St. Louis City SC closed last season with wins in three of its final five games, going 6-4-4 under John Hackworth after the summer transfer window opened, but little of that momentum carried over into the 2025 season. Yes, the team had two wins and two ties in its first four games, but it then went winless in its next 11 MLS games.

So as City SC makes another late run under another interim coach, this time David Critchley, with the team going for a season-high third win in a row Saturday against Los Angeles FC, is there a way for the team to carry a strong finish into next season?

“In my opinion, it is possible,” said midfielder Marcel Hartel, “but then we have to keep going with Critch and with the whole staff. Because my opinion is that he is a very, very good coach. He put so much eff

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