Blues certainly has the players to have played Surf straight up, it was really a lot to ask from those girls to have played to a great defensive effort and then try and switch gears after going down 1-0. I'm sure like others, it would have been nice to see a high scoring back and forth match up instead.
NATIONAL CUP O6 2018
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Blues certainly has the players to have played Surf straight up, it was really a lot to ask from those girls to have played to a great defensive effort and then try and switch gears after going down 1-0. I'm sure like others, it would have been nice to see a high scoring back and forth match up instead.
Congrats to Surf on a great win and great year! They were patient and could have easily scored a couple of more goals.
I don’t consider what I saw from Blues today to be great defense. Parking the bus from the start against a team you have beaten before is just a head scratcher to me. Every time Blues would win a ball, they would give it up almost immediately as there was nobody up to help their lone offensive player and they were clearly told to stay back. Credit Surf for picking their spots and taking the championship.
I agree completely. Saw these two teams play earlier this year and believe Blues matched up very well against them (blues beat surf 3 times over last year).
While it was the right tactic yesterday, didn’t leave them with many opportunities today. I think it could have been a different result with previous strategy. But could of,
should of, would of.
Surf earned it! They deserved to be called best team in So Cal
While it was the right tactic yesterday, didn’t leave them with many opportunities today. I think it could have been a different result with previous strategy. But could of,
should of, would of.
Surf earned it! They deserved to be called best team in So Cal
Texas2Cali
SILVER
I have to agree with this post. Not to get into the soccer style wars, but it seems odd to concede possession every time by having your goalie punt the ball right back to the opponent. I get that you've got a stud goalie and a physical presence up top, but what about the rest of the team? You are pretty much bypassing 7 other players. Those player have to be good, cause you recruited them all, so why not let them play?
All of the final 4 teams seemed to pretty much play consistently in the same way in the games that I saw them. Surf was technically sound and moved the ball well, Legends had a strong center D, lots of speed up top and the ability to make complete line changes in the midfield without a drop-off in skill, Galaxy had a stingy defense, good technical skills and plays possession, and Blues' stud keeper boomed the ball up in the hope of getting it to their forward. I didn't see a lot of adjustments by anyone to try and win games. It seems like the girls played the way that they were taught. I didn't see every game by these teams so I could be wrong, but that's just my $0.02. It's probably worth about that.
Blues does have other very good players. If you think it was always just play defense and have the goalie launch it to the striker, you didn’t watch them enough this year. The winning goal in their national cup game against legends south was a perfect example. Good defense in the middle led to a steal and connecting passes between 3 blues players (none of them the goalie or striker) for a perfect goal. Their striker is certainly a major weapon and they look to get the ball to her, but she was out for most of scdsl league and they still won every game.
Texas2Cali
SILVER
I have to admit that as crazy as I am about girls 2006 soccer, I do only go to games where my kid is playin'.
You said above that LAGalaxy was the better team yesterday vs. Blues, and another poster (Wasabi I think) said that Blues would have been crazy to play LAGalaxy straight up, but I wonder given what you said above...
If they had so much success during SCDSL, incl. vs. a talented Surf team, and it's been working in National Cup, then why switch it up for the final games (or at least vs. Surf)? As we say in my former state, you got to ride the horse you came in on...
You said above that LAGalaxy was the better team yesterday vs. Blues, and another poster (Wasabi I think) said that Blues would have been crazy to play LAGalaxy straight up, but I wonder given what you said above...
If they had so much success during SCDSL, incl. vs. a talented Surf team, and it's been working in National Cup, then why switch it up for the final games (or at least vs. Surf)? As we say in my former state, you got to ride the horse you came in on...
These are 11 and 12 year old girls. Teach them how to dribble, make accurate passes, dribbling into space, and see the field. They don't need to win the game so desperately with tactics from a coach. These tournaments will be so irrelevant in a few years. All I have to say Galaxy plays a beautiful game. Possession style.
whatever
SILVER
Congrats to Surf A for winning National Cup and congrats to all of the players on all of the teams who played. As @Woobie06 pointed out, any team can win on any given day. I'm curious if any of the forum members who rated my posts regarding the Surf A v. Surf C game "dumb" or "disagree" still feel the same way (@With Pace @junk @RS3 @SplitSoccerFamMom @fanofdl @GoPats @myself @3SoccerLadies)? Do you still think Surf A "let" Surf C win? Oh, and also congrats to the 06 ODP player pool - quite a few girls from Surf A, Surf B and one from Surf C (the one that scored the goal against Surf A, btw).
3SoccerLadies
SILVER ELITE
Whatever ‘whatever.’
Ok, so this is irritating on so many levels. Let's belittle players making ODP, which there were 2 by the way on that team but yes let's take away from that team just a little bit more. Oh yes, and the post that was hit 4 or 5 times in that game also moved when nobody was looking!! In bracket play it's nice to see all kids get on the field, and one game resulted in a loss. You dont hear C team parents complaining for doing incredibly well in CRL only to draw Anaheim Surf in their bracket because they didn't participate so they weren't used in the goofy Cal South seeding. Congrats to the C team for a great season and their ODP nods, congrats to Surf and all the teams that came and played their hearts out and nice job parents who keep it classy and aren't just hunting for gossip and can genuinely be happy for these kids....and someone mentioned this all won't matter in a few years anyway, so let's not spoil it by circling back to this stupid topic. This is one talented and DEEP age group which makes all of this so exciting. One team wins, and it happened to be a very talented group of girls that I can guarantee you didnt go out and throw a freaking 11 year old soccer game. Lordy. PS-they always play with 2 in the back for the record....
Blues. Where its more important not to lose than it is to win. Makes you wonder who this youth soccer game is really for?
whatever
SILVER
Not my finest post, I'll give you that, but I was not belittling ODP players - and I wasn't belittling Surf players either. I was pointing out the fact that numerous girls from Surf A, B and C made ODP - which is an indicator IMO, of the talent level on all 3 teams. I was wondering if any of the forum members who posted earlier on this thread that there was no way that Surf C could have beaten Surf A might have had second thoughts about their original conspiracy theory posts. IMO, it seems completely reasonable that any of the Surf teams could beat each other on any given day.
whatever
SILVER
I was using sarcasm to point out how ridiculous I thought people were being. i.e. saying that the post/cross bar got in the way, etc.
Oh good! Thanks for clarifying....the ones who are being serious were starting to bug! (clearly
In that case, thank you!