Outside of the early goal and the first 25 or 30 minutes where Cavalry seemed to be controlling play that was ugly. Forge was better up and down the pitch.
I thought Musse was very lucky to not be given a second yellow card for that late challenge in the first half and he should've been subbed at halftime as he was a shadow of himself after that talking to he got from the ref.
First time in a while I think Tommy really got the lineup really wrong. I liked the back four, in fact I might like Norman at LB better than Klomp at RB. Not sure if Vliet was available or not last night. But that midfield. Yikes. Adekugbe, C Trafford, and Di Chiara give you three players who don't really want to be on the ball controlling tempo and two players (Di Chiara and Trafford) who like to run around and cause chaos and get out of position really easily. And with Escalante out with yellow card accumulation I thought it was bizarre to not start at least Fisk on the wing, instead opting for a Camargo/Di Chiara combo down that right side. No speed, no creativity. Where is Assi? /rant
They look like a mentally weak team right now. When they get behind they fall into the same patterns and are unwilling to try anything different.
I want to bring a "MISSING PERSON: MYER BEVAN" sign to the next game. Seriously, where is he?
The available depth and subs that Forge were able to bring on were just so much more than what Cavalry has available right now. But, it's a long season ahead still. It has been a brutal week but hopefully Edmonton cures all things.
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