The Boston Breakers are deep in the middle of their 2017 NWSL preseason preparations. They’ve already played two games so far, a 5-1 victory over Boston College and another 5-1 victory over NEFC U15 boys. Still, the reactions from Beard on social media were fairly different between the two games, with subdued reflection after BC and a more upbeat tone after the second. Beard spoke about it after practice on Thursday.
“Obviously the first one was our first one together so it was always going to be trying to find that balance in the game,” he said. “When I watched it back it wasn’t as frustrating as what it was live and I always try to keep my emotions intact, especially post game, because having the opportunity to watch it back, you can see certain things we were trying to do.