RSL Soapbox · Apr 21, 2022
The Knee Jerk: April 2022
Another month, a slew of games, and a gamut of overreactions.
We were, for a super-duper short time (like, an hour or something if memory serves), once first in the Western Conference. We are now sitting sixth after eight games with no wins in our last four league matches.
Pessimistic Overreactions: The RSL death spiral of doom
We’re in full-on regression mode right now with two humiliations in a row. One player, NYCFC’s Castellanos, single-footedly put us at a -4 goal differential. It’s exhaustion, bedlam, and mayhem. What was a promising start to the season is now starting to resemble the fluke it really felt like deep down in those thoughts some of us didn’t want to admit existed.