1: Cisneros’ best start by far. I really would not write this guy off yet. Is he gonna have double digit goals? No probably not. But can we get some production out of him until Josef is back? Yeah absolutely. I think I prefer him starting to Dom. I like Dom coming as a sub when the situation calls for it. Jackson is also still an option but his performance in MLS hasn’t been good enough to justify starting. He will get opportunities tho and he’s gonna need to capitalize on them big time to see more minutes. 

2: Everything everywhere all at once is the best way to describe injuries and bad luck with our club. Hopefully Dom isn’t seriously hurt and the staff is just being cautious (which is understandable) but man, we just can’t get anything to break our way. And yeah, title winning teams, on top of being very good, have things just go there way too and that isn’t happening for us. It really is the little things that are keeping us from results. 

3: Gotta be happy with set piece defending and productivity this season. We’re only a third of the way through season and we’ve already scored more off dead ball situations than we did the whole of the ‘21 season. We now look like a team capable and maybe even likely of scoring off set pieces, especially in swinging corners. 

4: Action around the box looked great. The passing was quick and crisp. We created space that created chances. Thiago and Moreno combined well. Passing around the box looke great. Once we were in the final third we were going straight to goal. Once again, the finishing is a problem. Thiago and especially Brooks are not natural finishers but regardless, they both had opportunities that have to be put away. 

5: We now lead the league in times fouled and apologies from PRO.