DCU sits 9 points ahead of us with both teams having 17 matches (51 pts) to play. This is our last match against them this season and a potential 6 point swing. If we have any belief in this team turning it around it has to start tomorrow.
If you look at the standings, I see a tight pack of top 4 developing. I’m not ready to include MTL & ORL as challengers and they both also have an extra match played to get within 2-3 points of the top. 2 wins in our next 2 matches puts us at 11 points in 8 matches (same as MTL & ORL) and within striking distance of the top 4. We’d then have back to back matches vs MTL & ORL (my 2nd tier teams) to allow us to separate into the upper pack and solidify our position towards the top of the table. With 4 straight wins that would be 17 points in 10 matches, or 1.7 ppg, on pace for a 58 point season.
I know this all seams like fantasy at this juncture. But if we can somehow pull off a win at DCU tomorrow, the next 3 matches set us up nicely to ride the momentum and pass all 3 teams currently 5- 7th place on the table:
Home v CHI
Home v ORL
Away v MTL
With DCU and CLB playing each other twice over that span, a 4 match win streak could find us within 3 points of the top of the table or better in just 2 short weeks from today. Now I’m pumped for tomorrow!
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