With the US Open Cup to play for on Tuesday, Real fielded a weakened line-up against the Whitecaps on Saturday. But as Nigel Reo-Coker put it, “they were the better team, they had the desire today, and we got taught a lesson, we have to be honest with ourselves.” The long-time Premier League player went on to say, “I have no idea what happened, I have no explanation, I’m going to make up no lies, no nothing. They’ve got a system that they play, we struggle with their system," and "we struggle with it regardless of who they play." Click here to open our fullscreen slideshow.
Pitchside: Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake
With the US Open Cup to play for on Tuesday, Real fielded a weakened line-up against the Whitecaps on Saturday. But as Nigel Reo-Coker put it, “they were the better team, they had the desire today, and we got taught a lesson, we have to be honest with ourselves.” The long-time Premier League player went on to say, “I have no idea what happened, I have no explanation, I’m going to make up no lies, no nothing. They’ve got a system that they play, we struggle with their system," and "we struggle with it regardless of who they play." Click here to open our fullscreen slideshow.