Silverlakes Fall Showcase

Legends 3 - Galaxy 0

Anyone saying Legemds isn’t a good team is just plain wrong. Deep, physical, skilled and fast. And, more than anything, they kill you when you make a mistake.

Great tournament to all! And, while the seedings could have been better, some great soccer all around as we head to the end of the season.
 
I’m kind of new here, mostly just read and don’t post too much, however after seeing many of the 06’ games this weekend at Silverlakes, I felt the need to post my opinions, I’m not anyone special, just simply want to see if anyone else saw what I saw.

1. San Juan-Great team, pass phenomenally, play pretty soccer, very strong, but play clean and well coached. I did hear they were missing 4 top players for the Legends game, so that loss to Legends makes more sense now. However, when they came back the next game to beat BeachFC LB, they played them very well. BeachFC LB was definitely off that game and not themselves. But, props to San Juan, as they capitalized and were the better team for sure.

2. Beach FC vs Legends game this morning. This is the one that gets me. Final was 1-0 Legends. Last time these two played, it was also 1-0 (with Legends A team, meaning the girls who usually play up were ALL there for both games) I’m sorry, but I do not understand the hype of Legends. Maybe they just don’t know how to play BeachFC LB, but this game could’ve gone either way, actually BeachFC LB had many scoring opportunities that they just didn’t capitalize on, very easily could’ve won had they capitalized on those opportunities. Here’s my issue. Why do Legends get so much hype? The two forwards are strong, don’t get me wrong, but they don’t pass, just take the ball well to goal and score, Beach easily shut them down, with the exception of 1 defensive error and the forward got a breakaway. That’s all they did. The large defender in the back is big and that’s it. EVERY single time she got the ball, all she did is boot it up to the forwards. ONE time, she controlled it and passed it to her outside back, other than that, all kickball. BeachFC LB has a little baller up front and was beating her to every ball. The only way the Legends defender could handle it was by being dirty. She could’ve and did hurt this forward only because she can (due to her size) and seemed to throw a “tantrum” of sorts because she was getting beat. She ended up with a yellow card and the Legends coach benched her (the Legends defender) for the rest of the game, in the 2nd half (respect to the Legends coach for recognizing that she was going to hurt this player and removed her from the game after the yellow card) She has little skill, is only big and has a big kick. Legends played kickball most of the game, boot it up to the forwards. This is NOT soccer, sure they win a lot, but they don’t play pretty soccer, NOTHING compared to San Juan, who played strong, not dirty, and played beautiful soccer. BeachFC LB always handles Legends to a tight game only losing 1-0 multiple times, why is that? Do Legends always play this much kickball? If so, why are so many in support of that and call them GREAT when they don’t play pretty soccer, but just win a lot because they boot it to the forwards and they score? Oh and after hearing the Beach FC LB parents yelling wanting to show the ref the video of the Legends defender playing so dirty, I asked the dad to see the video after the game and WOW, such a dirty play! She didn’t even attempt to play the ball. She went in to hurt that BeachFC LB little forward and in my opinion, that’s not right. If she were my daughter, I would’ve yanked her butt off the field. That’s not how you play soocer, I don’t care how frustrated you are that you’re getting beat by a girl a quarter of your size.

3. Who’s tournament was this? It was absolutely ridiculous for San Juan and Legends to all be in the same bracket, while other groups like LAGSB and LAFC Salazar had a relative cake walk to the quarterfinals.

4. Beach FC LB was fun to watch against Legends. It’s too bad they played in SCDSL rather than a stronger league like DPL. They went undefeated in league, and unfortunately playing weaker teams all Fall hindered their playing and were sticker shocked, so to speak, when they met up with San Juan. But, came back strong and looked more like themselves against Legends.

5. As many say on here, it would be so nice if they could form a League were ALL of the top teams could play together and tournaments can get better with equal bracketing. Also, wish San Juan was down south more often, would be good for their development as I’m sure they destroy teams up north, but good for all of these teams to learn what beautiful soccer looks like, playing out of the back, progressing up the field by passing, rarely playing kickball and those girls first touch was ridiculous. Every pass seemed to have a purpose. They are a fun team to watch play and wish more teams could develop girls that way...

6. LAGSB and LAFC both play pretty soccer, as well. Salazar has really developed that team over the last couple years. LAGSB has been and continues to be strong and play pretty soccer without being dirty, too.

Thanks for listening, just my personal opinion on some of the games, that’s all, I’m no professional lol, but after seeing the Legends vs BeachFC game and watched Legends struggle to play them, I just want to understand their hype. Those 2 forwards and 1 defender, who have been playing up with Legends 05’ DA, are just strong and fast, but not as skilled and “pretty” of players as so many that I see out there. It’s too bad Legends puts so much emphasis on big, strong, athletic, and winning...as they’re missing out on some other players who are smaller, but play beautiful soccer. Sure they win a lot and by a lot (except against Beach FC LB for some reason) but they play a lot of kick ball and I’m shocked that
so many on this forum don’t talk about that...

Like I said, I’m new, so maybe I need to watch more of their games. Would love to hear from NON-LEGENDS parents, as of course, Legends parents will disagree with me, and tell me if you’ve seen them play this much kickball, too?

Thanks! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!

So your "baller" kid was fouled in a dirty way by Legends defender and you need to vent. I get that...kinda. But since you're " kinda new here", most of us old-timers try not to single out 12yr old kids in a good/bad way on a public forum.

What I can't figure out is why you care so much about what others think/say/write about a club that's not your daughter's? Whether others are right/wrong (most who never played/coached the game)...does it really matter? Do you really care if Joe Orangecounty and a couple of his drinking buddies think that Legends is a great team? Heck, it doesn't even matter what those guys/girls think of your daughter's club. You will sleep better and enjoy the games more the sooner you realize this.

Constructive criticism aside, I wish you and your daughter continued success on and off the pitch (and glad she wasn't injured, of course).

PS - No Legends connection here.
 
So your "baller" kid was fouled in a dirty way by Legends defender and you need to vent. I get that...kinda. But since you're " kinda new here", most of us old-timers try not to single out 12yr old kids in a good/bad way on a public forum.

What I can't figure out is why you care so much about what others think/say/write about a club that's not your daughter's? Whether others are right/wrong (most who never played/coached the game)...does it really matter? Do you really care if Joe Orangecounty and a couple of his drinking buddies think that Legends is a great team? Heck, it doesn't even matter what those guys/girls think of your daughter's club. You will sleep better and enjoy the games more the sooner you realize this.

Constructive criticism aside, I wish you and your daughter continued success on and off the pitch (and glad she wasn't injured, of course).

PS - No Legends connection here.
I liked this post so figured I’d just reply to it instead of starting a new thread. In the TOC tourney, Blues 1 Beach 0 in the semis.
 
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