Missouri Misery

Sorry I was gone for a bit. Was on travel for a bit, then dealing with some home/work related things. But all is well now. And yes, I was on travel for a bit in Missouri. I do not like that state. If you are curious, spend three hours driving on I-44.

Anyways, DCU ties KC 1-1 last night. This was one of those games where you'd really like to see three points, for a couple of reasons:

1. Championship teams can get full points on the road even while playing worse than the other team. And DCU's defense was not great. By all rights, it should have been 1-0 or 2-0 after the first 25 minutes. That DCU was up at the half almost made this the kind of game you have to steal.
2. It's the fricking wizards. I mean, for chrissakes, c'mon. Put 'em away.

That being said, there were some good things:

1. Wilson's spin move in the 10th minute on the wing.
2. Adu's passing.
3. Josh Gros. Not just the goal, but the number of times he stepped into a through ball while playing defense. Beautiful.
4. The occasional long shot from Clyde Simms. I agree that these are real useful in softening a defense, and taking a shot from beyond the box that goes just wide makes people nervous. You can make a case that Gros doesn't find the net without Clyde's ealier work.

And there was bad:

1. Defense was erratic. I love Boswell, but he and Wilson were not at their peak in this game.
2. DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD WORK.
3. Giving up counters.

Anyways, the rest of the season looks travel free. This is a good thing. Let's gear it up.