Hello Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi's got CCL Fever and Red's got a cold! We meander through the week's Concacaf Champions League results and discuss the sanctions handed down on Manchester City. Then we go into our full 2020 Rapids Season Preview with XI questions for the season.

1. Will the new attacking players deliver?

2. Who will start at center back?

3. What does the team do formation wise and how does it differ from last year?

4. Will the Rapids produce on set pieces or make up the difference from the run of play?

5. Who is the real Kellyn Acosta?

6. What's the ceiling for Sam Vines and can he reach it?

7. Who produces and striker?

8. Can the Pids survive the busy summer schedule?

9. Is this the year the Rocky Mountain Cup returns to Colorado?

10. Will the Switchbacks affiliation become mutually productive?

11. Do the Colorado Rapids make the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs?

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