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“Tonight was an embarrassment. Everyone on the field should be embarrassed ... I don’t care how hot it is.”
That’s Tony Beltran after tonight’s 5-1 loss to Houston Dynamo in an on-air interview with Brian Dunseth and David James.
"Everyone who played on the field tonight should be embarrassed." pic.twitter.com/gd15ccdRbB
— Real Salt Lake (@RealSaltLake) June 1, 2017
It’s impossible to disagree with Beltran here, whose anger after the match was palpable.
Beltran continued:
We need to really look at the film tonight, because … all over the board, it’s not good enough. ... This was an opportunity for a six-point game. The Western Conference is good, and if we’re not careful, we’ll be left behind.
RSL’s 5-1 loss was perhaps their worst of the season, with the closest almost certainly having been a 4-0 loss against New England.
If you’re looking for intrigue in this, look no further than Beltran talking about not caring how hot it was on the field — that feels like a pointed criticism.