Inter Miami CF
Can Diego Alonso do his Pachuca thing again? Alonso is a legend with Pachuca because he was able to get the most out of a young and unproven group of players... Read more
The current offseason – the longest in quite some time – officially came to a close this past weekend for five of MLS's 26 teams, the five that will be playing in the Concacaf Champions League next month. Atlanta, LAFC, Seattle, NYCFC and Montreal all started camp on Saturday, January 11.
The other 21 teams will start their official camps on this coming Saturday, January 18.
With two new teams, plenty of new managers and a fairly staggering transfer outlay before the window has even opened, it's time to ask one big question for each of the 26 MLS teams.
Bear in mind it's not necessarily the big question I'm positing here. But sometimes, in the long run, a big question can be just as determinative of long-term success.
Atlanta United FC
Is this personnel/tactical/cultural overhaul going to continue, and will it all be worth it? They got rid of basically everybody who played on the left side last year... Read more
Chicago Fire FC
Does a new era mean a more successful team? I don't think Chicago hired Georg Heitz and Raphael Wicky because they want to field a team of 30-somethings... Read more
FC Cincinnati
Was last year's late-season defensive solidity a bunker-based mirage? Cincy set a new record last year for defensive ineptitude by shipping 75 goals. It was brutal. But... Read more
Colorado Rapids
Can Distressed Assets SC be a winning proposition in 2020? The Rapids were good and fun and played some of the best ball in the league after making a coaching change... Read more
Columbus Crew SC
What tactical approach will they take? Caleb Porter's been a head coach in MLS for six years now, and for five of those his team has played mostly on the counter... Read more
FC Dallas
Will anyone score consistently? I refuse to ask any other question of this team... Read more
D.C. United
Is Ola Kamara good enough to lead the line for a contender in 2020? Ola's MLS career has almost been unfair in its way... Read more
Houston Dynamo
Will Darwin Quintero fit on the wing? Teams don't usually go shopping for someone else's DP, but the Dynamo did and I absolutely get it... Read more
LAFC
Will Bob Bradley rotate the squad more? They played the best soccer I've ever seen in MLS, set a ton of records, won the Supporters' Shield, and suffered for it... Read more
Inter Miami CF
Can Diego Alonso do his Pachuca thing again? Alonso is a legend with Pachuca because he was able to get the most out of a young and unproven group of players... Read more
Minnesota United FC
Where's the offense going to come from? So far there have been no offseason reinforcements, or even many rumors of such... Read more
Montreal Impact
Can anyone play on the right wing? Montreal's roster is misshapen right now... Read more
Nashville SC
Will Hany Mukhtar hit? In my years covering the league one thing that I've found is that if Garth Lagerwey thinks a player is good, I probably should as well... Read more
New England Revolution
What's going on at d-mid? Bruce Arena has moved quickly and without much fanfare and has, in the process, seemingly improved what was a hard-to-beat playoff team last season... Read more
New York Red Bulls
How good is Cristian Casseres ready to be? Casseres could and should be a game-changer every single week... Read more
Orlando City SC
Will Papi get time to work even if things get ugly? Oscar Pareja is here to end this madness... Read more
Philadelphia Union
What happens when Ilsinho becomes mortal again? Ilsinho was mostly unreal last year, and Philly were ordinary (at best) when he wasn't that... Read more
Portland Timbers
Will they get enough production from the wings? Father Time wins every battle eventually... Read more
Real Salt Lake
Does Corey Baird have another level to hit? Nobody expected that much from Baird when he joined RSL as a Homegrown out of Stanford... Read more
San Jose Earthquakes
Is there a second scoring threat? Quakes fans are probably sick of me harping on this, but I am officially back at it... Read more
Seattle Sounders
Will any of the kids step forward? Whether they're ready or not, they're going to get thrown into the fire... Read more
Sporting KC
What's up with Ilie? Ilie was legitimately one of the best d-mids in MLS in 2017 & 2018, but was nowhere near that level in 2019... Read more
Toronto FC
Can Alejandro Pozuelo, Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley all play in the same three-man midfield? I still have my doubts about this trio working out as everyone hopes... Read more
Vancouver Whitecaps
What kind of a midfielder is Inbeom Hwang? The South Korean came into the league with a lot of fanfare after a strong performance for his country and some pretty serious reports of Bundesliga interest... Read more
