First game for me last night as well. My thoughts:
- Fairly sloppy game overall - I think a lot of that was to do with the pitch. Looked slick and is still choppy, though I think it'll be really nice in a few weeks.
- Cavalry clearly the superior team
- Escalante the best player on the pitch. Should be taking guys one on one every chance he gets, though it does look like he does the same move every time (stepover with right foot and goes to his left - want to see if he'll go to his right as well). Great finish on his free kick, though the keeper looked mad at himself afterwards so I wonder if it bounced over him? Hard to tell in real time. Regardless, nice goal.
- Finishing could use some work...a lot of shots from just outside the box that missed, though again, I think that's partly to do with the pitch
- Ledgerwood plays so simple, in a good way. You can tell he's played at a much higher level. Crisp passes, very intelligent.
- Back line is solid. Jay and Zats looked great...possibly susceptible to through balls to strikers with speed
- Carducci has great hands - no rebounds on any shots. Real calming presence
- My man Deano (Northover) looked solid. Some great crosses, though tried to do a little too much one on one, which isn't really his game
- Valour knew they were outmatched and spent a lot of time on the ground. They just wanted to leave with a point
- Referee was letting EVERYTHING go
- Venue looks really good, though the walk from lot 2 was insanely long. Those pillars are a real pain for sightlines
Two games in, it looks like the Cavs could be a favourite in this league, as they've clearly been the better side in both.
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