After scraping out a 2-0 win against a short-handed Toronto FC team, Nashville SC’s long-time manager Gary Smith was removed from his position after seven years in charge. In the four games following his dismissal, interim manager Rumba Munthali has made some minor adjustments to help NSC stay competitive and work towards making the playoffs. Let’s dive into these changes.
Shooting and chance creation
The biggest issue for Gary Smith-led teams, clearly, was chance creation, both quantity, and quality of chances. Numerous times, Nashville missed a big chance to score, and an audible groan was heard from the crowd because fans knew that would be the Coyotes’ only chance to score. Munthali has attempted to solve the quantity issue by simply taking more shots. Under Smith, NSC averaged 10.1 shots per game, which has improved to 14.8 over the last four games under Munthali.
