Dillon Serna Quietly Continues To Be Excellent With A Fabulous Game vs. Philadelphia

Well, then. I had actually forgotten that Serna had scored the first goal because of the wild ride that was the second half of that match, and this kind of came as a surprise to me. For context, every green box is a completed pass, the two green triangles are successful dribbles (which is when a player dribbles past a defending player and retains possession, also known as the thing that Messi does 32 times a match) and the goal is, obviously, a goal. The two yellow passes are key passes, which OPTA calls the final pass that sets up a shot. In all, it's a chalkboard worth giving a bit of applause to.

Serna wasn't incredibly involved in the 83 minutes of the match he saw against Philly, but when he was, he was clinical and created chances. Notably, nearly every one of those touches was in the first half, as the Rapids were desperately grasping for offense to try and catch up to Philly. He got the goal and was the best attacking player on the field for that first 45. Colorado's biggest issue this year has been finding guys who grab the game when offense is needed and take control; Serna did that against Philly, and without his goal, the comeback might never have come and we wouldn't have that point.