“They were really comfortable defending, and they put everything on the line. Obviously, they were a real big threat on the counterattack as well. Our training is about how we nullify their threats, and then what positions we need to get into to exploit their back line, and obviously try and score goals.”

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...