Appreciate Everything You've Said

Appreciate Everything You've Said
by dillon77 (2024-09-27 18:56:54)

In reply to: Imo all of what you're saying is right but the exection posted by Anotherjoe

..and, yes, I can aargh (at best) when a player leans back on his/her shot and blasts a field goal rather than put it on target.

Having coached travel soccer for years and having a son who played goalie and a daughter who was a center back, I can appreciate how tight things get in the box. Wide overhead shots often miss subtle things like a defender getting a toe on a cross or if a cutter who looks like she should've headed something was actually three feet away. The former happened with perhaps Izzy's best cross.

All this was made crazier by NC State's camping out in the 18-yard box. Yes, one would like to see a team break that down, but even the most mature ones often have time getting through. That was obviously not the case.

You and I are in agreement that ND needs to work on corners and free kicks and I'd like to see more definitive movement off ball (remember, I'm a basketball guy, as you know).

That said, it was one of those nights where you're -- in retrospect -- ok with at least getting a point out of it and moving on.

Go Irish!

Appreciate everything that everyone has said.

That is not cavalier, but honest feeling. It's not all that often that responses on the internet or, more pointedly, on these boards, all show an understanding of the subtleties, difficulties and vagaries of sport and especially soccer. Thanks for your considered posts.