After seeing the pieces, new and old, the Rapids have to play with for the 2017 season, it’s time to make some guesses as to how they’ll line up this year. This is based on a few assumptions. Assumption 1: the Rapids will almost certainly play the same 4-2-3-1 that they have for most of the last two seasons. Manager Pablo Mastroeni likes the defensiveness of it, the ability to outnumber an opponent in midfield, and the flexibility of allowing your wide midfielders to play higher, or use your fullbacks more aggressively, or add a defensive midfielder to the attack.
Three possible opening day lineups for 2017
