2006 DA

Kante said:
  • An interesting point from the stats is that while DBA is a big contributor on offense, he's, statistically, a bit of a defensive liability. Conversely, LM and DV are rocks on defense, but, statistically, hold the offense back a bit.
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I heard that the TFA 06s will be going to the MIC cup again this spring. If that's the case and they prepare heavily for it with additional scrimmages, it'll be hard for them to maintain the focus to go undefeated here. Which is an absurd goal anyway.

Speaking of absurd, the idea that DV holds the offense back is bonkers. Sample size issues?
 
Last year right around this time, invites went out to U14s for the U14 West ID Regional US Soccer camp. Any sign of invites to the U14s for a camp in January yet?
 
That sounds more like one of the regional ID centers as opposed to a U14 NDP camp. No way US Soccer would fly boys in for only one day.

I wonder if there is anyone left at US Soccer to run youth national team camps right now.
 
Season is starting back up with the northern rivalry (insert GoT reference here...)

Ventura Fusion is playing Real SoCal for northern bragging rights. Last time these teams met, it was 0-0 at ht but Ventura collapsed in the second half, giving up four goals for the 4-1 RSC win.

Looking forward, there has been some improvement with Ventura's defensive side, which the algo is saying will make this a closer match than last time around.

However, it looks like the improvement may have come as a result of Ventura whittling their player roster down. For example, although 15 '06 Ventura players are rostered on the USSDA site, only 11 06s and one 05 were rostered in the game report for Ventura's last three matches.

And, given 1) Ventura's 2nd half collapse last match, 2) RSC's 19 player roster and 3) the winter break, this weekend has the trappings of being a 2h collapse repeat of last match for Ventura.

Ventura has big dependency on #8 SO and, to a lesser extent, #16 JA for goal scoring, with the two players accounting for more than 50% of Ventura's goal scored to date.

On the Real SoCal side, after a solid start with two decent wins, the season has been a story "almost but not quite" for RSC. In particular, their defense has shown some holes in some key games.

For example, after going up 2-0 against LAFC, RSC then proceeded to painfully go 0-8 for the last 55 minutes of the match. More recently, RSC couldn't contain LAUFA, unable to adequately check LAUFA's offense for 3-4 loss.

Keys to beating RSC are to contain #36 who has accounted for more than 50% of RSC's total goals scored.

yeah, yeah, yeah. the commentary is nice, blah blah blah, but what does the algo say?

Real SoCal 3 vs Ventura Fusion 2
 
here's the predict vs actuals for the one match this last weekend.

predict: Real SoCal 3 vs Ventura Fusion 2 / actuals: Real SoCal 5 vs Ventura Fusion 1

note: per DM reports, it was pretty one-sided with RSC getting started fast, Ventura getting their heads down, and that was that.

per the game report, TR scored two for RSC at the 23rd and 29th minutes for the game's first goals, and CL got one more for RSC at the 33rd minute to make it 3-0 for RSC at halftime.

Ventura got one back in the 2h at the 58th minute to make it 3-1 but RSC returned fire immediately w/ a goal at the 59th minute to make it 4-1 and then finished it off w/ another goal at the 67th minute for the 5-1 win. per DM reports,

Ventura included two 07s, three PT players and one 05 on their game roster.
 
here's predicts for this weekend (1/25/20). home team is listed first. the TFA vs LAFC match will be its own thread.

Los Angeles
LAUFA 2 - LA Surf 0
Real SoCal 1 - FC Golden State 2 - match to watch
note: FCG has one of the better Ds in the country but can have challenges scoring. FCG doesn't appear to have that one dominant offensive player but have had 11 players score at least one goal this year, which implies decent ball movement that's harder to defend. will see...

RSC's TR is a handful with 13 goals in the last 14 matches but he also accounts for more than 50% of RSC's goals (albeit w/ seven other players having score done goal), so the playbook to stop RSC is fairly straightforward but not necessarily a slam dunk. And when RSC starts to get stifled offensively, they can get frustrated, overextend themselves forward and become open to the counter (see the 3-4 loss to LAUFA)

Should be a fun one to watch. Last time these teams played it was a 1-1 tie.

