Overall the game was what it was. There were definite positive signs. We were able to generate shots and chances. The higher press was successful in stopping the Fire before getting into our 3rd. Transitionally moving forward was good but they did score their goal off of a transition where there was a bad read by Waterman, Lotiuri and Piette.
Clarke has a really rough game but I don't think it's entirely his fault. Petrasso up until the goal was pretty useless as well and don't think they had any chemistry which hurt. I do also question why Clarke, who's a natural right foot, was on the left side, while Sealy, who's a natural left foot, was on the right side. I do think that hurt them as well.
The field was also pretty trash last night which could explain why Owusu missed his shot and also Sealy had potentially another opportunity where the ball bounced off his legs and he lost it.
Guboglo had a very good game, but we have to be very careful with him right now. He's already starting to show some signs of physical breakdown, which is entirely expected given he's only 17, never played against players who were so much fast, stronger, etc, nor has he played this much at this level in such a short amount of time. He's going to need a break so we don't run him into the ground.
Overall I think the back 4 was successful. I'm assuming once Saliba comes back, he'll take Loturi's spot, who still has a ton of develop to do before he can be considered a regular MLS level player.
Personally, I would go with a 4-1-3-2 but the 4-2-3-1 also works.
I would like to see Sealy actually play on the left side behind a guy like Pearce in a Davies type role. I think he has the pace and stamina to pull it off and can create more play combinations coming in from deeper and be dangerous that way.