Bassett, Armas ready for Leagues Cup after 12-day break from play.
Colorado Rapids players line up for the playing of the national anthem ahead of a game against Real Salt Lake at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Saturday, July 20, 2024. If there’s a trophy to be won, the Colorado Rapids will have an eye out for it. That will certainly be the case with the second annual Leagues Cup, which starts Thursday.
Naturally, the focus was to rest his body and mind and look forward to a challenge that was short-lived last season. He said his ankle “still doesn’t feel 100%,” but feels much better than it did two weeks ago.“ gave us a couple of extra days to really compete,” Bassett said. “I feel like we haven’t been able to do that in training for a while, but that’s always the fun part.
That said, the team is looking forward to the get-back, but not entirely for the get-back’s sake. Both teams are different than they were five months ago, and the Rapids have played their way into allowing themselves to forget that result. “When you play against Mexican teams, you play against the Mexican players and South American players, and with that — you saw it with the U.S. and Canada in Copa America — it poses a different challenge,” Armas said. “There are individual skill sets of players, different tactics and that’s not always easy.”Three takeaways: Rapids on wrong end of five-goal first half at LA Galaxy
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