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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostExcept the team didn't play this default over the top style in the 2015 world cup. They played much more high pressure possession against Germany and Japan. I get that this is the default criticism of the womens team but the one game of note they lost recently was against Sweden where they dominated possession.
I understand the US team attempts to play a possession game, but until it is ingrained in our soccer culture it will be difficult to implement consistently.
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The reality is the US doesn't have enough creative attackers accustomed to working in tight spaces inside the 18. It's all about breakaways and set pieces.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe reality is the US doesn't have enough creative attackers accustomed to working in tight spaces inside the 18. It's all about breakaways and set pieces.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause Sweden parked the bus. And the US team fielded didn't have the in tight skills, sophistication, vision, and savvy to link a few in tight passes and score.
I understand the US team attempts to play a possession game, but until it is ingrained in our soccer culture it will be difficult to implement consistently.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostExactly. And GDAP, ECNL or whatever abbreviations you apply won't change the soccer playing culture.
Every now and again, you see a player make a run from the midfield trying to dribble through a few defenders before they get shut down but it is generally a run made at full speed with little finesse. No one tries to slow the game down, move off the ball and find the open spaces. Very little creativity, especially from the forwards. All speed, little skill. Here is a fact: a kicked ball moves faster than the fastest player. So why are we so concerned with having a team of track stars who can't connect passes?
I don't know who is teaching or advocating this style of soccer on our youth teams or why the college coaches are pushing it in their games, but it is very ugly.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFrom what I've seen of college and ECNL games, everyone is playing too direct and physical to bother with a patient buildup and tight in the 18 opportunities. I see some possession style soccer for a few passes, then either one team fouls the other or some midfielder gets impatient and sends a long ball for an attacker to run down.
Every now and again, you see a player make a run from the midfield trying to dribble through a few defenders before they get shut down but it is generally a run made at full speed with little finesse. No one tries to slow the game down, move off the ball and find the open spaces. Very little creativity, especially from the forwards. All speed, little skill. Here is a fact: a kicked ball moves faster than the fastest player. So why are we so concerned with having a team of track stars who can't connect passes?
I don't know who is teaching or advocating this style of soccer on our youth teams or why the college coaches are pushing it in their games, but it is very ugly.
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