In the middle of May last year, as Minnesota United climbed up the MLS standings, then-new manager Eric Ramsay said he was all about day-by-day process, not results. “I don’t think it’s necessary to talk about winning,” he said back then.

Fast-forward a year, and Ramsay has learned: When it comes to motivating his team, he might as well talk about the standings.

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