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(SOC) 2024 Soccer Thread

Discussion in 'Alligator Alley (other sports)' started by LTG61, Aug 2, 2024.

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  1. Sep 13, 2024 #81
    gatorbiz

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    That’s where I disagree. We have several MF’s who are more than capable but coaxh is telling them to be more direct and go up the field being more direct. Our challenge is getting the MF more involved offensively which will open other opportunities for the forwards to be more successful as well. We can’t be a kickball team and expect the MF to just be chasers.
     
  2. Sep 13, 2024 #82
    LTG61

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    I hope you're right that UF has capable midfielders. But I see a whole lot of errant passes of both the should-be-easy and should-never-be-attempted types, so I'm left to wonder about that.

    As for getting the MF involved more, I think there are two reasons it isn't happening: 1) it's hard to do that when the team plays so many long balls to the forwards. The MFs end up constantly omitted from the play and have to chase up the field. 2) in three-forward systems, I find that the forwards who receive a long direct ball generally don't wait for the MFs to arrive anyway, and consequently the offense rarely has numerical equality and almost never has numerical superiority. 2-or-3 versus 4-5 is never going to be a consistently successful scoring offense (unless one has overwhelming skill/athleticism - which UF currently doesn't have).
     
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  3. Sep 13, 2024 #83
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    Somewhat off topic I know, but--

    Wife was just watching an HGTV international show, with a family moving from Gainesville Fl, looking for a life change and to rent in Seville, Spain. Having been to Seville we watched.

    The family was that of former UF soccer head coach Tony Amato, who I had to look up to make sure my memory was correct. Attractive family btw.
    Only at UF 1 year, but like most recent Gator hires got a nice severance as I recall. (That wasn't part of the show).
     
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  4. Sep 15, 2024 at 3:15 PM #84
    LTG61

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    Visited Seville once; really enjoyed it.

    UF vs FGCU Final: 0-0

    FGCU came into to game 1-4-0.

    Didn't get home from church until near the end of the 1st half. I assume it was the same as the 2nd half: two teams with very limited ability to control the ball.

    Man, I REALLY thought UF would be better than they've shown so far this year.
     
  5. Sep 15, 2024 at 4:54 PM #85
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    Gators outshot them 16-4 and still couldn't find the back of the net. It gets real Thursday when we open SEC play @ #21 Kentucky.
    Florida and FGCU Tie 0-0 Sunday - Florida Gators
     
  6. Sep 15, 2024 at 6:22 PM #86
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    the new AD will have to make decision on this soccer coach. She definitely will have another year until we get a new President and AD
     
  7. Sep 15, 2024 at 9:45 PM #87
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    Today was a letdown. Never saw that coming and was really hoping for a W.
     
  8. Sep 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM #88
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  9. Sep 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM #89
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    heard we have a top 10 class we are about to sign also, looks like she is making waves now..it has been a slow build. I watched the game the other day and it was obvious we were far superior as a team. But just couldnt score which is very aggrevating to novice fans like myself
     
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  10. Sep 19, 2024 at 5:55 PM #90
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    to be competitive you have to bring in a few dynamic freshman but grad transfers is where the money is.
     
  11. Sep 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM #91
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    Halftime vs Kentucky: 0-0

    UF is playing at an incredible pace, borderline out of control. Although, it has taken KY out of their preferred game. (And UK's coach isn't happy about his team playing UF's style.)

    UF hasn't generated a single shot. But, they did get two corner kicks in the last :30 seconds. (The second of which, McClure chunked badly behind the net.)

    What's with UF taking the kickoff and immediately sending it straight out of bounds? They did it to start the 2nd half against FGCU, and again to start this game. I understand wanting to put the opponent deep into their end (although I don't like it as a tactic), but both those balls went out of play near the midline.
     
  12. Sep 19, 2024 at 9:46 PM #92
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    Final: 0-0

    UF played to their strengths: defense and effort. They used a 4-5-1 formation to completely clog the midfield, and kept up a pace that UK wore themselves down trying to match it.

    UF had a chance to steal a goal with 10 minutes remaining. A direct ball got through to Bailey about 40 yards from UK's goal with only one defender to beat. Blom was 15 yards to her left, totally alone with an unimpeded path to goal and was calling for the ball. But Bailey kept the ball herself and the defender won the 1v1. It was a bad example of lacking field awareness.

    And UK missed a chance to steal a goal with 4 minutes remaining when Goldberg came well off her line when she shouldn't have and fell in the resulting collision. But, another UK player missed the wide-open net.
     
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  13. Sep 19, 2024 at 9:48 PM #93
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    To go to Kentucky and battle to a 0-0 tie with a team that came in 8-0-0 is a really good achievement for this team, IMO. we only got 2 shots the entire game, none on goal, while KY had 7 total shots and only2 on goal. We had 16 fouls to their 8 and they had 9 corner kicks to our 3. So KY dominated the match and we had ZERO offense going, but managed to open the SEC season without a loss on the road. Pretty good.
     
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  14. Sep 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM #94
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    I watched the offense tonight not as a fan but purely as a coach. Our problems make more sense to me now.
    There are basically 4 or 5 ways common to score:
    Beat players off the wings, except we don’t seem to have anybody with the speed to do that.
    Turn the corner deep in the opponents end and get a cross in. We don't have anyone with the speed or ball handling to do that.
    Quick counters. No speed there to outrun people, though as mentioned above we did have one great chance we blew.
    Beat players off the dribble in the middle which opens the whole field up . Well not only do we not have ball handling skills for that, because we can’t do any of the above, they just clog the middle on us and force us to our weakness (creating off the wing).

    Combine that with the lack of quality ball handling in the midfield, and the over the top ball becomes the attempt of last refuge.

    it’s sad because defensively we are a top 10 or 15 team.

    but for tonight, no shame in a draw.
     
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