Rapids coach Chris Armas, offseason additions learned valuable lessons in Europe. Now they’re being applied in Colorado.

Rapids coach Chris Armas, offseason additions learned valuable lessons in Europe. Now they’re being applied in Colorado.

Chris Armas was using an elliptical machine in the basement of his New York home last September when he began watching a Colorado Rapids news conference in the wake of Robin Fraser’s dismissal. A few months removed from his Premier League spell at Manchester United and Leeds United, the 51-year-old cautiously kept his eye out for opportunities to keep coaching. There were a few head jobs available in MLS, but none were more intriguing than the o…