RSL as a 27-year-old, and Rusnak joined at 22 — those five years are hugely formative for a player. That might also give us some room for additional excitement, but let’s look at the numbers before we get too far along here.