When Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman was sent off against LA Galaxy, a big part of me wondered if there was a way we could have avoided putting ourselves in that situation.
It was a situation that turned a once-good game on its head, and it ultimately will receive some blame for the final result.
Let’s take a look at the card, starting with the most proximate possession from RSL before the card.
There’s a significant disconnect involved here between the midfield and the attack, not least of which is because RSL, through its desire to press, has been put in a bad position.