Santa Barbara SC 1 - Pateadores 1

San Diego
San Diego Surf 5 - LAGSD 1
Albion 4 - Nomads 0
Orange County Surf 2 - Arsenal 1
Murrieta Surf 1 - Strikers 3
 
0-0 at half.
TFA scored in first minutes of second (maybe 50th minute?) Played short off right corner, then cross to far post headed in front of goal and headed again past keeper. 1-0. In maybe 35 or 36th minute of second half LAFC had free kick just outside box. 23 ME beats keeper but ref had blown whistle right before his strike. So the goal is called off. ME retakes kick and hooks it off inside of left post to make it 1-1. (Ref had thought TFA 22 had gotten 2nd yellow and had sent him off, but it was first yellow so called him back on).
Then by my watch (maybe someone can confirm???) the ref let them play a 45 minute second half (instead of 40).... in 43rd minute TFA DBA #9 heads a cross past keeper for 2-1 victory.
If I’m correct about the time it was quite a ref sh**show for last 10 minutes. Unfortunate in such a high level game.
 
SLB3 said:
0-0 at half.
TFA scored in first minutes of second (maybe 50th minute?) Played short off right corner, then cross to far post headed in front of goal and headed again past keeper. 1-0. In maybe 35 or 36th minute of second half LAFC had free kick just outside box. 23 ME beats keeper but ref had blown whistle right before his strike. So the goal is called off. ME retakes kick and hooks it off inside of left post to make it 1-1. (Ref had thought TFA 22 had gotten 2nd yellow and had sent him off, but it was first yellow so called him back on).
Then by my watch (maybe someone can confirm???) the ref let them play a 45 minute second half (instead of 40).... in 43rd minute TFA DBA #9 heads a cross past keeper for 2-1 victory.
If I’m correct about the time it was quite a ref sh**show for last 10 minutes. Unfortunate in such a high level game.
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It was a ref s**tshow from the 5th minute on after issuing the yellow to TFA'S #11 on. The fiasco with the mistaken red added there time, and rightfully so...
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (1/25/20). home team is listed first.

Los Angeles
predict: TFA 2 vs LAFC 1 / actuals: TFA 2 vs LAFC 1 (because that's how the algo rolls...)
note: per game report, looks like the match lived up to its billing. AM got TFA on the board first, with a goal just before half at the 37th minute. Lots of back and forth then in the second half with LAFC tying it very late and then DBA getting the game winner at the very end. Six yellow cards total (4 for TFA and 2 for LAFC) and a late mistake by the ref with a mistaken Red card that was rescinded. Thanks to SLB3 and Legit_Play for commentary (see below):

"0-0 at half.TFA scored in first minutes of second (maybe 50th minute?) Played short off right corner, then cross to far post headed in front of goal and headed again past keeper. 1-0. In maybe 35 or 36th minute of second half LAFC had free kick just outside box. 23 ME beats keeper but ref had blown whistle right before his strike. So the goal is called off. ME retakes kick and hooks it off inside of left post to make it 1-1. (Ref had thought TFA 22 had gotten 2nd yellow and had sent him off, but it was first yellow so called him back on). Then by my watch (maybe someone can confirm???) the ref let them play a 45 minute second half (instead of 40).... in 43rd minute TFA DBA #9 heads a cross past keeper for 2-1 victory.If I’m correct about the time it was quite a ref sh**show for last 10 minutes. Unfortunate in such a high level game." - SLB3

"It was a ref s**t show from the 5th minute on after issuing the yellow to TFA'S #11 on. The fiasco with the mistaken red added there time, and rightfully so..." - Legit_Play

anyone have more commentary or insight, either via this post or dm?

predict: LAUFA 2 - LA Surf 0 / actuals: pending
note: does anyone have the score for this match?

predict: Real SoCal 1 - FC Golden State 2 / actuals: Real SoCal 0 - FC Golden State 1
note: per the game report, FCG got one at the 23rd minute. per DM reports, sounds like it was a physical match but the refs let them play. Also, it sounds like RSC - with TR reportedly logging significant time at the 6 in this match - may be a little stuck w/ a big offensive dependency on TR, and then not many other goal scoring solutions after him.

predict: Santa Barbara SC 1 - Pateadores 1 / actuals: rescheduled (to Feb 24th?)

