Gonzaga game

So, the big question is WHO replaces Sophie? My feeling would be to move Keelin up to AM and have Michele O play in her spot, then insert Kristen K. in the back line. You always have Cassie as an option (sub or starter). I think a lot depends on the health (injuries) on the team.
To state the obvious, we all know Sophie is OUTSTANDING and will be sorely missed. Another possibility is to start Ellen P with normal substitutions as the game progresses.

GO PILOTS

Your first option was my original guess, but I think Ellen has been getting the playing time there to prepare her to play, and I think she has progressed nicely. I am guessing Ellen.

UP release has a photo of Ellen Parker in it. Signal?

I see Gonzaga has a video option for the game, but it's a paying option and they don't seem to have a single game rate. That seems rather short sighted since opposing fans might take advantage of a reasonably priced single game option. It's $9.95 for the monthly option which some might still go for I guess.

Personally, I see moving Micheala back to the attacking mid an starting Dani! I'm not giving up on Dani an I still see a lot of productivity there. I also see Michaela as a natural attacking mid.

I know Ellen enrolled early an played with the team this summer but what I have seen, she is not ready, no harshness intended here, just my own perception.

fozziewozzie wrote:... Personally, I see moving Michaela back to the attacking mid an starting Dani! I'm not giving up on Dani an I still see a lot of productivity there. I also see Michaela as a natural attacking mid. ...

How about vice versa?

UPSoccerFanatic wrote:

fozziewozzie wrote:... Personally, I see moving Michaela back to the attacking mid an starting Dani! I'm not giving up on Dani an I still see a lot of productivity there. I also see Michaela as a natural attacking mid. ...

How about vice versa?

An interesting thought. I wonder how she would do facing the goal more, and distributing. She distributes well now, with her back to the goal. I think she has always played forward.

I disagree about Michaela. I think she is a natural attacker. She has a nose for the goal and can take people on 1 v 1, and I don't think distribution is a strong point for her, yet, although her last assist was a thing of beauty.

Here's another thought - I doubt you will see this, for many reasons, but wouldn't it be fun to see Cloee and her physical presence in the attacker mid spot?

For those of you watching the game on Gonzaga's feed, are you getting audio at all?

No audio and buffering video...argh!

So... our freshmen are pretty good. Two goals for Capelle, one for Parker, one for Frisbie.

I sense a bright future ahead...

Watched with no audio---

Great team game. Nice win without Sophie- All 4 goals by the freshmen. Excellent assist by Sarah B to Amanda. We do have a bright future!

See you on Friday at Merlo.

So does Micaela's brace mean she's selfish, or do the three freshman goalscorers mean we're still searching for that one playmaker to step up?




Sorry, couldn't resist...

Not sure I understand your comment?? What/who playmaker are you referring to?

up2010 - he was being sarcastic/ironic.

Stonehouse wrote:up2010 - he was being sarcastic/ironic.

On this forum???

Stonehouse wrote:up2010 - he was being sarcastic/ironic.

Speaking of playmakers, Ellen made some really beautifully weighted passes for players running into space during this game. As well as scoring a great, bending left-footed goal.

On a more serious note: Were we in a 4-3-3 or a 4-4-2?

From what we watched (video feed) it appeared to be a 4-4-2 with Dani and Micaela up top, Kendall and Taylor, outside mid and Keelin and Ellen in the middle.

I would love to hear from anyone who were at the game!

It doesn't sound like any posters were at the game. I also would love to hear from someone who was. Ellen obviously had a few good moments, but it also appears that she had a strong overall game. That bodes well for next year.

Haha, wait nobody wanted to drive to Spokane?

I'm shocked!

I thought about driving out last weekend but changed my mind because of the rain and the video feed available through their website. Since I paid $10 for the viewing pleasure, guess I will check out our Sunday's opponent (Pepperdine) as they play Gonzaga Friday afternoon!

soccerjoy wrote:I thought about driving out last weekend but changed my mind because of the rain and the video feed available through their website. Since I paid $10 for the viewing pleasure, guess I will check out our Sunday's opponent (Pepperdine) as they play Gonzaga Friday afternoon!

Great idea. I hadn't thought of it.

By the way, now that we've subscribed to the Gonzaga network at $10 per month, do you know how to terminate your subscription without getting automatically billed on your credit card month after month?

I watched the game via the CBS Sports feed via Gonzaga, as several others did. I chose to go full-screen for much of the match. Made things bigger, easier to see, but that also made the flow of the game appear a bit jerky and the details less clear (same # of pixels, but spread over larger area). It was difficult to read the numbers on the jerseys and to determine who our players were.

In that context, it appeared that:
-many of our short passes were off the mark
-many long passes or through passes were made to areas where there was no one
-we had relatively little ball control; we possessed the ball more and stole it frequently, but we didn’t string together our passes and gave the ball up frequently, many times when there was not defensive pressure
-several times the players did not move aggressively toward the ball
-at times when the ball was between two of our players neither one moved toward it, each one apparently thinking the other would get it; likely lack of communication

No one else has made comments on any of these issues, so perhaps I am overcritical or my fuzzy view of the match didn’t let me get the proper perspective.