MakeAPlay
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Their style of play helps too.
2016-17 D1 Women's soccer thread!!!
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Their style of play helps too.
When I said i think SC could go all the way, I was referring to USC.
Santa Clara is really playing well right now, and it wont surprise me to see them get to the final four.
CaliKlines
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That still doesn't clear it up...you have to put "the real" in front of USC so that the cocks fans know who you are talking about.
They definitely played well yesterday. Our house will definitely be pulling for them. I must admit that I have not seen Dave Nolan's team play this year, but they seem to have some believers. It will be a fun match to watch with a leftover turkey leg to gnaw on.
SpeedK1llz
GOLD
The Fleming PK was the one moment that shocked me the most. The announcers were saying exactly what we were all thinking as she approached the ball. "She played in the Olympics, Canadian National team..." and then the actual shot. It looked like a U little toe poke with zero velocity on it. Needless to say, shocking to see UCLA go down like that especially after the way they fought back to tie it with 2 minutes left in regulation.
CaliKlines
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What's the call Bernie?....looks like your going w/Santa Clara for the win?.....well, I'm a nationalist sorta guy, like DC, Have met/like the coach, campus and game of them Hoyas....and, love the fact that they have and always seek Socal soccer girls. (Well, the ones willing to brave the cold)
Recap:
Bernie - SCU
ZD - Georgetown
Cali - ??
I'll go a step further...here are my picks for the College Cup:
G'Town
Auburn
UNC
WVU
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MakeAPlay
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Gonna be a tough one since Florida lost to Auburn 3-1 on Sunday.
CaliKlines
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So true...
What style of play is that? They got outshot by quite a large margin, not sure what you mean.
MakeAPlay
DA
When they had the ball they tried to connect passes on the ground. They had several decent stretches of possession and they have some nicely skilled players.
Getting outshot means nothing if the shots aren't on goal. 14 of the were on goal but Lowder was game.
Since the goal of possession is to ultimately win thru a tactic of keeping the ball and creating chances a team that gets out shot and out chanced is a poser as a possession team. If you can't break teams down in the final third and create chances you are not a possession team. You are just painting the back third and maybe venturing into the middle third. So what? Anyone can do that. As Pep and Xavi have said many a time, possession for possession sake is worthless. Possession with a purpose is the goal.
Legendary FC
SILVER ELITE
You talk a big game for someone who's kid would be lucky to play at the level that MAP's kid plays at. You're like the armchair quarterback that never made it off the JV squad. You need to pick a better target for your angst because you are swinging out of your weight class.
Legendary FC
SILVER ELITE
What would you call it if you created opportunities but couldn't connect the final pass in the box? What if a teams coach has a philosophy of always making the extra pass? Is this team all of a sudden a direct team? The term possession is thrown around a lot but it is apparent the teams that actually play and score through possession.
Total shots is an overrated stat. I have seen plenty of teams take multiple shots from Siberia without ever truly being much of a threat. What matters is shots on goal.
Sorry should have worded differently, out shot and out shot on goal. Don't understand what you mean create opportunities but can't connect final pass. If you needed an additional final pass that wasn't an opportunity. I don't think I threw the word possession around loosely. I think I tied it down pretty tight. Non specific and non purposeful possession is worthless. 2012 Euro finals, Spain scores a goal on 20 plus passes and then scored on a 3 pass sequence. Both were full possession movements. All passes in the first sequence had 90% success possibilities as did the 3 pass sequence. What could be more specific?
KidGretzky25
SILVER
She's doing a really good job with the team. Their style of play is one of the best in the country. Karina coming in early and Pugh and Sanchez on the way will make for a very good 2017.
The so-called "time of possession" stat is overrated. It doesn't even account for the time when the ball is effectively in neither team's possession. There is also no meaningful defensive stat (other than height and playing time, maybe). SD CIF used to count a thing called "clears", which I suppose is the number of times a defender kicked the ball long down the field.
Sheriff Joe
DA
So you are one of her bitches?
You know me? You don't know shit. I am not talking about her kid, I am talking about the big mouth sore losing whore who thinks she can bully anyone she wants to. So you can GFYSELF.
Thank you for your thoughts, Bitch.
Every team will possess at some point in a 90 minute game, but since overall they hardly had the ball and were thoroughly out-possessed, even by admission of their coach and by how he approached the game, are you saying their style is to have a goalkeeper that's "game"? 14 shots on goal is an enormous amount in our game. If the game was played 10 times I wouldn't expect the same result.
Certainly that team would classify as a possession team that maybe needs to find better players for the final third.
I don't think Santa Clara is a poser of a possession team (assuming that's who may be referring to). He has flat out said he knew he would be without the possession and thus outshot.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Just how fat is the Pig?