Before this Saturday, the Legion had just 9 goals on the season. 2 of those were own goals. It also had a -5 goal difference. By the end of the evening, the tally was 12 goals and the goal difference ...
When looking at the way the Legion played last Saturday we see, as is to be expected, a tactical shift at half-time. A fairly radical one at that. Hardly unusual, of course; that’s what managers...
Busting the dam, that is, not just of opposing defenses, but of the lock on the Legion’s own ability to score. First, yes, this is a tad on the late side, for which our apologies. We were waitin...
Yes, I know that’s a terrible pun, but I raised 4 kids so the occasional dad joke is permitted, OK? Anyway, the Legion came out of Arizona with 3 points over the defending champions and did it i...
The really interesting thing about this game was not simply that the Legion dominated it from pillar to post, but rather that they did so while having to completely change the tactical approach. And a...
If there is a statistic in soccer whose importance is utterly exaggerated, it would be possession. The performance of many teams is predicated not on how much they control the ball, but by what they d...
The Legion has won two straight games by not holding on to the ball in any significant way. This was moderately the case against Louisville City, in which the Three Sparks had a small possession disad...
For the second straight game, the Legion found success scoring against a 3-man back line. That’s something they have struggled with mightily, and not just this season. Moreover, the two back lin...
We won’t do any player ratings for this game, because other than Neco Brett’s wonder goal I’m not sure anyone did anything to deserve more than an F. This was, all things considered,...
There’s much to unpack in this game; tactically it was a very interesting one. We have talked a bit about Total Football over the past few weeks, and we’ve also touched on midfield triangl...