GM Doesn't Rule Out Shake-Up
General manager Garth Lagerwey denied speculation that RSL has begun to shop its players amid its frustrating six-game winless streak, but acknowledged that doing so is not out of the question.
“If you get to a point where things aren't working, then at some point you have to do something,” he said. “But we're not at that point.”
Both Lagerwey and coach Jason Kreis said they still believe the current players are capable of turning around the season, which is falling apart fast after opening with such promise. The team has lost four times and scored only three goals during its winless streak, and will play the rival Colorado Rapids at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday without two of its best players.
Midfielders Javier Morales and Kyle Beckerman — the team's highest-paid player and its captain, respectively — will be serving one-game suspensions for yellow-card accumulation, though team officials expect defender Jamison Olave to escape sanction for throwing an elbow at San Jose's Ryan Johnson last weekend.
“We haven't made a negative assessment of this group yet,” Lagerwey said. “We think they're capable of turning this around, but so far the results haven't been good enough.”
Neither Morales nor Beckerman trained with RSL today, having been given a little extra time off knowing they won't play until RSL travels to the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 13. Meanwhile, though, the team added defender Jamil Fearrington as a trialist. The 23-year-old holds dual citizenship in the United States and Denmark, and played most recently for Boldklubben Frem in Copenhagen.
“If you get to a point where things aren't working, then at some point you have to do something,” he said. “But we're not at that point.”
Both Lagerwey and coach Jason Kreis said they still believe the current players are capable of turning around the season, which is falling apart fast after opening with such promise. The team has lost four times and scored only three goals during its winless streak, and will play the rival Colorado Rapids at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday without two of its best players.
Midfielders Javier Morales and Kyle Beckerman — the team's highest-paid player and its captain, respectively — will be serving one-game suspensions for yellow-card accumulation, though team officials expect defender Jamison Olave to escape sanction for throwing an elbow at San Jose's Ryan Johnson last weekend.
“We haven't made a negative assessment of this group yet,” Lagerwey said. “We think they're capable of turning this around, but so far the results haven't been good enough.”
Neither Morales nor Beckerman trained with RSL today, having been given a little extra time off knowing they won't play until RSL travels to the Los Angeles Galaxy on June 13. Meanwhile, though, the team added defender Jamil Fearrington as a trialist. The 23-year-old holds dual citizenship in the United States and Denmark, and played most recently for Boldklubben Frem in Copenhagen.
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