“With Pontius out, Shipalane won’t be playing in games on loan because we’ll need him on the bench.”

Things are that bad.

On the Africans around the league that are succeeding, many are being plucked straight out of African leagues. The Revs, for example, scout there extensively (extensively for MLS, anyway).

The Colombian hook-up appears to be former Chicago/KC midfielder Diego Gutierrez. Maybe we just haven’t bothered to call him up? It is very puzzling to me that we see guys like Hurtado, Olave, Montero, and Benitez popping up on other MLS clubs, as well as guys that just arrived like Pablo Escobar, and we’re sitting around in need of help at central midfield and up top (places we needed help before the season started).