Throughout the week, we will preview RSL's 2020 roster, highlighting each position group. Today, we look at the crew that anchored one of the top defenses in MLS in 2019 as they look to improve on that mark in 2020.
In 2019, Real Salt Lake had the third-best defense in MLS, allowing 41 goals in 34 matches.
With a stingy back line that balanced youth with veteran leadership, RSL posted the best defense in the league over the final 19 matches after the Gold Cup break – allowing just 14 goals in that span while posting nine shutouts.