1: This started out looking like a game being played on short rest. Energy was low and it just looked sluggish. The schedule is brutal. You’re gonna have games like that. It’s unavoidable. So how valuable is it to have someone who can bang them in off free kicks and get your side up early? This is the Barco we paid for. This is the Barco that was hyped. This is the Barco we hoped for. Al is forgiven. Barcolazooooool!

2: Bello has got to calm down a little when he’s running at goal. He had a few clear cut opportunities that have to be goals. And then of course right as I was writing this take….he scores 😆. He was in the right spot and at exactly the right time for the tap in so that’s good and now hopefully the IQ and split decision making keeps progressing. His skill and and strength is not in question. 

3: Really not interested in hearing any more negative talk about Guz. He’s still got it. He’s quicker than you’d think. He reads the game well. For the most part he makes good choices. His distribution isn’t perfect but who’s is? He’s still a great shot stopper too. A Goalazo is a Goalazo and no keeper stops either of those goals from DC. 

4: We are taking our chances. This is one of the biggest differences with this club now and this club two months ago. We had been creating chances. We had SOG. We just couldn’t convert and now I half expect half the chances to end up into the net. What a difference a BBQ and some water can make. 

5: Araujo is a game breaker. A stat buffer. Coin it however you want. You felt the momentum and energy shift when he came on. No one has come out firing so quickly like he has. We have some players that are finally having their potential truly unlocked but no one has come so good so quickly.