In Varas' first job as a males's head coach, he led the Californian facet to the highest of the Western Convention with a record-breaking tally of factors, wins and away wins for an growth group.
And he did all of it whereas deploying a method that has been impressed by Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's Barcelona.
Varas mentioned: “I like soccer. I believe the very best factor in life is enjoying soccer. And if you cannot try this, the following smartest thing is to be working in soccer. And if you cannot try this, I believe the following smartest thing is to be a passionate fan of soccer.
“And I do know there are numerous methods of enjoying soccer and I respect all of them and all of them have great worth and you'll win any means.
“However deep in our hearts and in our DNA, we really feel one of these thrilling soccer, and it makes it all of the extra particular a journey after we play this fashion.”
It's this fashion that bonded a gaggle of 30 strangers and helped them outperform MLS giants such because the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and each Los Angeles golf equipment within the Western Convention.
However regardless of everybody having to develop relationships with team-mates throughout pre-season, usually by card video games and the odd journey to look at Main League Baseball facet San Diego Padres, the contemporary begin for workers and gamers felt like a bonus.
Midfielder Anders Dreyer mentioned: “It was good to get right into a dressing room the place each participant needed to be on the identical place.
“Typically you come to a membership with historical past and there may be stuff carrying over from final season the place folks need to depart as a result of they did not play sufficient or have been sad.
“However right here, there was a gaggle of gamers who would simply need to be part of this journey.
“I have been in lots of totally different groups with lots of historical past after which to attempt an entire new group with no historical past, was one thing I'd like to do.”
