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Title Contenders
1.) SAN ANTONIO: Ignacio Bailone, a powerful aerial threat at forward, came into the weekend with 15 appearances and no starts, but he got the nod in a new-look forward line while hosting San Diego. Bailone is in the 93rd percentile for foul drawing and rates well for defensive actions and conversion rate as well; he's high-energy and can provide a real anchoring presence in attack. I posted this week about San Antonio's direct attacking style, and a Maloney-to-Bailone move in the first half illustrated the pattern while highlighting the forward. #20 shouldered off a defender on an aerial duel, leveraged smart movement from Elliot Collier to get a look on the turn, and put the side into the lead.
The defense took over from there, and I want to give a particular shoutout to Shannon Gomez. Last time these sides met, San Diego feasted down the right, but #22 was so heady this time around. Gomez has five assists on the year, but he's also in the 84th percentile for defensive actions, and that sensibility was crucial in fending off the Loyal, who frankly looked more dangerous against the Taintor-Maloney flank. Still, great stuff all around for Alen Marcina and the gang.
2.) LOUISVILLE: Fresh off a well-worked goal last week, Elijah Wynder started in a semi-rotated Louisville team away to Tulsa on Wednesday. I was really impressed with the manner in which the midfielder fit into the side's ultra-fluid system; though he only generated 25th percentile Goals Above Replacement on loan to Tucson, Danny Cruz seems to understand how to best employee Wynder. Nevertheless, the youngster failed to track back and cover for a wide-rotating Tyler Gibson on the opening goal, freeing the eventual assist. Still, Louisville quickly sorted things out and found joy beyond the wings of the opposing 4-2-4 via Enoch Mushagalusa in particular. A revived Bone-DelPiccolo proved especially strong in the second half to get an edge, but their squad conceded late-on for a slightly generous draw. In context, it's not a bad result off of a rain-marred Saturday fixture, but you'd love to have earned all three points.
This Saturday, we got a Harris-Ownby duo in the lineup for what feels like the first time in ages. Say what you will about this team's depth, but Louisville is strongest with both members of that pairing in the mix. Ownby is in the 99th percentile for Goals Above Replacement and Harris the 92nd; they've got about 20 goals in total this year. I love when Ownby and Mushagalusa swap wings just to freshen up the look and confuse defenders as to which foot they're supposed to be denying; both are smart enough to maintain the press going the other way. The game ended up being rather defensive, but getting a point at Highmark isn't bad.
3.) MIAMI: Against, New York, Anthony Pulis' side was clinical in transition. Hell, they won 7-1; starting this blurb acting like there was just one strong spot is misleading. In any event, New York plays a high defensive line, and Kyle Murphy terrorized it with Florian Valot and a high Joaquin Rivas in support. This was the most formulaic 4-4-2 we've seen from Miami in a minute, but they pushed their wingers quite high in transition to cross trouble and facilitate crosses into the striker. On the first goal, Lamar Walker regained on the right and used his searing pace to get behind out wide. From there, Murphy swung deep into the box, opening space for Rivas to score. Very fluid stuff from a side that's ever improving; the ultimate win, I must remind you, was pain-free. I think Miami has the defense to stop anyone and the offensive spark to produce magic when it matters.
On the road in Montclair, Anthony Pulis decided to rotate and give Devon Williams a breather, and Miami's 4-4-2 defense immediately felt the consequences. Don't get me wrong; the traveling Floridians controlled the game. Still, the Baby Bulls got their opener by playing long from a goal kick, breaking beyond the central two in the midfield, and forcing a sloppy backpass. Williams simply doesn't let that happen. He's either there to put in a tackle or plays an incisive pass rather than meekly cede a turnover. 80th percentile passing volume and 85th percentile efficiency in the tackle don't lie. This doesn't mean anything in the vacuum of this rout, but it does show that Speedy is essential in the long run.
4.) TAMPA BAY: The first half of the Rowdies' matchup with Charleston was a rude return to action for Robert Castellanos and the Floridian side. I was happy to see the MLS loanee back, but his bobbled clearance led to the Battery's first goal. Higher up the pitch, Junior Etou (28th percentile expected assists, 34th percentile forward passing) didn't have the same progressive spark as a Yann Ekra or Nicky Law, allowing the opposition to key in on Lewis Hilton with what essentially amounted to four central midfielders. There really wasn't a big adjustment on the cards. This is probably the tamest offensive performance I've seen from the Rowdies in recent memory. Given the experimentation this year, maybe you go for the classic back three but with Leo Fernandes as a wingback? I don't know, but this was a game that should cause some changes.
