NATIONAL CUP O6 2018

Sike said:
That Blues team doesn’t have the physical ball-winner/distributers in the middle to compete with Galaxy without packing the middle and double teaming them. They tried to play straight up in the 1-3 loss a few months back and it would’ve been a poor game plan to try that again. Not sure what their roster looks like for next year, but I think they will need to add a dominant player in the middle for the big field. Sometimes soccer isn’t pretty, but credit Blues for executing the game plan and winning, which is something they have been doing the entire year. Good luck to the final 2 tomorrow.
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With all due respect, teams must play different strategies against different opponents. It’s part of this game and every sport out there. For all the 4 teams, they all needed to play to their strengths and capitalize on any mistakes given by the other team. If the teams, only know how to play a singular manner, does that help them to understand tradeoffs and ways to capitalize in a thinking manner? I don’t know, just a thought.

I’m a Blues homer but believe you still have to execute besides simply beating up on weaker defenses for lopsided scores and saying you’re a good team that way. Go Blues!
 
Woobie06 said:
At this point in the Season/National Cup the point is to win. Isn’t that the goal? Personally, if a coach can come up with a game plan or make adjustments that limits or takes away the other teams opportunities, and giving his/her team a chance to win I’m all for it.

You see it all the time in other sports, running the clock, holding possession, walking batters, etc. to limit the other teams chances.

For the kids who have worked hard all season, I think it is great the coach coached to win and had a plan.

I was not there, have no horse in the race, but at some point you just play to win when it really matters....like this situation...limit the other teams chances and throw “playing your game” out the window. Sometimes a teams style just does not match up well against an opponent, and “playing your game” will get you beat.

I’m sure the kids would rather be in the final, than going home knowing they “played the right way.” Just my opinion.
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Interesting but I can tell you that the Galaxy girls are definitely upset that they lost. But, at this point in their development, the coaches, parents and players all were talking about the fact that they certainly did their best and played ‘good soccer’ (as was the girls entire discussion after the game and lunch). I certainly wouldnt say that Galaxy coaches didnt ‘play To win.’ I think they executed their game plan and today the goals just didnt go in. Even the refs were joking after the game about how they couldnt believe none of the Galaxy goals didnt go in. As many have said, with most of these girls, these small fields (and these appeared smaller than Silverlakes) and small goals make the margin for error / reward very small. Galaxy coaches made a lot of adjustments but they just couldnt put the ball in the net. Credit the Blues girls tenacity in defense and the Blues goalie.
 
Anybody who has played competitively or watched sports during their lifetime has witnessed, participated, or been a fan of a team that has beaten a stronger team or lost to a weaker team. It happens in all levels of sports. It is never fun to be on the losing side in this type of situation. It happened last night.....16 seed knocking off a 1.

The commentary on this thread seems to indicate that one team was dominating the other, but could not get the breakthrough and the “weaker” team won out. I don’t know the details and was not there but my DD’s team has played 3 of the 4 and they are the toughest around in SoCal right now.

I’m sure the girls who didn’t come out on top are upset, they worked hard all year to get to this point. I have no doubt both coaches coached to win. I don’t think anybody would expect anything less. I think part of developing (in sports and more importantly in life) is learning to recover from loses/setbacks, etc., and come back from it. That is what’s is so awesome about team sports. Losing really sucks.

Both teams played on the same field, same ball, and the same number of players, etc. Sounds fair to me.

That said different fields, conditions, surface, etc. could all impact the outcome. On another day it might have been different. That’s what makes sports fun and unpredictable. Why we watch, support, and enjoy.

It can be a roller coaster for the kids, parents, and coaches. Congrats to all the teams getting this far. Will be watching the live stream and looking forward to a good game. All the kids should be proud of their effort and to have gotten this far. They earned it. 38 other teams would have gladly taken any one of their places to get to the final four.
 
3SoccerLadies said:
Being a parent of a daughter who was on the losing side of this game, it was very difficult to watch. As many have said, Blues stuck to their game plan and you definitely have to credit BH for putting a scheme together that proved effective. Galaxy has always been consistent in the style and game plan they play and being a very team oriented ‘every player is a threat’ system. Today was definitely the same but the Blues goalie is quite a beast on those small goals and punts (that is a compliment should anyone want to think I meant it some other way). It is hard to walk away from games like this where one team may have dominated possession and shots on goal and still lose. But, Blues stuck to their game plan and pulled out the win in the end. Congrats to the Blues girls and good luck tomorrow. May Blues and Surf girls have a wonderful battle and a safe game!

