ADJUSTING TO LAFC’S HIGH PRESS
The opening 15-20 minutes of Sunday’s game were certainly not indicative of what was to come in Minnesota United’s eventual rout of LAFC. In the early going, Los Angeles pressed high and firmly pinned MNUFC back into its defensive third, but the Loons adjusted and that change paved the way for the rout to come.
Playing against a high press, Minnesota eventually found ample space to get forward and exploit the LAFC back line on counterattacks. Los Angeles left forwards Christian Ramirez and Darwin Quintero isolated two against two up top and that gave the former all the room he needed to start to create.