5.) COLORADO SPRINGS: Something fun to watch in the stats category: Michee Ngalina came into the weekend on nine goals and eight assists, and I'm really hoping he gets a double-double. On Saturday, Ngalina and the Switchbacks took on a Detroit team with a very organized but somewhat slow back three, and #11 was tremendous in transition. Off counterpressure or Cam Lindley switches in block, he'd constantly find joy against isolated centerbacks. However, that attacking delight faltered when the side gave up their first goal in weeks against a well-worked set piece against the run of play. Things changed from then on. Detroit made a concerted effort to overload the middle, and Lindley couldn't find space. For those initial foibles, the back three held steady and didn't get fooled by interchange between Hadji Barry and Elvis Amoh. This wasn't a bad performance on a rainy autumn day, but it shows that there's still room to improve in an ever-rotating defense and occasionally dry attack.
6.) SAN DIEGO: Landon Donovan went with a somewhat rotated lineup in a top-two tilt with San Antonio, with Kyle Vassell on the bench and Camden Riley inserted into the back line alongside Jack Metcalf. Vassell entered in the first half, but the approach remained the same for the Loyal: take your punches on the counter and beat San Antonio in the channels with clever movement and tempo. There were times where the league's best back three looked troubled by Thomas Amang's pace and the mazy creativity of Alejandro Guido, but the hosts struck first with a ball over the top that laid bare the issues with San Diego's own defensive trio. I say it too much, but a commitment to a 4-4-2 defense and a slower style in block pays dividends for Landon Donovan. Here, especially, leaning into a low-tempo, high-possession style and keeping shape would've paid dividends; San Antonio feasts in chaos.
7.) SACRAMENTO: The Open Cup final shouldn't lessen what was ultimately a magical run for Sacramento. I covered the game in excruciating depth on Twitter and for Backheeled, but you can't fault Mark Briggs' tactical setup to any real degree. The Republic played their game, and Orlando simply had the quality to do the job at the end of the day thanks to smart substitutions and unending pressure.
Six new starters came in at the weekend as Loudoun came to California's capital, giving Rodrigo Lopez and others a nice respite. You'd think that an eleven featuring Douglas Martinez and Deshorn Brown would have the firepower to feast against Loudoun, but neither showed much of an instinct on the move.
That said, the Luis Felipe-Nick Ross pair was a treat all evening, capable of shutting down Loudoun progression at a moment's notice. The former sparked the opening goal for Sacramento, goading an ill-advised backpass that Brown pressed with aplomb to create a hideous goal. Jack Gurr banged in a goal soon after, and the side coasted to a win against a weak foe, but I still have some reservations in attack. The caveat in the context of the open? Mark Briggs' 5-4-1 is built for a one-off tournament format.
Playoff Locks
8.) DETROIT: It almost feels dirty watching Detroit without Nate Steinwascher in net, but the Ryan Shellow-led defense held its own against one of the USL's most dynamic attacks. Connor Rutz was as box-to-box as we've seen all year in terms of his contributions to the shape in block, and the usual 3-4-1-2 press often deepened into a 3-4-2-1 with an inverted forward line meant to deny Cam Lindley in the middle. The Switchbacks frankly controlled proceedings to start, but Rutz's depth and tight three-man midfield overlaps gave Detroit a foothold to get a lead from a beautifully designed set piece.
The dynamic was wholly different henceforth. When the Switchbacks pushed up, Le Rouge's wingbacks finally could get involved. Rutz, Dunwell, and Rodriguez stayed tight and hunted in packs to blow up central moves, and the chances flowed in transition. Things culminated in a rapid-fire throw to Antoine Hoppenot, who whipped a cross over the shifted back line to meet Deklan Wynne on the late-arriving run. It was a perfect representation on how the game had changed. Signature win, eh?
