Big year coming up 2012 ecnl

Veritas said:
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.
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BET!!!!
 
davidnunez said:
Blues coaching has proven to be superior... (or the 'rival' coaches are just incompetent - probably both are true)
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I know Blues have beat surf head to head more often than not but I would take Alex Walker over any coach in Southern CA. His teams play soccer the way IMO it should be played. Simple, TEAM soccer. The Blues obviously have good players but IMO they play high press with the intention of getting the ball to their striker who is the best player in socal. Without her they are decent but not great. That isn't coaching, thats a player making a coach look good, IMO. Alex is a great teacher, passionate, and his teams play with purpose and not reaction.
 
Carsbad2012 said:
I know Blues have beat surf head to head more often than not but I would take Alex Walker over any coach in Southern CA. His teams play soccer the way IMO it should be played. Simple, TEAM soccer. The Blues obviously have good players but IMO they play high press with the intention of getting the ball to their striker who is the best player in socal. Without her they are decent but not great. That isn't coaching, thats a player making a coach look good, IMO. Alex is a great teacher, passionate, and his teams play with purpose and not reaction.
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Sounds like how Blues 2008 would play... and look at them now. This strategy of high press/kick it up to your striker doesn't work in the long run.
 
fms said:
Sounds like how Blues 2008 would play... and look at them now. This strategy of high press/kick it up to your striker doesn't work in the long run.
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This is just the way all the Blues teams play. Like it or not but AR was the only one who tried to get away from that strategy.
 
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And then all the Blues players that are watching the ball sail over the head as the ball gets booted from backline to CF realize they're not developing much and leave for HBK.
 
Just got back from watching the G2012 final. Blues vs. Surf. Surf won 1-0. Outside of a great header that hit the crossbar by the Blues striker, Surf absolutely dominated the game. 80% plus possession and significantly more shots on goal. Blues high pressed the second half to try and turn it into chaos in hopes of the their striker capitalizing on a mistake but surf outplayed them in the end. Fun game to watch. Surf is the better team. Blues striker is an amazing athlete for that age.
 
Carsbad2012 said:
Just got back from watching the G2012 final. Blues vs. Surf. Surf won 1-0. Outside of a great header that hit the crossbar by the Blues striker, Surf absolutely dominated the game. 80% plus possession and significantly more shots on goal. Blues high pressed the second half to try and turn it into chaos in hopes of the their striker capitalizing on a mistake but surf outplayed them in the end. Fun game to watch. Surf is the better team. Blues striker is an amazing athlete for that age.
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The way surf play is just so beautiful to watch, my daughter faces them 2-3 times a year, and also gets to play with a lot of the girls(la masia, ballers elite) also gets to play with some of the blues girls as well, but yes fifi is a stud for sure. Playoffs will be fun
 
Striker562 said:
The way surf play is just so beautiful to watch, my daughter faces them 2-3 times a year, and also gets to play with a lot of the girls(la masia, ballers elite) also gets to play with some of the blues girls as well, but yes fifi is a stud for sure. Playoffs will be fun
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How do Blues and SD Surf compare to Slammers FC HBK in the 12G division? Any predictions at playoffs?
 
Bay-tastic said:
How do Blues and SD Surf compare to Slammers FC HBK in the 12G division? Any predictions at playoffs?
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Talk to parents from both teams, even my good friends from HBK said surf dominated but it ended in a tie, HBK goalie came up with some big saves in those games, but I think still at this age you never know what will happen, we lost a big time player couple months ago to acl injury, gonna hurt us big time, hoping to compete at least in playoffs and see how far we can make it 💪🏽
 
Seems like a lot of turnover rumors already for the 2012s for next season...is this amount of turnover typical for the year after the first year of 11v11? Or is it like this every year? Will next year be even crazier with BY/SY shift?
 
NewbieMama said:
Seems like a lot of turnover rumors already for the 2012s for next season...is this amount of turnover typical for the year after the first year of 11v11? Or is it like this every year? Will next year be even crazier with BY/SY shift?
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If it happens next year it will be a mess. I think it depends on what age group can make the best team and then that's where the girls go. We shall see.
 
NewbieMama said:
Seems like a lot of turnover rumors already for the 2012s for next season...is this amount of turnover typical for the year after the first year of 11v11? Or is it like this every year? Will next year be even crazier with BY/SY shift?
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Is there a lot of turnover? I've heard of a small number of players leaving most clubs outside of mass exodus at one.
 
JB805 said:
Is there a lot of turnover? I've heard of a small number of players leaving most clubs outside of mass exodus at one.
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I agree. The floor imploded on one team that is built around one player - folks realized what was going on and ran for the doors. Another team is benefitting by hoarding talent. That team is on the verge of being a 'super team' with top players at every position but without the distraction of a superstar player. Only thing is the team is so stacked that great players will be splitting time with great players vs being able to showcase and lead a 'good' team, and in the process improving their own stock. Everyone is looking for something different.
 
davidnunez said:
I agree. The floor imploded on one team that is built around one player - folks realized what was going on and ran for the doors. Another team is benefitting by hoarding talent. That team is on the verge of being a 'super team' with top players at every position but without the distraction of a superstar player. Only thing is the team is so stacked that great players will be splitting time with great players vs being able to showcase and lead a 'good' team, and in the process improving their own stock. Everyone is looking for something different.
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is Blues this team that imploded?
 
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