Welcome to The Wrap, wherein I recap the content from last week’s Nashville SC game. A win just over a week ago – and there have actually been two fixtures since. Local content The game story: It may have been a borderline unfounded fear, but any Nashville SC fan saying that they were totally confident in the Boys in Gold taking down cellar-dweller Swope Park … Continue reading The Wrap: Swope Park Rangers 0-2 Nashville SC
In last week’s film room, we saw that Nashville SC has the speed and skill to exploit opponents up the flanks. While Swope Park Rangers took a very different approach to defending than Indy Eleven did (and Nashville SC had a different route to goal), that area still produced the opening goal Saturday evening. The situation Nashville SC has yet to strike against Swope Park … Continue reading From the film room: Pop over top
Welcome to The Graphical, wherein I mine the Opta data for insights about how Nashville SC’s most recent game came to the result it did. This time, that result was a two-goal breeze past Swope Park Rangers 2. Losing the (possession) battle, winning the war Nashville SC’s ability to win games while losing the possession battle (or vice versa, or various riffs on the theme) … Continue reading The Graphical: Swope Park Rangers 0-2 Nashville SC
Is Nashville SC to the point that a 2-0 win on the road is considered not just a positive result, but the expectation? The Boys in Gold approached Saturday night’s contest against the Swope Park Rangers with that quiet confidence, and took care of the Rangers with a 2-0 result. The star of the show was midfielder Lebo Moloto, who spent the 2017 season as … Continue reading Nashville SC all smiles, Boys in Gold handle business on the road
2-0 may as well be the new Nashville slogan. The Boys in Gold earned their third-straight 2-0 victory (two of them on the road) against cellar-dwelling Swop Park Rangers. How did you rate the individual performances? Have your say quickly and anonymously below. For more traditional game coverage, check out the postgame story. Continue reading Community ratings: Swope Park Rangers 0-2 Nashville SC
It may have been a borderline unfounded fear, but any Nashville SC fan sayin that they were totally confident in the Boys in Gold taking down cellar-dweller Swope Park Rangers on the heels of back-to-back wins over Memphis 901 FC and Indy Eleven was hiding a little insecurity about the game. Nashville did the expected, though, with goals from Lebo Moloto and Daniel Ríos bookending … Continue reading Nashville SC takes care of business in Kansas, downs Swope Park Rangers
Nashville SC has a chance to execute its second sweep of the season. Can the Boys in Gold take down a struggling Swope Park Rangers side for the second time this year? The essentials Opponent: Swope Park Rangerss (3-10-6) • 15 points, 17th place USL East • 16th place USL East power ratings and 33rd place combined-table Pure Power (16th East) Time, Location: Saturday, Aug. 3, 7:00 p.m. … Continue reading Nashville SC game preview 2019: At Swope Park Rangers
