Orlando City, Jason Kreis is out

Jason Kreis is out, and Orlando City are once again riding a merry-go-round of their own making.

The Lions parted ways with Kreis on Friday, dismissing the veteran head coach a little less than two years after he took over for Adrian Heath midway through 2016. Despite a couple of intoxicating highs, things never really clicked for Kreis in Florida. A red-hot start to the 2017 season (6W-1L-0D) and a six-game winning streak earlier this year turned out to be more mirage than reality, with the Lions fading miserably last summer and following up this year’s winning streak with their ongoing six-game losing skid.

Wednesday’s embarrassing 3-0 loss at Montreal proved to be the last straw. The defeat – their third straight loss by three goals – dropped Orlando into a tie for sixth in the East with Chicago. They’ve been outscored, 17-5, during their losing streak, a remarkable run of futility that’s exposed significant problems on their roster. Kreis leaves the club with an underwhelming 21W-29L-14D record in MLS play.