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NoGoal said:
Womens WC is 2 yrs away. By then she will be a legit starting forward for the team and Alex Morgan and Christine Press will almost be 30. IMO, Dunn and Pugh would be my starting outside forwards. Question I have is who will be the target center forward?
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I agree with that. Dunn just needs to learn how to stay on-side. But man! What a dynamic pair that would be.
 
Kicknit22 said:
I agree with that. Dunn just needs to learn how to stay on-side. But man! What a dynamic pair that would be.
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Makes it tough to try and teach your kid to stay on side when the very best can't even do it. Couldn't believe how often she was off side.

Been playing some friendly's with just a center referee. Makes you appreciate the job's the AR does calling offside. He'd be watching the area around the ball. Pass would be made, he'd see a girl getting the pass behind the last defender and would call offside. About 3/4 of the time they were on side at time of pass, but the referee couldn't see it well enough to make a proper call.
 
Kicknit22 said:
I agree with that. Dunn just needs to learn how to stay on-side. But man! What a dynamic pair that would be.
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Makes it tough to try and teach your kid to stay on side when the very best can't even do it. Couldn't believe how often she was off side.

Been playing some friendly's with just a center referee. Makes you appreciate the job's the AR does calling offside. He'd be watching around the ball. Pass would be made, he'd see a girl getting the pass behind the last defender and would call offside. About 3/4 of the time they were on side at time of pass, but the referee couldn't see it well enough to make a proper call.
 
socalkdg said:
Makes it tough to try and teach your kid to stay on side when the very best can't even do it. Couldn't believe how often she was off side.

Been playing some friendly's with just a center referee. Makes you appreciate the job's the AR does calling offside. He'd be watching around the ball. Pass would be made, he'd see a girl getting the pass behind the last defender and would call offside. About 3/4 of the time they were on side at time of pass, but the referee couldn't see it well enough to make a proper call.
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Hahaha, I bet. Luckily mine are not forwards. But, a couple on one of my kids team gets called every game, multiple times. Frustrating as hell. The last couple USWNT games Dunn was hard to watch.
 
Speaking of those games, what the heck is the deal with Long? If we don't have someone better than her on the roster, we're in bad shape. Her game is weak and slow.
 
Kicknit22 said:
That's obvious. I just don't get it. Hell, yours can out play her right now! I'm not kidding, either.
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The other thing that she has going for her is she can score with her head. You know how US Soccer loves that. I believe that every goal that she has score for the US has been on a header. Since Abby left they "need" a target for crosses in the box.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The other thing that she has going for her is she can score with her head. You know how US Soccer loves that. I believe that every goal that she has score for the US has been on a header. Since Abby left they "need" a target for crosses in the box.
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While she needs to work on using her left foot.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
How common is it that a player at the upper college level can use her off foot comfortably?
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It depends upon the team. On the best teams I would say 25-35%. It only goes down from there. However, we are talking about a 29 year old USWNT midfield player. This should not be her issue.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
How common is it that a player at the upper college level can use her off foot comfortably?
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I would hope ALL players would be able to at this level. I blame the coaches! Nothing worse than currently watching Ecnl, Odp, Us Training, future Da players play with 1 foot and can't use their off foot. Why isn't more emphasis put on this?
 
Soccer123 said:
I would hope ALL players would be able to at this level. I blame the coaches! Nothing worse than currently watching Ecnl, Odp, Us Training, future Da players play with 1 foot and can't use their off foot. Why isn't more emphasis put on this?
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That would require a coach that cares about his players improvement and isn't afraid to give a star player the business. One of the things that I liked the most about the coach that was primarily responsible for my player's development was that he had no problem critiquing what she was doing wrong. The conversations that he had with her on the sidelines, during the game and at training were never about what she did well. It was always about how to strengthen her weaknesses and how to elevate her game. I appreciated it and so did she. There wasn't any value in her being told how good she was at something. What she cared about and what we cared about is what she could improve upon to be ready for the next level on day one. Playing with your weak foot was a part of that.
 
MakeAPlay said:
That would require a coach that cares about his players improvement and isn't afraid to give a star player the business. One of the things that I liked the most about the coach that was primarily responsible for my player's development was that he had no problem critiquing what she was doing wrong. The conversations that he had with her on the sidelines, during the game and at training were never about what she did well. It was always about how to strengthen her weaknesses and how to elevate her game. I appreciated it and so did she. There wasn't any value in her being told how good she was at something. What she cared about and what we cared about is what she could improve upon to be ready for the next level on day one. Playing with your weak foot was a part of that.
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Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
 
Soccer123 said:
Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
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My player was very lucky. She had a great coach. He coaches boys academy and a high school team now. I loved how he believed in my kid as much as we did and refused to let her put anything other than her best foot forward. I hope that your player is as fortunate. Good luck to you and your player.
 
Soccer123 said:
Love to hear about your experience! I wish more coaches were like this. Unfortunately, they are not. I can think of many professional players that can only use 1 foot. So embarrassing to watch. :(
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Robben only uses his left foot 90% of the time and they still cant stop him.
Everyone knows he's cutting back to his left foot, but he still beats them. He's getting old now, but the guy did it for years.
The guy has always amazed me, how he does it.
 
Bernie Sanders said:
Robben only uses his left foot 90% of the time and they still cant stop him.
Everyone knows he's cutting back to his left foot, but he still beats them. He's getting old now, but the guy did it for years.
The guy has always amazed me, how he does it.
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I guess it works in the NBA too. Still I can only imagine what would be said if the Patriots could only run the ball left because that was the only way their star running back could go. That would be weird..
 
MakeAPlay said:
I guess it works in the NBA too. Still I can only imagine what would be said if the Patriots could only run the ball left because that was the only way their star running back could go. That would be weird..
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Totally different.
Robben runs right all the time, he just always cuts back to his left to shoot.
 
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