This will be a stern test. Indy and the Cosmos have drawn each of the six times they've played. But the Cosmos come into this one hot, with two wins, five goals scored, and none surrendered, while Indy's revamped squad has yet to show signs of gelling. No Ubi (hamstring), so look for Mares to return to his role as playmaker; if he can return to his form from last year, Indy has a chance.
Indy has improved their backline, however, the Cosmos have diversified their attacking options. The weather should be good. Anyway, keeping with tradition I expect a 1-1 tie at 'The Mike'. The Cosmos should play their home games in Indy...
My starting XI: -----------------------Zayed---------------------- -Lacroix---------------Ubi--------------Reinoso- ------------Paterson---------Mares--------------- -Vuko-----Falvey-------Janicki------Palmer- -----------------------Busch----------------------- I think Ring and Paterson are redundant, and Mares completely changed the game vs Ottawa last week so I think we need to give him a go. I also think Reinoso has been more impressive than Braun each of the first two weeks so i'd go with him if he's ready to handle more minutes.
No clue, I just learned about it from jeffcoop from this thread, I haven't watched any games this season yet, so I had no way of knowing.
--------------Zayed--------Braun------------- -Lacroix-----Paterson-----Ring------Mares- -Vuko------Falvey-------Janicki----Palmer- ---------------------Busch--------------------
Decent play in the first half I'm impressed with Lacroix. Yeah, he could've had some better touches, but he was dangerous on the wing and widened the Cosmos' defence. Zayed and Braun have also done a decent job getting into the box and creating chances, but the whole team, let alone the strikers seem way too apprehensive to let it rip. We have a chance to get three points here. The defence has done a decent enough job for us to be creating chances, but the midfield and forwards just need to step it up a bit. Or at the very least, not be afraid to take a shot.
Lol there's some squeaker kids near the commentary box and you can hear them chiming in every once in a while