Key Roster Rundown

·        Forwards Yuri Movsisyan and Robbie Findley make up RSL's main strike partnership

·        GK Nick Rimando

·        MF Kyle Beckerman in an attacking role; he's seen some recent callups with the USMNT, and his signature dreads make him instanly recognizable

·        Manager Jason Kreiss has a heady season ahead of him, carrying the confidence of winning a championship the previous season but also certainly feeling the pressures that come along with defending a title.

Prospectus

Lets be fair: despite being the current title holder, RSL spent last season wallowing in mediocrity, and just barely managed to slide into the playoffs.  Remember that four-way log jam at the end of the season?  (Maybe you don't want to…)  It was partly due to DCU falling flat at the finish line that allowed RSL the berth, and Rimando is owed heaps of credit for keeping things above water in the postseason.  Now their goal is to build off of last season's success and become a perennial contender rather than a high-seeded underdog.

All that said, and regardless of this match being preseason, DCU will have their hands full tonight.  We fully expect this to be an actual 'first look' at DCU's core lineup for this season and how it plays against a fellow MLS side sporting their first-stringers as well. 

Talkback

Will RSL be a threat in the MLS landscape this season?