Tactical Review: RSL’s wingbacks and a toothless attack

As the dust settled on the first 90 minutes of the 2022 season, many RSL supporters found themselves rather underwhelmed at the first display of the year. Despite the fact that a road draw is basically always an acceptable result in MLS, there was little else to be encouraged by. Let’s single out one of the key factors that led to a rather toothless performance from both teams of the field on Sunday night: the wing backs that weren't.

Given a roster of healthy center backs, the 3-4-1-2 made an appearance.