After St. Louis City SC accomplished two things it has had trouble doing all season in one Saturday evening — shutting out the other team and winning on the road — you would have expected the mood to be light and celebratory Tuesday on the team’s practice fields as it readies for its game at San Jose.

Instead, practice ended with teammates having to come between captain Roman Burki and midfielder Celio Pompeu, who had an extended close-quarters shouting match, presumably about something that happened in the final short-field practice game (which was not won by their team). After that, interim coach David Critchley brought the team together in a big circle for an impromptu group therapy session, which included participation from players, for about 10 minutes.

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