The Galaxy girls were already planning sleepovers on their rides to lunch after lots of tears. Oh to be 11 and 12 again!
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Don't worry! All these girls are U littles as they say. Everything changes when puberty hits!
 
Great game. Surf deserved the win. Many can argue with Blues style but that was first goal they gave up in tournament. Great defense but Surf was tenacious.

Congratulations to surf on game well played.

Congrats to Blues for being there. Two great teams.
 
Surf was very composed and patient trying to break down a resilient Blues squad.

Blues employed same tactic as yesterday with Galaxy and waited for the counter to take their opportunities. A lot to ask of from the 2 players they would send on the counter. On the small field it provided a few dangerous opportunities but allowing Surf half the field means you're relying on a ton of stamina and some good fortune to employ that tactic.

Great effort from Blues, when they went down they threw everything they could at Surf but it was tough changing gears.

Congrats to Surf on a great run!
 
Congrats to Surf and great job Blues.

On to the big field next year. Will be interesting to see how that impacts this year's top teams. For example, how will the Blues counter attacking style work when the goalie can't punt the ball into the opponents penalty box or when you can't shoot from the kick-off?

Should be a fun year.
 
3SoccerLadies said:
When is our first chance to see the new teams play???? Legends (depending on how many dont go DA) and Surf are gonna be DEEP!!!!
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Legends 05 DA already has committed around 10 players and none are 06s at this point.

If they can pull in enough talented 05s between now and season, I'd expect only 2 06s at the most to make the jump. All depends on the 05s they can get.
 
Technician72 said:
Legends 05 DA already has committed around 10 players and none are 06s at this point.

If they can pull in enough talented 05s between now and season, I'd expect only 2 06s at the most to make the jump. All depends on the 05s they can get.
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Which two? That team loses certain players it will change everything for them.
 
Technician72 said:
Legends 05 DA already has committed around 10 players and none are 06s at this point.

If they can pull in enough talented 05s between now and season, I'd expect only 2 06s at the most to make the jump. All depends on the 05s they can get.
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Rumor on the streets is the team is staying intact. We will see soon enough.
 
Technician72 said:
Surf was very composed and patient trying to break down a resilient Blues squad.

Blues employed same tactic as yesterday with Galaxy and waited for the counter to take their opportunities. A lot to ask of from the 2 players they would send on the counter. On the small field it provided a few dangerous opportunities but allowing Surf half the field means you're relying on a ton of stamina and some good fortune to employ that tactic.

Great effort from Blues, when they went down they threw everything they could at Surf but it was tough changing gears.

Congrats to Surf on a great run!
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Not at all surprised that surf won it this year. They are an excellent team and clearly one of the top teams the entire season. Expect them to transition to the larger fields quite easily.

I am pretty surprised that blues dropped off completely again today. They hadn’t lost to surf in 4 meetings this year and actually won 2 of the 4 games. Seems like BH got a little too attached to the strategy from yesterday instead of drawing from prior games against this same team. Maybe the injuries played into her strategy (?), but clearly she didn’t have the confidence in her team this time around.

Hoping my dd is healthy enough to be out there with the rest of the girls on the big field next season. Best of luck to all.
 
Jack23 said:
Which two? That team loses certain players it will change everything for them.
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SCOTT21 said:
Rumor on the streets is the team is staying intact. We will see soon enough.
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WW is coaching the 05 DA team next season and it really does come down to the question of "what holes are there to fill"? The commits she has at the time give her the ability to play possession, direct, or a hybrid of both. The window between now and when DA season comes into play is still far off where she'll certainly take her time making sure she locks up recruits that they've been working on all season.

Having seen the Legends 06 girls on the big field they have multiple girls who could make the jump but if WW can reel in additional top talent that are 05s she won't have to pull from the 06 pool of girls. I believe @SCOTT21 is correct in that the team can very well stay intact. Currently there are 2 players with that target to get pulled up and they're "central" to what any team is looking for.
 
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