When head coaches take over struggling teams during the season, their first concern is obviously righting the ship and that might give them little or no room to experiment with players and tactical variations. That is the case with Orlando City SC’s James O’Connor as the Irishman was hired in the midst of an eight-match losing streak and getting three points on the board was certainly on top of his priorities list — which he did last night.
In the near future, however, O’Connor might be forced to rotate his squad whether he planned for it or not as the Lions are set to play four matches in just 11 days, including three road games, and some changes could be needed from one game to the next.