San Diego
predict: San Diego Surf 5 - LAGSD 1 / actuals: San Diego Surf 6 - LAGSD 1
note: per game report, dominant win by SD Surf with the score being 4-0 SD Surf within the first 15 minutes of the match. ES and DO both went for doubles. LAGSD got one back at the very end of the match.

predict: Albion 4 - Nomads 0 / actuals: pending
does anyone have the score on this match?

predict: Orange County Surf 2 - Arsenal 1 / actuals: Orange County Surf 2 - Arsenal 2
note: per game report, looks like this may have been a fun match to watch. OC Surf went up 1-0 early with a goal at the 12th minute, but Arsenal tied it with a goal at the 30th minute to go into half time 1-1. In the second half, Arsenal went up 2-1 scoring their second about 15 minutes into the second half. OC Surf tied it back up again at the 63rd minute for the 2-2 final score. Arsenal had a pair of yellows.

anyone have more commentary or insight, either via this post or dm?

predict: Murrieta Surf 1 - Strikers 3 / actuals: Murrieta Surf 1 - Strikers 6
note: this one got a little away from Murrieta early. per game report, Strikers were up 4-0, with three of those scored in the first 20 minutes of the match. JK went for a double for the Strikers. Murrieta got one back at the 56th minute.
 
Kante said:
here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (1/25/20). home team is listed first.

Los Angeles
predict: TFA 2 vs LAFC 1 / actuals: TFA 2 vs LAFC 1 (because that's how the algo rolls...)
note: per game report, looks like the match lived up to its billing. AM got TFA on the board first, with a goal just before half at the 37th minute. Lots of back and forth then in the second half with LAFC tying it very late and then DBA getting the game winner at the very end. Six yellow cards total (4 for TFA and 2 for LAFC) and a late mistake by the ref with a mistaken Red card that was rescinded. Thanks to SLB3 and Legit_Play for commentary (see below):

"0-0 at half.TFA scored in first minutes of second (maybe 50th minute?) Played short off right corner, then cross to far post headed in front of goal and headed again past keeper. 1-0. In maybe 35 or 36th minute of second half LAFC had free kick just outside box. 23 ME beats keeper but ref had blown whistle right before his strike. So the goal is called off. ME retakes kick and hooks it off inside of left post to make it 1-1. (Ref had thought TFA 22 had gotten 2nd yellow and had sent him off, but it was first yellow so called him back on). Then by my watch (maybe someone can confirm???) the ref let them play a 45 minute second half (instead of 40).... in 43rd minute TFA DBA #9 heads a cross past keeper for 2-1 victory.If I’m correct about the time it was quite a ref sh**show for last 10 minutes. Unfortunate in such a high level game." - SLB3

"It was a ref s**t show from the 5th minute on after issuing the yellow to TFA'S #11 on. The fiasco with the mistaken red added there time, and rightfully so..." - Legit_Play

anyone have more commentary or insight, either via this post or dm?

predict: LAUFA 2 - LA Surf 0 / actuals: pending
note: does anyone have the score for this match?

predict: Real SoCal 1 - FC Golden State 2 / actuals: Real SoCal 0 - FC Golden State 1
note: per the game report, FCG got one at the 23rd minute. per DM reports, sounds like it was a physical match but the refs let them play. Also, it sounds like RSC - with TR reportedly logging significant time at the 6 in this match - may be a little stuck w/ a big offensive dependency on TR, and then not many other goal scoring solutions after him.

predict: Santa Barbara SC 1 - Pateadores 1 / actuals: rescheduled (to Feb 24th?)

San Diego
predict: San Diego Surf 5 - LAGSD 1 / actuals: San Diego Surf 6 - LAGSD 1
note: per game report, dominant win by SD Surf with the score being 4-0 SD Surf within the first 15 minutes of the match. ES and DO both went for doubles. LAGSD got one back at the very end of the match.

predict: Albion 4 - Nomads 0 / actuals: pending
does anyone have the score on this match?

predict: Orange County Surf 2 - Arsenal 1 / actuals: Orange County Surf 2 - Arsenal 2
note: per game report, looks like this may have been a fun match to watch. OC Surf went up 1-0 early with a goal at the 12th minute, but Arsenal tied it with a goal at the 30th minute to go into half time 1-1. In the second half, Arsenal went up 2-1 scoring their second about 15 minutes into the second half. OC Surf tied it back up again at the 63rd minute for the 2-2 final score. Arsenal had a pair of yellows.

anyone have more commentary or insight, either via this post or dm?

predict: Murrieta Surf 1 - Strikers 3 / actuals: Murrieta Surf 1 - Strikers 6
note: this one got a little away from Murrieta early. per game report, Strikers were up 4-0, with three of those scored in the first 20 minutes of the match. JK went for a double for the Strikers. Murrieta got one back at the 56th minute.
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LA Surf 1 LAUFA 1.
 
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