PBP: Aiming for “mid” - the 2026 consolidated match thread - all competitions

These shadows are gonna be tough.

 

Unfortunately it looks like we’ve got the 2025 Jared Stroud and not the 2024 version.

 

Peglow not at his best either today.

 

No one really at their best today. Since the strategy seems to be muck up the game and hope to get lucky I guess that is to be expected.

 

I like the 4-4-2 for its defensive stability. Easy formation to be organized and help reduce chances. But the lack of an extra player in the midfield or on the frontline makes possession difficult. Having a hard time counter attacking as well. Might be a game where the subs make a huge difference.

 

Other than set pieces we were defensively solid. It won't last in the 2nd half if we can't get more of the ball. We really struggled against the counter press.

All of Peglow, Stroud and Kijima were terrible with the ball.

Hopkins for Stroud at halftime would be justified.

I thought Peltola was good, except when he got faked out of his boots at the end of the half.

Baribo is a pest at least.

 

I don't have anything else to add to what's been said so far, but I'm glad it's still 0-0 and Sean Johnson came up big a couple times early (though that missed punch on one of the corners was almost disastrous).

 

Pirani and Hopkins in for Kijima and Stroud.

 

Second half has begun.

 

Wow! Subs that I both understand and are not too late.

 

Thank you, Sean Johnson!

 

The gameplan is clearly get a shutout at all costs, anything else is just a bonus.

 

That was a dangerous play, glad he hit his own teammate at least. Ref needs to call that.

 

The cameras are really struggling with the sun and shadows this game.

 

Damn.

 

Set piece defending was poor all game.

 

That was some awful defending and goalkeeping. The team has been dismal on set pieces all game.

 

Johnson should have gotten to that first ball.

 

0 points.

 

I had a feeling when they signed Ramirez midweek that it would burn us.

 

Me too

 

If we are going to play a lot of 4-4-2 we need a left wing.

 

I was listening to the game in the car and I damn near crashed when the Apple announcers talked about legacy DCU and our three stripe jerseys, calling it the essence and soul of the team. I don't think I realized the league employed anyone who even knew the league existed prior to like 2010.