eastbaysoccer
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I saw Andersen at 6’0 make some great saves. Her presence alone makes CAL better. She’s the difference. A goalie by herself can shut a team down.
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I saw Andersen at 6’0 make some great saves. Her presence alone makes CAL better. She’s the difference. A goalie by herself can shut a team down.
She definitely makes a difference. The team has gotten a lot better up and down. Combination of second year players, splash of Frosh and vets make for a much improved side.
outside!
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I will add that the SEC channel was a pleasure to watch. Good camera work and the announcers were good. Unfortunately there is no way to replay the game, so I cancelled my subscription.
MakeAPlay
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Check the On Demand tab. I am watching your kid's game right now. On the ESPN app.
outside!
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Cool. So do you think it was DOGSO in the second half?
Which one is your kid? There's definitely some quality on you DDs team!
MakeAPlay
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I just hit halftime. I will let you know. They won which is the second most important thing.
MakeAPlay
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Parity doesn't really exist. Some of the coaches are really good at drawing up a gameplan and sometimes the ladies just execute. Many times top teams come in and look down upon weaker teams and don't take them as seriously or play as hard against them. This unfortunately is how non-professional sports work. Come playoff time, the usual suspects are ready to go. And Texas sucks. They never get top 10 recruiting classes and usually they get one in state star and the rest are just good athletes not soccer players. I have no idea what lie they told Grosso in order to get her there but it must have been a whopper!
I'm laughing at your Texas comment. So true.
MakeAPlay
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Grosso is good and at times she is looking for players to connect with and unfortunately they just kick the ball upfield and chase it. They are like a poor man's version of Texas A&M without as good a defense!
dk_b
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That's why I try to look at how a team plays and not the result. In watching the UCLA-Santa Clara game . . . I thought it was clear that UCLA was the better team. And sometimes, in a given game, the better team can lose (I think of the completely dominating Stanford v Santa Clara performance in 2016 in the NCAA that ended up being a SCU win in OT; the SCU GK stood on her head and kept them in the game but anyone who followed it could see that Stanford was dominant (just looked at the box score - 31 shots (14 on goal) to 7 shots (3 on goal)). It's also why a weird upset can happen in the tournament though with the enhanced focus, usually the right teams advance.
My guess is that Stanford and UCLA will remain the top of the Pac but that there will be a ton of competitive games, some upsets, some lost leads to expose the weaker GKs, some wins when a dominated team rides a hot GK, etc. It will be a fun conference to watch. It usually is.
The WCC is more quizzical to me. Harder to get many qualifiers so every game among the contenders will be HUGE. Nobody can afford a small bobble of a game. If Pepp can take down Stanford, I would not count them out but how many bad games in league can it afford? 1? None. But that's no different than BYU or SCU . . . they all have to be near perfect. And you can't take even the weakest teams for granted (I was at a SMC v Loyola game in 2016 and saw the Gaels get the upset and Loyola getting knocked out of the NCAA consideration (NCAA took 3 WCC teams that year and the Lions would have been a solid pick) only a year after making it to the third round)
I can't comment on past recruiting, but Texas is going to easily have the top recruiting class in a couple of years. At one point, one of their assistants was closely tied into the YNT and seemed to be pulling in players. Bad optics in my opinion.
MakeAPlay
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I heard that one of their future classes is supposed to be good. We will see. I just can’t imagine that a group of top players would want to go play horrible kickball.
MakeAPlay
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I must have missed the play that you were referring to. I will say that I enjoyed watching the game. It was fast paced and I was really impressed with Fullerton’s attack. They looked like a tournament team and not one that you would want to catch in the first round. I secretly hope that $C gets a 2 seed and draws them in the first round. They are also an excellent set piece team which gives them the ability to score against the run of play.
I am not that impressed with Cal. I feel that they try to slow the pace of the game down and if pressed by a fast team with a deep bench, they will be in trouble. Their starting 11 is only going to get them so far against more experienced teams.
outside!
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It was the play where Mizzou had a set play near the Fullerton goal, the ball came out, the Fullerton forward touched the ball around the defender, muscled through the impeding arm bar and got a couple of steps on the defender only to have the defender do a big jersey tug which enabled her to slide tackle the Fullerton player. The referee reached for his back pocket and got the red card part way out before changing his mind and putting the red back in his pocket and getting the yellow out of his front pocket. I believe without the second foul, the Fullerton player would have pulled away from the defender and been 1v1 with the Mizzou keeper.
outside!
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While I am sure there are still good parts, I could do with never being in Texas again.
dk_b
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Was she inside the 18 when that happened?
3thatplay
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DOGSO is always about the 4 D's. Defenders, Distance to Goal, Distance to Ball, Direction or Play.
If only the Goalie was left then Defenders is satisfied, then how far away the attacker is from goal when fouled and how much control of the ball would they have maintained and in what direction are they going. If you think ALL of those are satisfied, then DOGSO is probably the correct call. Ask SurfRef to watch the play.
I haven't seen it yet.
Dos Equis
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When did Gregg Berhalter join the forum?
In fairness to this statement, and to MAP, I understand the desire and appeal of playing a certain style of soccer, and matching your player's strengths with the coach/school's style of play should be a consideration in selecting a school. But a good/great coach understands how best to win with the talent they have. At this level, results matter, and that is how success, and teams, should be judged.
outside!
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The distance to the goal was probably the issue, as it all happened very near the center circle. The other 3D's were satisfied. She had the ball at her feet, she was headed straight towards goal, and she had the defender beat.