Johnson: "It's got to be better against Union"

Sean Johnson agreed it was crucial his team show an improved effort against the Union.

“We have one more opportunity to go out there, still with our destiny in our hands, to secure a home game for the first game of the playoffs, so our focus has got to be on that,” he said. “Fortunately we’re still in position to have control over that. But it’s just, it’s got to be better.

“Right now it’s tough to really look upon anything for answers or solving problems right after a performance like this. But that’s the one thing I do know. It’s got to be better.”

Yet the nine-year MLS veteran also understands whatever happens before the playoffs begin is nowhere near as intense as what happens once they start.

“To be honest, I could really care less about momentum, I could care less about any outside influence on the outcome of the playoffs or what team advances,” Johnson said. “At the end of the day, you put yourself in the playoffs, you put yourself in the position to go on, and you’ve got to show up on the day and anything can happen. So we’ve just got to be the team that shows up on the day, wherever that is.”