Now that the season is underway and the first "showcase" is done, any thoughts on the 2012s as they have stared their ECNL journey?
Based on what result? The draw that Blues had was vs Surf and HBK has not played either team. To say HBK and Surf are the team to beat is a bit premature. Those 3 teams are the ones to beat.Now that the season is underway and the first "showcase" is done, any thoughts on the 2012s as they have stared their ECNL journey?
Seems that Slammers HBK and SurfSD are the teams to beat. Blues doesn't seem as dominant as they once were...
it’s Blues , Surf and HBKNow that the season is underway and the first "showcase" is done, any thoughts on the 2012s as they have stared their ECNL journey?
Seems that Slammers HBK and SurfSD are the teams to beat. Blues doesn't seem as dominant as they once were...
Yeah, it's premature...and just an opinion. HBK recently added 3 players that weren't there when they tied at Surf Cup. They seem like pretty impactful players and team should get better as they gel over time. Blues has pretty much the same team they've had for a while and they just don't look as dominant as before from what I've seen. Surf always looks strong and looked to have more dangerous scoring opportunities vs. blues last month.
Doesn't look like any got pulled up to 11s for the last game they tied with Legends. I guess domination at 7v7 and 9v9 doesn't translate to 11v11? Match up this wkd vs HBK Slammers...
Legends had half of the 2013s team (the 2012 RL team) playing with the ECNL 2012 team helping them against Blues. Manny views the 2013s (and I can agree) as a better team than the current 2012 ECNL team. The 2013s have talent and I am sure that contributed against their tie with Blues.
Final score 1-1 HBK vs Blues. Seems Blues dominated with their speed first half but HBK took over second as Blues might have worn down.
Looks like the dominance that Blues 2012 team once had is now over. 11v11 is a different beast. As girls mature & defenses improve, games become tighter and tighter, especially at the highest levels. Players that were once dominant because of their athleticism and size are no longer that relevant anymore if they never worked on the fundamentals of tactical and technical passing.
RR was yelling hard the entire game. Seemed his game plan was to press hard and force HBK mistakes. PA was a lot calmer even when they went down 0-1... HBK seemed to be more creative in their attack.
