At the beginning of the year I didn't want to move Hunter to sweeper because I didn't think we'd create enough offense to compete in our district without him. But the way those two have played, and the way everyone has stepped up really, has enabled us to move Hunter back and still have an offense that can compete with anyone. |
He has such speed that if we can get balls behind the defense, he's just not going to get caught. He came on at the right time. The good thing about Matt is he scored a lot of important goals in key games. You want your key players to step up in the big games and he's answered that call. |
It would be really hard for us to compete like we did in our district without Hunter in the back because the teams we faced had so many offensive threats. We were going to have to have Hunter back at sweeper one way or the other, and the fact that Pete and Gustavo have done so well up top, that's what's allowed us to advance in our district. |
We didn't make the switch until the season had already started but now they seem to be getting comfortable with each other and anticipating where each other is going to be. Right now they are just playing off each other and working really well together. It seems if one is scoring, the other one is getting the assist. |
Working with Gustavo after last season, he really impressed us so we thought he'd have a good year. But what he and Pete [Peters] have done has been a pleasant surprise. |