Time To Face The Music

End of the season means looking back to what we thought was going to happen.  Specifically going back through my preseason predictions.  I have a feeling I had a bad year:

• The Rapids make the playoffs without too much sweat, but in 5th place so they don't host a playoff game 

• Because of that they're one and done again

Um, no.  Very, very no.  10th place finish, 4 points out of a playoff spot.  Zero and done.

• Colorado beats Comunicaciones in the first round of the CCL, marking the first time they've ever advanced in that competition, but then gets knocked out by NYCFC in the next round

Again, no.  Crashed and burned in the first round losing a PK shootout at home.

• Because they get a bye to the 4th round of USOC play, to allow for CCL play, they end up facing off against another MLS team and do not advance from their first game

Nailed this one, not that it was that hard.  1 point.

• We win the Rocky Mountain Cup, somehow

*sigh*

• We will not make a significant signing before the season starts in 12 days

 Well, that was correct.  1 point.

• This summer we sign what is a notable #9 for the Rapids, but he does not have a significant impact on the 2022 season (but looks like a good signing for the future)

I going to give myself a half-point for this one because we did get Zardes and he didn't have a significant impact on the season, but it wasn't in summer and its not a good signing for the future.

• Barrios wins the Golden Boot again

Nope

• Rubio does not finish the season in Colorado

Nope, Rubio stayed and won the Golden Boot

• Max shows us what the Rapids saw in him, but it takes a bit before we see it

If I wanted to stretch for a half-point I could here, since he did start showing something in the last few games, but not enough to legitimately make that claim.

• Bassett has a quiet end of the 2021-22 season for Feyenoord, but comes out on fire in the fall

Half a point.  He did have a quiet end to the season, but at the moment he looks more likely to be playing in Colorado after the winter window than the Netherlands.

• Trusty leaving hurts the team in the last third of the season as Keita won't really be starter ready until after he takes his lumps this year.

Trusty staying hurt the team as much as him going, but it wasn't good either way.  1 point.

• Trusty becomes a late scratch from the WC roster.  Kellyn Acosta goes to Qatar (yes, we qualify) as does Sam Vines

Unknown at this time but still possible, if unlikely.

 

Well out of a possible 12 points with 1 outstanding I got 4 and that a being a bit generous.  Compared to 5.5 of 11 last year and 8 of 11 in 2020 I'm going the wrong way.  Much like the Rapids.