9.) MEMPHIS: Last week, I praised Handwalla Bwana for his late-arriving runs that essentially created a two-striker effect for Memphis to earn a draw at the death. This week on Wednesday, he got the start in Atlanta and impressed me as a defensive counterpressure. Amidst a changed-up squad with striker Derek Dodson at right back, the ex-Tacoma man was a steady hand in an end-to-end tilt. Dodson was targeted by Two-nited, but the strength of that 4-2-3-1 pressure mostly did the job. Memphis dominated possession to an extent that nullified the weakness, and #14 even overlapped his way to an assist to give his side a 2-0 edge through the ever-fantastic Phillip Goodrum. Some slight wobbles, but a classic performance in the end.
10.) PITTSBURGH: When Angelo Kelly-Rosales signed for Pittsburgh in the offseason, I was pretty convinced he'd play a big role in the side in 2022. That hasn't played out, and the midfielder came into the weekend with a bottom-quarter Goals Above Replacement and barely 500 minutes played. Bob Lilley moved the ex-Battery man to right back in an unexpected 4-2-4 or 4-2-3-1 where his deep-seated role and athleticism were designed to limit the fearsome Enoch Mushagalusa. He did that splendidly, and though the 'Hounds didn't generate bucketloads of offense, the solidity of the broader system was classic stuff from this side. The low-lying fullbacks neutralized the league's best counterpressing and transition-dominant sides, and that's no small feat; change something like that second-half Sean Totsch goal-line clearance, and this could've been a famous victory.
11.) BIRMINGHAM: Most every variation of the 4-4-2 has been successful for Tommy Soehn, but the opening sequences against Indy showed some flaws. Anderson Asiedu sat high on the right wing but closed with poor angular awareness, allowing dropping Indy players from Juan Tejada to Neveal Hackshaw to break into attack. Winger deployment for Asiedu has been mixed in my opinion, but the Legion haven't suffered in the results sense; this match showed that he's just superior in the center.
Those corners, man. Hackshaw got a brace in about 15 minutes with Anderson Asiedu and Mikey Lopez - neither of whom are above 5'8" - were tasked with hand wave kinda just figuring it out against the towering Trinidadian? Getting beat the same way from an obvious marking mistake two times over is exceedingly poor.
Still, Soehn adjusted by getting Marlon on the right, Bruno Lapa on the left, and Asiedu back into the middle. Balance was restored as #6 did his play-destroying thing and the improved two-way play on the flanks forced Indy to stretch. From there, the Legion were wonderfully fluid building in a manner that continually let Marlon streak behind the defense on diagonal runs. He's in the 93rd percentile for Goals Above Replacement this year, and his fully-actualized pace and skill are paramount to a Birmingham team that can go static. A late concession took off the shine, and this was a weird, weird game in general.
On the Bubble
12.) RIO GRANDE VALLEY: The subtle variations in Wilmer Cabrera's pressing scheme each week are fascinating to watch, and the Y-shaped look he adopted versus El Paso was the consummate example. In a sort of 4-3-3 or 4-2-4, the wingers pressed high to addle the opposing centerbacks and cut off lanes into the fullbacks as Ricky Ruiz and Emilio Ycaza sat deeper in the middle to deny build into El Paso's all-important central midfielders.
Nevertheless, that height on the wings left the Toros a shade vulnerable to the Locomotive wide threat. More often than not, the press approach bore fruit. Ycaza was a terror, and his motion also opened late runs from Cabezas and company in attack. Nearing the end of the match, Akeem Ward burst central from left back to intercept a pass rushed by substitute Frank Lopez's back-pressure, against leveraging dominance in the middle. Lopez recovered into the box to score, and the Toros doubled up to stay alive in the playoff hunt.
On Saturday, RGV went down rather quickly to New Mexico but battled back exactly how you'd hope. The opponents weirdly took a step back after initially going toe-to-toe in the press, and that let Emilio Ycaza cook. If this league wasn't so stacked in the central midfield, I'd be giving #8 real all-league attention. He got the opener himself off of a switch then created the second with end-to-end running, spirited pressure, and attacking gravity. This team is just fun right now, and a third goal was just icing on the cake.
