I want to remain optimistic, but the thing that scares me is that the Rapids of last night looked like the Rapids of last year: poor distribution out of the back, poor transition through the midfield, and a half-step slow to make a good attacking pass or cross. For the first few games, the Rapids corrected all of those shortcomings, but last night they all came screaming back.

Let’s hope it was one bad dream, rather than a season-long nightmare.