Some things I liked:

1. Clean sheet – The whole team defends and we had some really nice pressure in the midfield that won us a lot of balls. The backline was aggressive preventing balls in to their attacking players and preventing them the time and space to do much if they did get it. This must be continually done.

2. We worked the ball around using and involving a lot of the team. Good passing, often to feet, kept our opponent working and chasing which wore them down and helped us in the second half. Good soccer lets the ball do the work.

3. There was a slight uptick in communication.

4. Braden got us rolling with a few great takes – on the ground (Can’t miss low) and gave us the lead and 1 goal cushion. He is our man of the match. He also did a lot of work on the ball – and helped us win the ball back. Great job!

Some things we must continue to improve:

1. Communication. It was better in the last game but we need it to rise to another level.

2. Finishing. We need to be more clinical in front of goal. This will continue to a point of emphasis.

3. Getting Stretched. For much of the game we were not as stretched as we have been vertically but as we substitute players we occasionally lose some of our shape.

4. Our attackers must remain active and present to press together. We occasionally had some attackers adding pressure but not all and then that just amounts to a lot of useless running. TOGETHER. I will discuss this in our game plan for tomorrow!

Great to get the win. Lets not get complacent. Let’s commit to finding another level for all of us. Every game will be a battle.