We've got a couple of guys that can hit the ball.
That's what we've worked on in practice. We want the forwards and the midfielders to play together.
That's what we've been asking them to do, send those through balls. Tonight we were able to get on to them.
That's just poor defense. Our marks were loose in the back and the midfield, and we gave them too much time in space with the ball.
We thought Will broke his leg, but he has a deep bone bruise. Nelson has horrible shin splints and Luis has a nasty bruise. It's yellow and purple. We've joked around that it looks like some kind of disease, because it's spread over his entire leg.
We tell our kids all the time, that soccer is won and lost in the midfield.
We've made significant progress this year. Everyone has made progress as soccer players. It just bums me out that it's taken this long. But we know that the juniors will have the basic ideas down when they come back next season.
It gives us more depth in the back. It gives us a head start when defending against the long ball, making it harder for people to get behind us. If the other team serves the long ball, then we're a little further back. We won't lose the foot race to the ball.
That was excellent character. All week long, I talked about how someone needs to step up and make a difference in the game.
Luke and I played that way in college, and it worked great for our team. But this team needs a sweeper in the back. The 3-5-2 alignment gives us more depth in the back and more numbers in the midfield.