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Power Rankings: How pundits view RSL in the league landscape

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Each week pundits around the web rank the 20 teams in Major League Soccer in their own power rankings.


Here at RealSaltLake.com, we like to see where each of those experts place Real Salt Lake.  After a 1-0 loss against Portland finished off a difficult week for RSL, the club remains in the bottom-third of the league.


MLSsoccer.com – 16


“Saturday's loss felt very much like the end of their seven-year postseason streak.”


ESPNFC.com – 15


“It was just about as bad a seven-day stretch as Jeff Cassar could imagine. Two league losses and a semifinal defeat in the Open Cup means things are pretty bleak in Utah.”


SI.com – 17


“RSL hardly seems able to win in any circumstance this season, even after dominant performances such as they put in against Portland on Saturday before losing on a header by a former teammate.”