For the last few weeks, Real Salt Lake’s attack hasn’t had the same lethal voracity that became a staple early in the season. With just one goal in the last four matches, it’s no wonder RSL finds itself in a five-match winless streak.
A big reason for that has been the absence or limited play of playmaker Javier Morales and the forward trio of Juan Manuel Martinez, Yura Movsisyan and Joao Plata. In the last four matches, that foursome has played just 31 minutes together – and that came when Morales subbed on at halftime against Portland and had to be taken off later due to injury.