The Salt: Is Damir Kreilach a false nine?

Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY SportsIn the words of my three-year-old niece, hello, hello!

That sounded cheery. I didn’t mean it to be cheery. I’m not too down after that loss in Portland — you never should be too down after a road loss to a difficult opponent, especially in this league — but the Western Conference picture is looking a bit scary at the moment.

So let’s turn our attention backward toward Saturday night’s match, particularly in regard to Damir Kreilach, who often gets a ‘false nine’ label attached to him, which I think is particularly because he’s a midfielder by trade.

Let’s also talk about what he brings over Sam Johnson, and why not starting Johnson may have been the right approach…