touches were sloppy. We had our pocket picked a few times. Eric Remedi was vital early on, breaking up Nashville opportunities and winning back possession.

2: For all of Nashville’s talk about how they’re not just a team that sits back and plays for the counter, that’s kinda exactly what they did for most of the match. It really wasn’t until around the 25th minute that we began to find a way through their block. We started putting more pressure on their defense and forced some errors. We started winning the ball back in their half.

3: Walkes had a standout defensive performance. The yellow card was 100% crap. In fact I’m not sure what game Ted Unkel was watching but he got a number of calls wrong. You could hear Guzan barking at him all night. “It’s a fuckin handball....TED!”. Not TED’s best performance.

4: Pity had the kind of confident game we’ve been looking for. Lovely goal in the first and how about Eric Remedi throwing on a suit and tie, grabbing a platter, and absolutely serving that up from 60 yards. I think that’s exactly the ball and position that can yield dividends for Pity. He just needs half a yard and a couple good touches on the ball. He absolutely tore the net off with his second. A not confident Pity sends that ball into the rafters.

5: Overall a good win and we get to add another team to the list that hasn’t beaten us. Based on the players’ performance tonight and from their statements over the last week, they seem to be enjoying playing again. I’m sure being home and playing in AC helps. There is still some sloppiness that needs to be cleaned up for sure, but everyone just seemed more comfortable on the whole.