Strikers had a better attack and a better defense than LAG. In the midfield Galaxy seemed stronger. The strikers went around or above them. Galaxy seemed to have more possession (no official stats, just looking at the game on youtube) but they didn't do much with it and when they lost the ball (which they did a lot on 1V1 or 2V2 battles, or simply by failing to connect simple passes) they got punished by a more effective Strikers attacking line. The 2 PKs seemed deserved (on the video).
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Nomads were fortunate to tie Strikers. TFA lost to a much weaker Albion team. My money is on Strikers as well. Chula Vista is going to compete for the top 5. Only 27 league games to go. It's going to be interesting.
NewUser27
SILVER
we watch 3 of the four games that day between Strikers and Galaxy and there were a few things that stood out.
Strikers seemed technically quicker on the ball and countered much faster than galaxy had anticipated at 07 and 08 age group.
One big thing is that whether its taught or not , the galaxy CLUB as a whole seemed to play constant in grabbing, tripping, fouling unnecessary , almost tackling kids throughout the 3 games I watched.
I get going all in , but listening to the galaxy coaches, didnt seem like they were telling their players to stop it......
Strikers seemed technically quicker on the ball and countered much faster than galaxy had anticipated at 07 and 08 age group.
One big thing is that whether its taught or not , the galaxy CLUB as a whole seemed to play constant in grabbing, tripping, fouling unnecessary , almost tackling kids throughout the 3 games I watched.
I get going all in , but listening to the galaxy coaches, didnt seem like they were telling their players to stop it......
foreveryoung
SILVER ELITE
Not super impressed with Strikers coaching. Why do all coaches think verbal criticism during the game is effective??
Don't condone it and don't think its effective, but for most kids at this age and level it goes in one ear and out the other...if they even hear it during the game. Most of these players a focused on the game at hand and not their coach.
I haven't seen that information anywhere. Last year it took awhile for MLS Next to post it.
I THINK I saw some Instagram posts by some teams that announced rosters-- it may take some searching but that may be 1 way to find the rosters-- or going to each teams academy website....
I'm specifically looking for VC Fusion but they don't have their roster listed.
Strikers have their best coaches in NEXT.
Haven't seen any of their games yet. Some coaches have different styles,. Only positive reinforcement while others will chew your leg for basically being out of position, not turbo running, etc.
Joystick coaching can be effective to play a certain system or win games at the younger ages but players have to learn to do everything on their own or instinctively because that coach won't be around or doing that once they hit a certain age or level.
The clubs you see at the older ages performing really well and getting practically every u18/19 player into a college or beyond programs are normally the ones who develop players who think and act for themselves before or instead of coach(s) having to remind them vocally on the field, especially repeatedly.
DON'T FORGET JONATHAN ROLDAN-- unfortunately with Covid-19 he has not been in SD playing. This one is a great player and as lot fun to watch, an incredible work rate and extremely accurate when shooting. Put him on your watch list
Batman
BRONZE
What club and league were they playing with?
Diego was at SDSC and just moved to Philadelphia Union
Carlos I believe was last at Albion and just moved to RSL UT, my vague recollection was that he was Rebels, SDSC, Albion
RedDevilDad
GOLD
Interesting thought: With the MLS academies playing a non-MLS opponent only once, it devalues a win or loss against them. For example, Strikers beating LAG is less important (as only 1 game) then how they do against Nomads home and away. Also, curious how they will score the rankings.
If it's PPG then LAFC is 1, Strikers 2, etc... But if it is just points than weird things happen like Murrieta goes to #2 and LAFC drops to #5, granted LAFC just beat Murrieta 10-1. Seems odd to count games for/against MLS academies when the rest of the division don't get to play those teams. Curious how the playoffs will be sorted with this league/inter-league format. You can also see in this how non-MLS teams have more points because they have played more games than LAFC or LAG. So, not sure how playoffs will be decided. Like, LAG is 0-2 in their Prop Player Pathway (PPP) league but 2-1 in the Elite Player Pathway (EPP) league.
So, if LAG is good local but bad when facing out of area teams, do you penalize them locally concerning playoffs?
Interesting. No point really, just thinking out loud when I saw the difference in match played.
If it's PPG then LAFC is 1, Strikers 2, etc... But if it is just points than weird things happen like Murrieta goes to #2 and LAFC drops to #5, granted LAFC just beat Murrieta 10-1. Seems odd to count games for/against MLS academies when the rest of the division don't get to play those teams. Curious how the playoffs will be sorted with this league/inter-league format. You can also see in this how non-MLS teams have more points because they have played more games than LAFC or LAG. So, not sure how playoffs will be decided. Like, LAG is 0-2 in their Prop Player Pathway (PPP) league but 2-1 in the Elite Player Pathway (EPP) league.
So, if LAG is good local but bad when facing out of area teams, do you penalize them locally concerning playoffs?
Interesting. No point really, just thinking out loud when I saw the difference in match played.
PPG will be used as there will not be a equal amount of games for all teams.
I would guess that the PP division will have a difference vs EP in the NEXT playoffs either qualifications or a separation during group play.
The standings are wack-a-doodle right now. For us, according to MLS Next, we have 3 "interleague" games and 2 "league" games in Southwest division. Our 3 interleague games are against SoCal teams and our 2 league games are against AZ opponents. We have yet to play any MLS Academy.
It appears that the LAFC and LAG games where they played other MLS teams are listed under West division standings for "league" games. They're games against other SoCal teams are including in the interleague standings.
I would think (which can be problem for me). That all LAFC and LAG and non-MLS academy games against non-MLS academy teams from SoCal or AZ games should be Southwest "league" games. MLS vs MLS teams from the west region should be West "league" games. Any games outside of Southwest or West region (for MLS teams) should be considered "Inter-league" games.
RedDevilDad
GOLD
I predict that PPG will be the factor but even then it's weird as LAG plays RSL twice while Strikers never plays RSL. Or, LAFC plays LAG three times and Nomads only plays LAG once. So, yeah... just weird. Who knows how it will work out. I assume that it will favor the MLS clubs as it's an MLS driven league. I'm under the impression that MLS Academies that don't qualify for the playoffs have their own showcase at the playoff events. Also, the December showcase will not have MLS academies playing non-MLS academies.
I wonder if the qualifications will actually be league standings in PPP and EPP leagues... meaning what Strikers does against LAG doesn't actually matter towards playoffs. For example, West PPP 1 seed vs East EPP 3 seed could be one matchup. There are 13 divisions. 5PPP, 8 EPPP. They need 32 or 64 teams for a bracket style playoff... I can't come up with any way to get 13 divisions to 64.... and at least one of the PPP divisions is only 4 teams. So, you take the top 3 from and 8 team division and top 3 from a 4 team division?
Just a hot mess.
I won't be surprise to see PP and EP in seperate half's of a bracket and only cross play after a certain point in the playoffs like the quarters or finals. Pretty sure MLS teams would rather play other MLS as long as they can
RedDevilDad
GOLD
No way, haha. No way that the MLS clubs wait to face a good non-MLS team. I think the playoffs will favor MLS academies (in path or quantity). No way that they all knock each other and leave a non-MLS team to win it all.
This ain't Surf setting the brackets at Surf Cup. hahaha.
When you're on a MLS squad playing a 3rd-4th place non squad not nearly as much motivation going into it. The other way around yeah pumped up.
Playing more PP teams (2x) in the regular season and less for the playoffs would be a odd choice so doubt it will be same format as 21 edition.
Why make new divisions, interleague, etc if the playoff standings and format where only geo based like the 21 edition?