Arlington had the better play today. I think that first goal deflated us a bit. The guys came here ready to play, but Arlington is an older team, a more mature team and I think it shows. |
At halftime, we changed our scheme and added another midfielder. That was the total difference. Once we made that change, they weren't able to move up the field nearly as much. |
It was the most physical game they've been involved in, by far. They had to adjust. |
They forced us out of our game today. We didn't go wide like we usually do and we weren't able to get as many crosses. |
We've been playing better with each succeeding game, but this game was a bit of a setback. I'm going to have a conversation with them about how we crossed less than 50 percent of our average, how we weren't working the alleys and how we weren't going really aggressive to the ball. If you don't do those things, then the result is inevitable. You are going to lose. |