(SOC) 2024 Soccer Thread

First soccer I've watched in awhile. 0-0 tie with Georgia, not many chances for either side while I was watching. Small sample but as noted above, corner kicks just seemed like weak giveaways.

Bailey on the wing stood out to me. Just nobody to finish. Goal keeping was solid, there is that.

 

Yea, you have to build on that Texas win, so its unfortunate, this team has to make the sec tourney to show progress.
The next 4 games are winnable games, with vandy being the toughest opponent. Bama and Tenn are average at best -- Bama is slow everywhere on the field and their keepers aren't very good, test them all day. Force and bait them to build out and then play high pressure and they will commit turnovers and play negative.

first touch has to improve, keep the ball in play and work -- were not going to be one of those pretty soccer teams right now, we have to beat the opposition with effort and tenacity, get after it. Lots of the teams in the SEC have a at least one weak left or right back, I'd focus always on that side of the pitch, and put another body their to attack the flanks with numbers. so many outside backs push up and lose track of their mark -- put 2 attacker on a flank, let your 9 float around more and create number mismatches. Time to push the envelope and its time for the coaches to focus on the now, or they won't be around for that 2026 recruiting class they are taunting as some incredible class.

I now most hey rah rah soccer, but this team needs better energy, use the bench and the numbers and just go crazy hard.


2 goals total in SEC play won't cut, shut out again the last 2 games.
Very favorable schedule with only having to go to Tuscalossa, the other 3 games are at home - but 3 games in essentially a week to end the season wont' be easy

 

Down 2-0 to vandy.
I Encourage all to watch the 2nd goal we conceded. I think it was 3 players who got beat and quit on the play. zero effort defensively. Painful.

 

I am watching, but not sure why? This team is completely overmatched against a good, not great Vanderbilt. Goldberg is under almost constant assault and may have a case to sue her teammates for non-support. I know they have good recruiting classes coming in, but it is going to take a greater influx of talent to get this program out of its current rut. You can start with bringing in forwards who can finish, and mid-fielders who can control the ball and connect passes. All things Vandy are adept at.

 

Gators held scoreless yet again. 12 shots on goal by Vandy, only 2 for Florida. Final scoere 2-0 commodores.

 

Yea that was painful to watch.

most clubs teams in the south would throttle this team.

I’m not sure if this coach knows a thing about soccer. That was actually disturbing to watch. Do the players not even care anymore. Just bad all around. I’m telling you that 2nd goal was disturbing defensively. Girls just quit on the play.

 

According to the broadcast announcer the team had been dealing with "sickness" throughout the week. That may in part have contributed to the below par defensive effort? I say that since the normally tough as nails defender Vanka uncharacteristically was beaten several times and she just looked drained most of the match. That very well could be from recent illness or just as likely from the cumulative wear of a seasons' worth of constantly having to give 100% effort for 90 minutes while performing remarkable feats of defending just to give this team a chance.

My issue with the offense is how is it your most talented forward, Vera Blom is not the focal point of your attack? She disappears for long stretches of the match as it seems almost incidental that she gets on the ball. There was a particularly egregious example of this yesterday as the athletic Njeri Butts breaks free with the ball in the attacking half - head down of course - focused exclusively on a double marked teammate at the top of the penalty box while completely ignoring a charging and completely wide open Vera Blom on the right side. To be fair, there is no guarantee Blom would have scored, but with her skill I am willing to bet she does. I see Florida's opponents regularly exhibit the awareness to make that pass to devastating effect. Losing Hinnenkamp preseason has apparently been completely debilitating. I sure hope she returns next season and Blom doesn't get disgruntled and transfer out because, quite frankly, I do not see any viable alternatives unless there are some hidden gems in this incoming class or we get lucky in the transfer portal.

 

So if you have access -- start watching 2nd goal at 1:25:00
Vanderbilt vs. Florida 10/18/24 - Stream the Match Live - Watch ESPN

right before the goal is scored, vandy player dribbles to corner for a cross, and their is no effort by any gator in sight to close down the ball and defend. then what follows is a complete defensive breakdown and lack of effort by the gators to go down 2-0. a few bad clearances as well

 

Yea. Bad. Very bad.

nothing positive about this game besides Goldberg. But she should have saved the 3rd goal.

Bama isn’t even special. Average team this year. We are so bad offensively. Nothing. So many careless give aways. Again bad touches. Heavy balls.

this team is light years away right now.

 

And like you said - the red card was so careless. Bad bad defense.

has this team made any progress since last season? If we didn’t have Goldberg…. Wow

 

Exactly. Who taught these girls to toe poke a clearance. Clear the ball!!!

bamas keeper isn’t even good.
Game day coaching isn’t hard at all, this team has no chance to be successful. I’m not sure these coaches are qualified to coach d1 soccer at a sec school where other teams actually play the game.

 

Now now now. I got negative feedback for suggesting that our coach was not SEC quality. In 3 years we have not improved. Time for a change. But you know how I feel about SS, so I quess she will get another year.