13.) EL PASO: John Hutchinson knew his side was coming up against a narrow, pressureful opponent against Rio Grande Valley at midweek and focused on width to stretch the Toros out. Nick Hinds and Christiano Francois, probably El Paso's paciest wing pair, got the nod in the fixture, and they did well to give the Locomotive a spark and gravitational effect from the flanks. Still, the Toros were frankly better-equipped in the center of the park and pressed smartly to generate a low-chance match, and they took advantage to force a central turnover late-on to get the game-winning first goal. El Paso just can't string good performances together.
14.) MONTEREY: I've said it a million times, but Hugh Roberts is as elite as they come at centerback. He rates in the 98th percentile for Goals Above Replacement, but he does it all beyond the statistics. Against Orange County on Wednesday, he brought the pace, power, and nous to deal with a three-forward front combing physical strikers with patient wide forwards, and he controlled the opposing attack in style.
Up the pitch, Chase Boone's interchange with Sam Gleadle at right and Christian Volesky at striker as well as his instinct glomming onto second balls powered a solid attack. I highlight Boone on the regular, but Gleadle is the man of the moment with three goals in two games. His movement was lovely, and his pace is lethal when you've got that attacking group clicking. Monterey remained in the mix with a hard-nosed win, and an abortive Saturday cancellation in Las Vegas - which, mind you, needs to be a forfeit - left them in good shape for the playoff field.
15.) INDY: Another week, another solid match for the Eleven and their pseudo-diamond. Neveal Hackshaw has been good for a goal or two in each of his seasons in the Circle City, and he got that brace in about a five-minute span by isolating again two defenders six inches shorter than him. Still, getting those corners showed how Indy has grown. Hackshaw himself and Juan Tejada dropped into the left half space, linked with Robby Dambrot, and charged into the zone.
Overly aggressive shifting and a conservative switch into something more like a 4-4-2 caused problems. Indy lives or dies by the press; they've shown themselves to be sloppy in that low-energy look, and that effect was glaring on Birmingham's second goal. Give opponents time, and this Eleven team is too poor and slow to put up a fight. Still, Stefano Pinho came up huge yet again off of a move where Raul Aguilera completely ate up against a thin midfield, shifting the entire Legion side with his dribbling to get the hockey assist. Mark Lowry is cooking.
16.) NEW MEXICO: Moaning about bad injury reporting is one of my favorite USL hobbies, but New Mexico bucks that trend. The context is useful when you're missing Austin Yearwood, Josh Suggs, Neco Brett, Jerome Kiesewetter, Harry Swartz, and Cristian Nava; that's half of a nailed-on playoff lineup if you ask me. The side started brightly in a high-flying 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 that used Amando Moreno and Preston Tabortetaka aggressively on the wings, challenging the narrow shape RGV uses. That led to the first goal after a spectacular Preston take-on. Still, the shape flattened into a 4-5-1 almost immediately, and New Mexico suddenly ceded time and space in the middle. Just like that Emilio Ycaza flipped the script to give RGV an unassailable edge.
I hate to say it, but this team doesn't have a central creator. Chris Wehan should be that guy, right? He's on two assists and 56th percentile expected assists this year and tends to play box-to-box. RGV is tremendous in the press and tight at back, but we need to flag this; New Mexico is subtly 21st in the USL in expected goals per 90 by my numbers.
17.) CHARLESTON: There's a direct through line between Andrew Booth and Mauro Cichero starts and Charleston doing good things. Quick allowance withstanding, the Battery looked rampant early against the Rowdies by pinching Booth and Cichero narrow in defense and essentially outnumbering Tampa Bay four-on-two in the central midfield. Aggressive counterpressure from the bright DZ Harmon, meanwhile, sparked the opening goal from a late-arriving Booth. Harmon - real name Dionysus! - is in the bottom ten percent for expected goals and assists, but you saw the impact of his 83rd percentile defensive actions on that equalizer. Booth continued to be fluid as all get-out in earning the second goal, this time playing off of Aidan Apodaca on the break. You have to love it for Conor Casey.
18.) OAKLAND: Lindo Mfeka is a fan favorite in the East Bay, but he only has a handful of starts this year amidst injuries and bright performances from other attackers. Still, he fit like a glove in a revenge match against Phoenix, scoring a first-half brace. His movement alongside Edgardo Rito on the right side was a treat, and Mfeka's speed was particularly useful at challenging a subpar portion of the Rising defense. With that extra game played, Oakland is still a step back in the playoff race, but they're absolutely a viable contender to get into the field if they keep up this level of performance.
