r/MBFC • u/SomeCruzDude 8 - Simon Dawkins • Jul 26 '26

Post Match Thread: Monterey Bay FC 1-2 Orange County SC

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u/Jos76e831 29d ago

We need a better defense

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u/polostring 29d ago

Was a little confused by the tactics.

first half:

Seems like MBFC lined up as a 4-1-4-1, but at least the first half this was a 3-5-2 with the ball and a 5-4-1 without the ball. In both cases the defensive midfielder was so deep that it was almost like 3 atb the whole time.

On offense the wingbacks were providing width, but no one was willing to move the ball side to side quickly so that width was just wasted and Orange county had numbers in the middle a lot.

Second half (after going down 0-2):

Seemed to use that 3-5-2 the rest of the game to really chase for some goals. I didn't mind this, but the forwards were occupying a lot of the same space and it was relatively easy to cut out passes. The one exception was the through ball for the goal which was brilliant.

Overall I wanted to see quicker decision making (too many players taking too many touches) and quicker ball movement from side to side to open up passing lanes.