The one where we are half way there, and the injuries are hard to bear.

1: Toronto’s press was effective and ours was non existent. Honestly, I think we just got outworked tonight. We didn’t posses or dominate the run of play like we tend to and like to do. 

 

2: We came alive a bit in the 2nd half. I wish we had done more of what lead to Araujo’s goal. We just didn’t win enough duels and turnovers in their final third or really in their own half. 

 

3: Well, we haven’t had an injury in two games so I guess we were do. The first goal by Toronto isn’t a surprise. We looked a little shell shocked after losing Brooks so close to kickoff. The injuries for our club have reached historic levels. Please let me know if you can point to another team in this league or any other, or even in any other sport, please let me know. 

 

4: If we aren’t able to play the way we like because of the opponent, or it’s just not coming off for one reason or another, I’d like to see us be able to switch things up and get more direct, start crossing more balls in. 

 

5: Bright spots tonight were Araujo and McFadden. Araujo just needs to keep doing his thing. He emptied the tank tonight and did all he could to get a result on his own.  Took a bunch of big hits for his trouble. 

McFadden was great. He played like a player trying to make the most of his unexpected opportunity. He was full gas the whole time. He won balls, was involved in the attack (the few times it was on) and overall looked like a confident player that the team can rely on going forward. That AmFam cup game is proving to actually be more important than any of us thought. He got some really valuable minutes there, as did Rocco. Both of their perfomances in that game are a big reason why they’re with the first team now, that and we’re running out of players.