19.) ORANGE COUNTY: Sean Okoli took the #9 spot between the Iloskis on Wednesday night against a fairly hot Monterey side, and his Orange County squad did well to play over the top of a strong opposing defense on occasion, but it was mostly stasis for the defending champs. We've circled back to the point where a Casiple-Powers-McCabe midfield just doesn't have enough progressive incision to do the job against organized opponents, hence those rare moments of over-the-top joy and little else of note.
The 4-3-3 returned in an emotional fixture against LA Galaxy II, and the effort was noticeable. I loved what Kevin Partida was doing in the center of the park. He's had a pedestrian year by the numbers and hasn't been a nailed-on starter, but his ability to man mark LA's all-important central midfielders before peeling off to dribbling defenders was crucial. About two-thirds into the match, substitute Okoli broke through amidst a great spell of front-three movement, pinning the Galaxy and opening a shot for the veteran forward. Milan Iloski - who else? - followed up on the rebound with ample space provided by that three-striker look, and it was glory from there.
I don't care if Orange County makes the playoffs come October, but this was a huge, huge match. The team got a win at Championship Soccer Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd, and the Galaxy made themselves look positively foolish with those two red cards. I've written about this issue elsewhere, and you should check out the latest from the club, but this win just felt amazing.
Down Bad
20.) LOS ANGELES: Taking on Hartford on Monday, the Galaxy improbably won the shot battle 19 to 10 after taking an early red card, and their sustained success with ten men deserves a deeper look. Jalen Neal, a centerback, left the match, but Yoann Damet didn't use a substitution and moved Carlos Harvey, a 98th percentile defensive intervenor in the midfield, to the back line. In a 4-4-1, Harvey was allowed to carry the ball up the pitch to re-establish numerical parity, and the Galaxy equalized off of classic Preston Judd-Cameron Dunbar brilliance. Things fell apart late when Hartford made their presence known in the midfield, and this was a pretty crushing loss in the playoff context, but that doesn't mean there aren't positive takeaways.
Against Orange County on Saturday, the Galaxy struggled to advance with much coherence initially. The opponent's 4-3-3 shape with two high-closing central midfielders and aggressive fullbacks did a ton to limit ground-centric build. This was a rather conservative match in general, which played into Orange County's hands, and a late-game breakthrough broke the Galaxy in a mentality sense. Preston Judd earned a standard red card for a bad tackle, but Carlos Harvey's dead-ball slice was pretty despicable. I try not to editorialize, but this loss was fairly karmic, and it left a sour taste in my mouth regarding this Galaxy side and their hotheaded youth.
21.) TULSA: Returning to the now-typical back four, Tulsa showed their effort and quality early against a strong opponent on Wednesday night in a two-striker press. Rodrigo Da Costa was allowed to play as a full-blown forward, pressing high against a possessive back line and sitting up in attack. Meanwhile, the Epps-Suarez wing pair tracked back hard but could essentially form a four-man strike force in possession; that dynamic drew the opposition out and freed a Suarez-to-Bird-to-Rodrigo opener that should provide the blueprint for the platonic Tulsa attack. Still, Donovan Ricketts' side lost the plot and ceded the possession battle badly as the match wore on, looking particularly vulnerable down the wings.
How, then, did this side get the draw? Debutante Christopher Pearson was bright in the middle, and the side earned the match-equalizing slew of set pieces because of Gabriel Torres' efforts on the left wing. He's in the 94th percentile for defensive actions amongst defenders this year, and his hard-nosed game did loads to get the result.
That effort was missing across the board in a crushing defeat in Connecticut. Tulsa's midfield was overworked against an aggressive central trio from Hartford, and that foe often overloaded the middle to a greater degree by pushing their left winger inside. I thought both fullbacks looked really poor for Donovan Ricketts as well. The defeat leaves this team all but dead in the water, and I'm wondering how the switch away from the back three on a whim affected things. Bring on the offseason, I say; Blair Gavin is about to be very, very active.
