Sandy, Utah – E be like say Real Salt Lake dey fight for their life like panko fowl as dem dey eye playoff spot for MLS. No be joke o! After dem collect win against Sporting Kansas City for weekend wey just pass, RSL don still find their playoff chance tighter than market woman wey dey short for change. According to better stats wey Opta dey drop, na just 48.6% chance dem get to enter that sweet wildcard position.
As the head coach, Pablo Mastroeni no wan gree leave anything to chance. Him don talk say: “We have to almost win out,” and you sabi wetin dat mean? E be like say dem go need miracle wey pass Jesus hand as dem number of games don reduce reach six.
Na so defender Alex Katranis come reason am sharp sharp: “Eighteen points.” No dey underestimate the math o! Dem need maximum points if dem wan shine for the league.
As e stand, RSL dey sit down for 10th position for Western Conference, and na where dem no suppose dey if dem wan enter playoffs. Dem dey just one point behind San Jose wey get 35 points, and five points from Colorado wey dey sit down for eight position with 39 points. E go need serious hustle for their next matches!
Mastroeni don drop another wise word as he talk say, “This league na streaky league.” E mean sey any small win fit turn the team to bujubu champion. Dem go need maximum points to keep the momentum just like gbas gbos wey dey happen for Adeola’s corner shop.
But the real wahala be say dem go face LAFC wey dey shine like diamond two times in next week. Mastroeni no sure wetin go happen, but him sabi say LAFC na strong team. “But the moment you start focusing on your opponent, you dey scatter your mind.” Wise man, right?
After that LAFC wahala, dem go groove for home with Austin and Colorado before dem waka go Seattle and St. Louis to finish the season. E no go easy for this young team wey dey try make name for demself o!
But wetin dey make Mastroeni smile be the way e team dey fight for each other and dey solve problems like dem dey chop groundnut. If dem fit keep this energy, who know wetin fit happen?
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