Saint Louis FC had a breakthrough first season under Head Coach Anthony Pulis in 2018, reaching the USL Cup Playoffs for the first time behind an excellent home record (10-2-5) and a solid defense that recorded 12 shutouts in the regular season.

The one area where the side lacked, though, was in the attacking third where it registered only 44 goals in 34 regular-season games. That total ranked second-fewest of any side to reach the USL Cup Playoffs, while Kyle Greig’s 13 tallies accounted for almost one-third of that total on his own.

Finding additional firepower in the attack has been a huge priority for Saint Louis this off-season, most notably with the acquisition of El Salvador international Joaquin Rivas from Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Rivas notched 12 goals a season ago for the Roughnecks as he broke into his national team’s set-up, and subsequently scored his first goal in just his second appearance for La Selecta last November against Haiti.

With eight new additions to the club’s squad this offseason, there are multiple new options at Pulis’ disposal that include notable attacking additions alongside Rivas like former Colorado Rapids forward Caleb Calvert and former FC Cincinnati attacking midfielder Russell Cicerone. Here’s how those new weapons could be deployed in the new season.