Surf Cup bracketing

futboldad1 said:
8 goals in five games is only 1.6 per game.... and it was a weakened field this year..... but make no mistake the new Blues 2004/GU17 team is strong and going to be very good if they get chance to gel...... to answer your question, you guess wrong....the team is all new with very few from last year's DA team making it...... I think this new group will establish itself in the top 5 in this great nation over the next year.......
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How is the back line? I would guess they have good defenders to get it up the field and a half decent GK to cover the net.
 
310soccer said:
How's the Florida Showcase going with the 05's? Not a-lot of teams screams out except for Solar..... Money well saved not going!
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LOL what are you talking about , because it is not a So Cali team heavy event.....? Solar, Dallas Texans, Sting, Michigan Hawks, Heat are all top teams..... and most of the games are close scores with a lot of these top teams losing and tying games already..... seems like a great weekend and good luck to all on the last day......
 
futboldad1 said:
LOL what are you talking about , because it is not a So Cali team heavy event.....? Solar, Dallas Texans, Sting, Michigan Hawks, Heat are all top teams..... and most of the games are close scores with a lot of these top teams losing and tying games already..... seems like a great weekend and good luck to all on the last day......
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Solar with a 7-0 win is a close game? They tied against a a midlevel team. Dallas Texas and Michigan Hawks are top teams? Yes I agree that the games are close but you really think the top teams winning by 1 goal is really making a statement that the other teams are good. Can wait for Texas Showcase, thats been you'll see top team come out a play.
 
futboldad1 said:
LOL what are you talking about , because it is not a So Cali team heavy event.....? Solar, Dallas Texans, Sting, Michigan Hawks, Heat are all top teams..... and most of the games are close scores with a lot of these top teams losing and tying games already..... seems like a great weekend and good luck to all on the last day......
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And all those top teams you mentioned lost except for Solar but yes games are close.
 
TSK said:
@ Lavey29, I will guess most of the players are from the no longer US Soccer DA.

Any standout players that you recondize?, they should also have some good strikers to get that many goals.
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I always look at more then just goals. I like to see strong control in the midfield with good possession play. I look at weakness in the defense. Can an outside defender recover after getting beat 1v1?. Do the have good possession play intermixed with dynamic counter attacks? While I only saw one match, they seemed to be strong in these areas. Overall goals may have been higher to because they hit woodwork twice in the match I watched.
 
Lavey29 said:
I always look at more then just goals. I like to see strong control in the midfield with good possession play. I look at weakness in the defense. Can an outside defender recover after getting beat 1v1?. Do the have good possession play intermixed with dynamic counter attacks? While I only saw one match, they seemed to be strong in these areas. Overall goals may have been higher to because they hit woodwork twice in the match I watched.
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From what you observed, the mids and strikers play possession ball to score goals. Their Defense line can recover and not get beat on 1v1 situation and 2 half decent GK's. Stats show they beat the Surf in the finals, they must have a in depth line up of good field players.
 
TSK said:
From what you observed, the mids and strikers play possession ball to score goals. Their Defense line can recover and not get beat on 1v1 situation and 2 half decent GK's. Stats show they beat the Surf in the finals, they must have a in depth line up of good field players.
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Granted I only saw one game but I thought they played good soccer particularly in the midfield which is where I feel games are won and lost.
 
310soccer said:
Solar with a 7-0 win is a close game? They tied against a a midlevel team. Dallas Texas and Michigan Hawks are top teams? Yes I agree that the games are close but you really think the top teams winning by 1 goal is really making a statement that the other teams are good. Can wait for Texas Showcase, thats been you'll see top team come out a play.
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Unfair imo to cherry pick that score and I do think Hawks and Texans are very good.....but I do Agree about the big Houston Texas ECNL showcase, it is historically more prestigious with bigger competition and it is also better timing than FL which is right after new year.......glad to see players playing though whichever the event.....
 
ToonArmy said:
So that's where she went Blues. Fun keeper to watch play
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Sorry I don't really pay to much attention to GK,. who is this GK you are talking about. I only know of 1 from the Blues that was on the 02 team that won national championship
 
TSK said:
Sorry I don't really pay to much attention to GK,. who is this GK you are talking about. I only know of 1 from the Blues that was on the 02 team that won national championship
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T.W., has been part of the USYNT cycle. All around complete package at the GK position. Very fun player to watch, has all the fundamentals and the moxy needed for the position.
 
Technician72 said:
T.W., has been part of the USYNT cycle. All around complete package at the GK position. Very fun player to watch, has all the fundamentals and the moxy needed for the position.
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Got it. She must have made a difference in helping the team win surf cup. The stat for some reason is down, but I recall they won on PK's.

Looks like some good competition coming from this team if we still have a season.
 
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