I’ve written about 7000 words this week about soccer, so this Backpass will be brief.
(Many of you are like ‘Thank God, Rabbi, you talk too much.’ You should meet my poor wife.)
Colorado got their early goal and dug in for the next 87 minutes to get a win. I particularly enjoyed Steve Cooke putting on Bobby Burling in the 83rd minute to be an extra center back, playing something like a 5-4-1 or a 4-1-4-1, in order to lock it down and close it out.