U17 girls looked like a Silverlakes team throwin' up low % shots from anywhere v. Spain

fms said:
I don't think these players, especially 2 of the 3 starting "forwards" reflect your first statement. The US didn't really bring the typical US fast/strong/athletic forwards that have attended previous camps. KA is not a "tall, fast aggressive striker". MB is more of a creative mid. I think the US was trying to bring in skill. Sadly these players lack chemistry and don't train with each other much, not compared to the Spain players who basically come from two clubs.
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Agree they are trying to go with the skill side of things. But you always need one athletic freak on the team. It just opens things up sometimes for the attack. I want my 9s with this skill set, not the Mids. Mids are like the QB of the team, we need thinkers with decent athletic ability.
 
From the Spot said:
I agree with so much of what has been posted here, and I don't see it changing until the top-level youth players are training with professional teams. There is just too much at stake for the clubs to force an emphasis on team play over the individual. In addition to NC-Stanford, the UCLA- Penn State game last night is another example. UCLA's attacking players kept trying to take the PSU defenders 1v1, and even 1v3 at times, and it was just wasted opportunities.
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I disagree. PS had their entire team in their own third of the field defending. UCLA tried to pass endlessly throughout and it became impossible. There was no room to work with and move. What's left 1v1's, shots from outside (which were continuously blocked), and crosses.
 
LASTMAN14 said:
I disagree. PS had their entire team in their own third of the field defending. UCLA tried to pass endlessly throughout and it became impossible. There was no room to work with and move. What's left 1v1's, shots from outside (which were continuously blocked), and crosses.
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Called a "low block".... Nothing new here...
 
algomez619 said:
I was just watching Stanford vs NC and this play here is a good example of ball hogging and bad decisions. Why in the world did she not pass the ball to her wide opened teammate for the easy tap in:
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Love the kickball right after the sequence you mentioned šŸ˜‚
 
watfly said:
Have you ever heard a US youth soccer coach talk about soccer as a game of odds/percentages? What are the odds of successfully advancing the ball (and maintaining possession) by dribbling in to traffic versus passing the ball? For the matter, have your ever heard a US coach talk about soccer primarily being a decision making sport? Of course, you need the skills to execute your decision, but if your making low percentage success decisions it doesn't matter how skilled your are in most cases. This applies to decisions made both on and off the ball. I don't think Soccer IQ is even on most coaches top 5 list.
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No, never, they encourage shot taking- bad shots, horrible shots, impossible odds shots, low percentage shots all the time- almost like too much machismo.... No bueno
 
LASTMAN14 said:
I disagree. PS had their entire team in their own third of the field defending. UCLA tried to pass endlessly throughout and it became impossible. There was no room to work with and move. What's left 1v1's, shots from outside (which were continuously blocked), and crosses.
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I don't know, when Sunshine Fontes came in they got more opportunities inside the box.
 
JeterwastheBEST said:
Semi-pro kickball.....
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editing your comment. passing like a rec team. Easily could have been 3 or 4 - 0.


So many elements lacking. Offensive over dribbling. Defense is an afterthought. Game is 11 players not one or three (at best) involved.

Taught my DD to never clear up the central channel when she was 7v7.

So Sad........
 
Objective said:
editing your comment. passing like a rec team. Easily could have been 3 or 4 - 0.


So many elements lacking. Offensive over dribbling. Defense is an afterthought. Game is 11 players not one or three (at best) involved.

Taught my DD to never clear up the central channel when she was 7v7.

So Sad........
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Could have easily been 3 or 4 null. Way too much overdribbling. I saw Barcenas having a hard time connecting passes. Barcenas & Ascanio playing desperate over dribbling not finding the passes. If those 2 playmakers can't connect balls the whole team will struggle. Fuller also a no show. Defensively very bad lacking fundamentals. Why would you give away a goal like that... Soccer 101 you don't head the ball out like that from the box. Defensively these girls are not fundamentally sound. Offensively they do not play together... It's basically watching your typical direct ball athletic USA team go vs u15 teenage boys. Those N. Korean women move like teenage boys. All very technical and agile. Just goes to show that soccer is an interesting sport when you are tactically sound with the right core group of players that work together for the common cause.
 
Objective said:
editing your comment. passing like a rec team. Easily could have been 3 or 4 - 0.


So many elements lacking. Offensive over dribbling. Defense is an afterthought. Game is 11 players not one or three (at best) involved.

Taught my DD to never clear up the central channel when she was 7v7.

So Sad........
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Same ole, same ole'....
 
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