A couple of quick hits going into the 'new' season

I mean, I know sometimes I come in a bit “hot” off a win or loss, but I’d like to think that given our recent form we might be a bit of a handful for the Phunions (love the nickname, btw). Whereas with them we of course have to key on LeToux, but other than that…I’m not sure of anyone else who stands out. I mean sure, they have a solid, solid defense and a very workman-like midfield; if I wasn’t so lazy, I’d do some solid research to back this up but they almost remind me of our old form back during the April run. But now, I have to say that even though we don’t have a go-to guy as a scorer, we seem to find ways to score…more than anything, that’s the mark of a dangerous team. Yes, we have the to-be MVP Brad Davis, who is the man behind the man, but we’ve been getting goals from all over: Moffat, Cruz, Boz, Cameron, Hainault, Costly, and I believe that’s just from the last couple of games or so. Yes, if they clamp down on Davis it will certainly make life harder, but I think having Camargo and Moffat in the midfield help take that pressure away because it seems like now we distribute the ball more but perhaps that last touch comes from Davis, whereas before we just gave to Davis and then just said “ok, do something special with it”. Though I will say I’d feel much better if we at least had someone like Dixon on the bench to provide some pace and creativity if need be; if Carr has another fart of a game like on Sunday we need someone else who can help stretch the Philly backline…Bruin can do it to some extent, and maybe he can do it on his own but Dixon would be nice to have in hand. We’ll likely see Ching & Costly kick off the proceedings with Bruin & Dixon waiting on the bench until the 70th minute.

On the other end of the field, having Cameron certainly helps out the back-line and I think recent results bear that out; again, simply using recent (rusty) memory, since he moved back there what, 4 games ago, we’ve maybe conceded 2 goals? Remember, before that we were averaging 1-2 goals conceded a game. Now, he has had some defensive mistakes and I hope he’s not relying on athleticism to bail him out because that can cost you in the playoffs, but again the results speak for themselves. He can help give us a clean sheet and then its up to the forwards and midfield to find a way to crack that nut of a Phunion D.

I think we can come away with a 1-0 or 1-1 result from the city of brotherly (no) love and then eek out a similar result here (likely we can get a 1-0 here).

…that no one, including myself, picks Brian Ching as the player to have the decisive impact. Now watch the Flyin’ Hawaiian make us all look like geniuses by scoring 4.