It’s game two for the Rapids in the Desert Diamond Cup as
they face off against Houston tonight at 7pm.
The first thing we can hope for is a better stream of the match. The second thing we can hope for is that
Marco Pappa gets some minutes. Although
Shkelzen Gashi is in Tucson, as I stated in the podcast we would be happy to
see him get minutes on Wednesday.
While the Dynamo hasn’t played a game like match since
February 9th, the Rapids had one on Wednesday. It was a loss that was hard on some
fans, but it was most likely going to end up that way when your sole focus of the
game was to see how you bounce back from adversity. Houston
may be a little flat when you think about the fact our boys just came off the
pitch a few days ago.
We have no way of knowing what tactic, or what the goal will
be for this game, but we should be aware and ready for a scrimmage like
result. Fitness and functionality are
the focus for the burgundy boys this preseason, so we shouldn’t expect much
other than that. Guys will be getting time to work with other guys; chemistry
will also be looked at with a close eye.
As we get closer to March 6th, we will start to see the
pieces come together. After all,
building a good sports team no matter the sport is a bit like a million piece
puzzle; we will only see chunks of the final product for what could be a
season, or more.
So let’s not go into tonight’s match thinking “we have to
win”, save that mentality for the home opener.
Let’s go into tonight’s match with the mindset of the coaching
staff. Who on an individual level has
stepped up and shown that he WANT’S to be here?
There are a good number of guys who haven’t yet got a contract so this
is the time we should see the separation between who will be staying and who
may be unemployed.
As far as the predicted lineup goes, I think it will most likely look like it did when the match begun on Wednesday. Yes, it's been said that the results don't always matter but it would be nice to talk about a win.
MacMath, Hairston, Sjoberg, Burling, Burch, Watts, Azira,
Solignac, Powers, Pappa, Doyle.
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