Honest question, you guys.
Does anyone think this team is better than last years? I say no. If I'm going to put it on one missing player, I'd say Julio Cesar, not necessarily Roger.
This year's team has a slightly different style that caters to the new starters like Benny and Uri. It doesn't seem to be as effective. I do think this team has more talent and is deeper. It just isn't the dominant force that last year's team was. We're playing to the level of our opponent a lot more. Loss @ Toronto, 0-0 draw @ Revs, 0-0 draw v. Chicago. Also, we already have 4 losses through 14 games. Last year, we only had 7 in the whole 34-game season.
I've just been getting a little concerned. Not hitting the panic button by any means, but I'm starting to think last season was our best shot at winning an MLS Cup with this core group of guys (Besler, Zusi, Myers, Sinovic, Sapong, Bunbury...). Nielsen will be retiring soon. Zusi will be off to Europe soon. This window seems to be closing.