Previous ranking: 16
The power went out, Daniel was sent off and the Quakes still made it out of Los Angeles with a point. A bizarre point is still a good point.
Previous ranking: 19
It took Chicho Arango all of 23 minutes to score in his debut, and RSL never slowed down from there en route to a 4-0 win over Orlando. Everyone has been screaming for this team to get a proper forward and now it has him. Watch out.
Previous ranking: 11
Losses to D.C. and Colorado make it six defeats in their past eight and only two wins in the past 10. Spin it how you want, but the bright spots can’t make you look away from the results.
Previous ranking: 17
The joy of a good win in Dallas was tossed out the window by a home draw with Miami. You always want to win at home, but against the worst team in the league, you need to win. Fingers crossed the two dropped points don’t come back to haunt Dallas at the end of the season.
Previous ranking: 18
Hopefully none of the Timbers injured themselves playing with fireworks in their off week.
Previous ranking: 20
It took going up a man and VAR for RBNY to take three points from the Revs, but they are in no position to get picky about how they win matches in 2023 and, because this is MLS, they are right in the playoff hunt.
Previous ranking: 27
Riqui Puig treated the Rose Bowl like it was the Camp Nou in beating LAFC, then he put on another show to down the Union. If the Galaxy aren’t putting a fat contract extension in front of him every day for the rest of the year, they’re not doing their jobs.
Previous ranking: 23
Beating FC Dallas is nice, but signing a Designated Player center-forward? Yeah, that’s the real good stuff. Fingers crossed Rafael Navarro can be the goal scorer that can get the Rapids the results that their good play in the first two-thirds deserves.
Previous ranking: 24
NYCFC’s draw in Columbus was mighty impressive, even if it should have been a win. Their home draw with Charlotte wasn’t, but they are still in the playoff race despite their struggles, and every point matters.
Previous ranking: 25
Fabian Herbers continued his hot form to beat Nashville, and if the Fire make the playoffs, it’s a pretty good bet that it’ll be because of the German.
Previous ranking: 26
Sebastián Driussi was stellar, Austin was a threat seemingly every time they got in transition, and it was a great night to be Verde. It felt like 2022. Hopefully the form Austin flashed in Minnesota sticks around the rest of the year.
Previous ranking: 21
The Reds got obliterated by Orlando then beaten by St. Louis at home as the post-Bob Bradley era continues to go poorly. Taking Franco Ibarra on loan may help, even if he’s not especially pleased about the move.
Previous ranking: 22
It has to pain coach Hernán Losada that no combination of players on the roster can make CFM the attacking team he wants. There just isn’t enough firepower there, but the team defends increasingly decently and it nearly snagged it a point against Atlanta.
Previous ranking: 28
The crowd in Charlotte was bonkers, as per usual, and Karol Świderski scored twice and the Crown looked on their way to a phenomenal win over Cincy. Unfortunately, it came apart in the second half and they had to settle for a draw, even after going up a man for the final 15 minutes. But their draw on Wednesday at NYCFC was pretty good.
Previous ranking: 29
Draws against Columbus and D.C. make for a pair of good results, and it’s the kids who are helping deliver. They had six homegrowns on the pitch over the weekend and they held their own, led by Benjamin Cremaschi.
