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We looked really good for the first 30 minutes of the second half. Then seemed to run out of gas. Nebraska certainly looks better conditioned.So I don't know if there's a lot of girls still hurt, or what's going on, but there just seems to be something lacking out there, no? Youth thing?
We looked really good for the first 30 minutes of the second half. Then seemed to run out of gas. Nebraska certainly looks better conditioned.
We looked really good for the first 30 minutes of the second half. Then seemed to run out of gas. Nebraska certainly looks better conditioned.
Ladies came back from a bad first half ... looks like we will have at least 1 team with a winning B1G record ... outside chance of a conference tourney win based on the goalie and D ... but getting out shot most games recently.Lucky to escape with a point. We got completely dominated by them in both OT periods as well as the last 15 minutes of the game.
Awful road trip, hope the girls learn and mature from it, howver.
Ladies came back from a bad first half ... looks like we will have at least 1 team with a winning B1G record ... outside chance of a conference tourney win based on the goalie and D ... but getting out shot most games recently.
Came out waltzing around once again. Nebraska jumped on us. We decided to play some soccer after a half & picked it up. Second half came out with some pace and crispness, but, as others said, ran out of steam. Overall, too much individual play many times--playing with the ball at their feet instead of moving it quickly, other times trying to go it alone against multiple defenders when a team mate is wide open, sometimes in excellent scoring position. Ball kicked out of play when under no pressure. This team needs to sharpen up. Two tough games this week--Penn State,Thursday & Ohio State on Sunday. Go RU.
SO who is the individual play on? is that the coaching? Obviously is if we are out conditioned it is the coaching
caveat I grew up in the same town as mike so i will need to be gentle criticism wise
What you see is we play three mids and almost all our opponents play 4.. He prefers three stikers in the attack. So by the nature of that beast the mids will always look like they are losing the battles
Compounded by, despite great skills , when Whitley and Ferreira are on the field at the same time both lack speed and covering their third of the field is problematic. So in ma guess based on nothing I think both need to take 50% more steps to achieve the same coverage as their taller, faster, opponents
I saw neither game so i cannot comment. But the third part of that is the insistance of playing Adora as a center mid. Clearly not a center mid and lacks the quick feet, and rapid judgement necessary. If you could archive and watch i think our weakest moment is during those lineups
Whitley and Ferreira are center mids and to improve, to my pedestrian thinking they must play there with Provenzano on one side and fill in the blanks on the other
Midfield mediocrity would i think end, players would be fresher. But it aint my call
Agree that Whitley & Ferreira lack top end speed. Not a great scheme or x & o guy so will defer to you & Mike on that score. BTW, don't believe that Nicole saw the field at all vs Nebraska & only played a bit vs Iowa. Banged her knee up in the Whiskey game. Ambivelant on your point re: Adora. I do know that when she is here it allows Kennie to move back to outside D, which IMO suits both her & us better. Adora has had some academic responsibilities that have caused her to miss a couple of away games & even come late vs Minny, I believe it was, at home. All this being said, I really love this staff & trust them to make any needed adjustments.caveat I grew up in the same town as mike so i will need to be gentle criticism wise
What you see is we play three mids and almost all our opponents play 4.. He prefers three stikers in the attack. So by the nature of that beast the mids will always look like they are losing the battles
Compounded by, despite great skills , when Whitley and Ferreira are on the field at the same time both lack speed and covering their third of the field is problematic. So in ma guess based on nothing I think both need to take 50% more steps to achieve the same coverage as their taller, faster, opponents
I saw neither game so i cannot comment. But the third part of that is the insistance of playing Adora as a center mid. Clearly not a center mid and lacks the quick feet, and rapid judgement necessary. If you could archive and watch i think our weakest moment is during those lineups
Whitley and Ferreira are center mids and to improve, to my pedestrian thinking they must play there with Provenzano on one side and fill in the blanks on the other
Midfield mediocrity would i think end, players would be fresher. But it aint my call
I think it his style of coaching. They seem to play a long ball style instead of control passing up the field and send a thru ball. In soccer the teams that play longer passes usually lose possession. You have a lower percentage of possession. When we played Penn State 2 years ago , they played a ball control style and wound up beating us twice.So in the posts above is this an indictment on O'Neill's coaching ability and do you feel with our young talent and recruiting which he is obviously a good recruiter he can get us over this hump going forward?
Mike actually coaches a possession game & believes we are more effective with that style.I think it his style of coaching. They seem to play a long ball style instead of control passing up the field and send a thru ball. In soccer the teams that play longer passes usually lose possession. You have a lower percentage of possession. When we played Penn State 2 years ago , they played a ball control style and wound up beating us twice.
I believe he is an excellent coach.So in the posts above is this an indictment on O'Neill's coaching ability and do you feel with our young talent and recruiting which he is obviously a good recruiter he can get us over this hump going forward?
Thanks ho26. Was actually debating on whether to go or not Thurs. Probably will. If so, will certainly look you up.On the top right toolbar your icon name, then a greenish settings, click on the next one( a letter ) That is a private message.
All the message is where i sit, and what i look like if you wanted to stop by on thurs