1: Heavy legs sums up this game. The contrast in energy was pretty stark and that was the quietest I’ve ever heard the Benz. Orlando definitely looked like the team with a full week between matches. We just weren’t making enough runs in behind or closing down space in our own third quickly enough. Very static all around. 

2: Losing Chol so early really f’d things up. He looked really good until he went down. Considering he’s really a depth player as is, we don’t have more/better depth to replace him. Etienne remains not it, and Mosquera doesn’t appear to provide much outside of pace and a couple quick turns on the ball. 

3: When Orlando was pushing early and really pressing us in our own third the outlet ball wasn’t on to relieve any pressure. Best we could do was just boot it away and give possession straight right back. Then once they got their winning goal, they sat deep, stay organized and were impossible for us to break down. 

4: Almada was really the only one really trying to provide anything. Even up until the very last minute, winning a foul and putting an absolute rocket on goal. It was a calculated if not also desperate move from Thiago to launch a one man rescue mission, but he couldn’t quite pull it off. 

5: We lack quality depth and the FO has to nail this window for us to be really contending after leagues cup. MLS is wild, in the span of ten days you can go from chasing down 2nd in the table to 7th.