The USL Championship was back to parity this week. 6 of 12 games ended in draws, 4 of those 1-1 again. So, good news for the 6 teams that actually managed to win. Rank Team Previous Change Record Forg...
So the Legion is now 1-1 in penalty shootouts. It was a heart-stopping evening, all things considered. Still, the good guys triumphed in the end and move on to the Round of 32 in the US Open Cup for t...
The Forge Factor is now in full effect and so quality of recent opposition is now key. There were also some interesting results in the Championship this week. Combined, , those two elements made for s...
Here’s a tip for the Orange County stadium staff: when you score at home, it’s usually not a good idea to have the smoke bombs behind your own goal. It’s doubly not a good idea when ...
For various reasons we never got to file ratings for last week’s game. To be honest, we were tempted not to file them this week either, as they are going to be bad. GK: TREVOR SPANGENBERG – 7. I...
If anyone was worried the departure of the final few MLS 2 teams would weaken the USL Championship, the first 6 weeks of this season have shown that to be an unnecessary concern. The 24 teams of the l...
We have been both busy and under the weather this week, so posts have been, well, delayed. As a result, this one will have to be a quickie with no major comments. However, this week does mark the retu...
Normally in this series we take a detailed look at how the Legion performed tactically in the most recent game played. Well, in this case the most recent game played was yesterday, of course, and than...
Yet more draws this week; so far 19 of 45 games played have ended in a draw, 14 of them 1-1. Parity reigns supreme. New Mexico still hasn’t played 3 games, so the Forge Factor is still on the si...
You have to give the Legion credit: they are keeping those of us in the analysis business busy. Three games in and we have seen three entirely different game plans. Well, not entirely, but certainly d...