MLS NEXT Pro: Earthquakes II - Los Angeles FC 2 (Sunday, 3/8) pre/in/postgame thread [R]

Nick Fernandez's goal. Granted, this was pretty bad defending.

https://www.youtube.com/live/jELL8uIXAdY?t=2470s

 

Also, over twenty thousand views in a day is impressive numbers for a reserve team game in my opinion. Offering it global means more scouting opportunities for these players.

 

19k of those views is San Diego FC deciding which Quakes II / academy player they're gonna grab from us next.

 

Just watched the game, mainly to see what the issue is for Floriani. Strange game profile. I'm pretty sure he was supposed to be the organizing CB. The Munie role, but he was very aggressive marking upfield...basically pulling himself out of position in defensive transition. He took some really bad angles and was clearly beaten 3-4 times. You would hope he had better decision making by now after a full year with the club. He doesn't have Munie's recovery speed, so he really needs to nail his positional awareness and decision making. My first impression through the first 20 min was he wasn't taking the game seriously...kind of a lark, all over the place. I think he'll come through but he'll need more time...at least an additional season to settle in.

 

He also was really whacking guys from behind on contested headers - lucky not to get a yellow or two for that. That doesn’t bother too much though. Just need to dial back the aggressiveness. He’s good in the air. The lack of recovery speed and getting beat is what worries me.