22.) LAS VEGAS: So, uh, the Lights had a pipe burst and couldn't play on Saturday? This is a tinpot organization in a lot of ways, and I can't be overly harsh about Cashman Stadium generally being bad, but it becomes ridiculous at a certain point. My Monterey support is showing, but the game ought to be a forfeit. We're so late in the season, and this would've been a really consequential match; rescheduling creates a logjam for everyone involved.
23.) HARTFORD: Various personnel woes have rendered Tom Brewitt a holding midfielder as of late, and I like the fit more than expected. Brewitt projects as a 50th percentile passer as a defender, but he's a clean distributor and has experience with weighty ball-handling expectations in Tacoma. He was a safe pair of hands against Los Angeles on Monday that often dropped low when the true centerbacks wanted to run with the ball. Hartford admittedly looked a shade off the pace, but the late introductions of Danny Barrera and Andre Lewis tilted control in their favor.
Following that 3-1 win, it officially became Tab time. Ramos' first squad brought those two midfield pilots into the starting mix once again. They were brilliant in a highly fluid system. Peter-Lee Vassell and Prince Saydee swapped from wing to wing, and whoever was on the left came narrow to bolster the midfield and leave room for Joel Johnson's overlapping. The motivated Hartford side went up by three goals within a half hour; may we hope it's a harbinger of what's to come in Connecticut.
24.) PHOENIX: It should've been obvious that Phoenix was in for it against Oakland this week. The Roots know Juan Guerra's system up and down, and they know how to counter it. Meanwhile, Guerra lacks the institutional knowledge to adjust in a proper way to his old club. The result? Phoenix came out and got smacked. Defensive effort in the central midfield lacked yet again, and James Musa was quite poor in particular in assessing the back line.
To put in a good word, I liked what Greg Hurst brought in both hold-up and in the final third, but he wasn't on the ball nearly enough. I'm curious what's going to happen with this forward group in the offseason. Obviously guys like Antwi and Jawneh won't be back, but JJ Williams is a pending free agent too. You'd think Hurst would've earned a multi-year deal in leaving Omaha last offseason, but Guerra might want a different profile. Even so, the defense has to be priority #1.
25.) LOUDOUN: Houssou Landry is quietly a massive ball of energy in the midfield, and he was spirited in a tough 4-5-1 for Loudoun on the road to Sacramento this weekend. The right side, featuring Landry central next to Jacob Greene and Abdoul Zanne, was switchable and reactive to the Californian threat. Say what you will about the Republic's rotated lineup, but this was a solid, quality-limiting performance. On the year, Landry is in the 87th percentile for defensive actions, the 95th for tackle win rate, and the 84th for expected goal. He can absolutely pound you at both ends, indicative of that work rate. The second-half collapse was ugly, and that has to come as a big caveat for my praise so far, but even a 4-0 loss doesn't cancel the fact that there are a number of Loudoun players due for huge careers.
26.) ATLANTA: Only one USL team has used more players than Atlanta this season, and that lack of consistency is best represented by Jonantan Villal, a sharp winger or wingback with 20 appearances but no full 90-minute matches. Villal got the start against Memphis on Wednesday, and he paired nicely with Raimar on the right flank to addle a striker-turned-fullback on the opposing end. 901 FC controlled possession, but clearly Jack Collison instructed his forwards to make diagonal runs behind the faux-defender with the support of the aforementioned wide men. Still, Raimar didn't have the defensive spark - something of a theme for a player in the 19th percentile for defensive actions - and he was beaten on the play that put Atlanta down 2-0 to seal the deal. As always for this club, bright offensive moments were outweighed by defensive irresponsibility.
27.) NEW YORK: I've bloviated about Michael Knapp a lot in this space, and his 91st percentile defensive actions say a lot even in a side that's under pressure, but he and the New York pivot were simply insufficient against Miami. Neither Knapp nor 17-year-old Erick Ruiz (73rd percentile defensive actions, mind you!) tracked back to cover on their first concession, allowing for a run across the top of the box to find the back of the net. Generally, both players were turnover prone against a smart but minimally aggressive press. New York has seemingly gone as simple as possible in a 4-4-2 as we've hit the teen-laden final days here, but that hasn't improved defensive rotations. A 7-1 loss is about as bad as it gets; good thing they dumped Gary Lewis!
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