PBP: NWSL Week 14* Discussion

Discussion in 'NWSL' started by Semblance17, Jun 26, 2018.

  1. Semblance17

    Semblance17 Member+

    United States
    Apr 27, 2013
    Lighthouse Point, FL
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    *According to the NWSL, not @Gilmoy [with whom I agree, incidentally]. I just decided to comply with the official count going forward to avoid confusion.

    As previously discussed, it appears that a single isolated game counted as a separate week. To quote an unfortunately unsuccessful recent Star Wars movie, "I don't like it. I don't agree with it. But I accept it."

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  2. CoachJon

    CoachJon Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Rochester, NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As a stepping off spot for Week 14, this post has some comments about last week and some about current season-to-date player stats.

    Part 1: Hatch in Gabarra’s 4-4-2
    Last Saturday – WAS 0 and ORL 1​

    I watched Ashley Hatch quite a bit during the game, being a fan of hers. She didn’t score much in Australia, and hasn’t lit up the scoreboard in Washington (3 goals in 13 games) as a primary striker, unlike her supporting role at NC, so I’ve been concerned about her success.

    To me it seemed like she did not know where to go/what runs to make and I mentally compared Riley to Gabarra for coaching strikers. As the game went on I watched both Ordega and Hatch. I decided that part of Hatch’s problem was she had no idea where Ordega was going to go or what she was going to do.

    My cursory understanding of play in a 4-4-2 is that the strikers absolutely must work in concert – if they are not connected, it will not work in the attack.

    Thinking about this led me to the idea that if the midfield is not doing its job, then the strikers cannot do theirs. Given the bad midfield play in the first half, it is no wonder that Ordega and Hatch were torn apart. Even when midfield play improved in the second half, I felt Hatch and Ordega were disconnected.

    Part 2: Season-to-date Stats

    Hatch has 3 goals. Right now three players have 5 goals and eight players have 4 goals and eight have 3 goals. I was surprised (but should not have been) to see Hatch leads the league in total shots. Then I looked at shots on goal and the percent of SOG compared to total shots. Hatch is last in the group at 35%. Williams, notorious as a scattergun, is just under 50% SOG/Shots.

    TOP TEN PLAYERS IN SOG AS OF 6/27/18

    PLAYERGP GOALSASSISTSSHOTSSOG SOG/SHOTS
    Taylor 1231221882 %
    Sinclair 1374191474 %
    Rapinoe 851392564 %
    Leroux 1241211257 %
    Dunn 1363362056 %
    Horan 1251271556 %
    Kerr 951321753 %
    McDonald 1443381847 %
    Williams 1143381847 %
    Hatch1331401435 %

    I have claimed that Daly is doing much more for HOU than Taylor is doing for SEA – here are some numbers.

    PLAYERGP GOALSASSSISTSSHOTSSOG SOG/SHOTS
    Taylor 1231221882 %
    Daly 134023939 %
     
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  3. cpthomas

    cpthomas BigSoccer Supporter

    Portland Thorns
    United States
    Jan 10, 2008
    Portland, Oregon
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sinclair's percentages are stunning:

    74% of shots, on goal
    37% of shots, in goal
    No other player is remotely close on % of shots, in goal.
     
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  4. Cliveworshipper

    Cliveworshipper Member+

    Dec 3, 2006
    And 50% of her SOG go in.

    A stat like that tells me she should shoot more.
     
  5. SiberianThunderT

    Sep 21, 2008
    DC
    Club:
    Saint Louis Athletica
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Sobering thought for Seattle fans:
    The Reign haven't beaten anyone (except Sky Blue) in almost two months, a 3-2 win over Portland on 5/5. In fact, of their record thus far (5W4D3L, 19pts), their record against teams aside from the bottom two (i.e. NJ and DC) is just 1W3D3L (6pts) - they've earned more twice as many points against the bottom two (4W1D, 13pts) in fewer games than they've earned against everyone else. That rivalry win was also the only time they've put multiple goals against a team not named DC or NJ.
     
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  6. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eh, it's a rebuilding multi-year phase for Seattle. This is their level, unless Rapinoe goes nuts in one game or Evil Taylor finally shows up. Seattle can't outrun teams in midfield any more, and are starting to fall behind against other teams' fast attacks. Team-wide, they've lost speed or skill in most match-ups across the field, and all of the vets are a couple years older. Low-scoring draws or losses feel kind of inevitable as I watch them unfold: they're already giving max effort, and there are no more hidden gears to unlock. Maybe it takes 1+ full seasons to fully transition to Vlatko's system.

    Taylor puts the ball on frame; that's never been her problem. If there were a stat for shot on keeper, she'd lead that, too :p:oops:

    Sinclair has the opposite "problem". Her high goal rate surely comes because she's so fussy about choosing good shots to take. Simply having her shoot more is the statician's fallacy :D
     
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  7. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    I had thought exactly the same as I was reading the previous post. A case of "Great minds think alike"? :p
     
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  8. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [ORL-HOU] Huerta is still up in midfield, with Comeau as RB.


    Houston: Q Simon / OUT K.Mewis
    Orlando: Q Krieger / OUT none
     
  9. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is Morgan a natural left footed player?
     
  10. cpthomas

    cpthomas BigSoccer Supporter

    Portland Thorns
    United States
    Jan 10, 2008
    Portland, Oregon
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #10 cpthomas, Jun 27, 2018
    Last edited: Jun 27, 2018
    To supplement this;

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    I disregard North Carolina and NJNY because they don't play themselves and their own points so far as so different than the others'.
     
  11. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    12' 0-0 Morgan cuts past Polkinghorne to 15m mid-left, Polkinghorne falls down upon Morgan's calves. Foul, pk. Polkinghorne gets up pantomining hook with elbow, but replay disagrees for this one play.

    13' 0-0 Morgan pk, left instep off left post low, bounces wide (Campbell dove wrong).
     
  12. CoachJon

    CoachJon Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Rochester, NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I Don't know, but it is her deadlier boot. The outside of her left boot is magical. This is only one example (Morgan in Black):

    And yes, Morgan, Marta, and Harris all played on the 2011 WNY Flash.​
     
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  13. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    21' 1-0 Orlando right ck, headed around, cleared away. Edmonds dumps it back in, Chapman clears it to Nairn. Nairn bends a flat cross from 25m wide right to 12m 1/3 left, Van Wyk heads it across. At the instant Nairn hit it, everybody on Orlando looks onside, correctly lurking just behind a line through Daly(?)'s back foot. Zadorsky steps past Houston's line and stops ball with shins at 7m mid-left, came from onside but they all think she's off -- and Houston's entire backline stops playing, raising one arm each.

    Daly inexplicably goes directly to own 4m left post, ostensibly to reinforce Campbell against a cross -- but Morgan lurks and follows her to 6-top center, drifting away from Van Wyk. Zadorsky kicks a ground cross through traffic cones to 4m right post, Morgan is 3m unmarked and putts in with left instep. I guess the near-touch AR raised flag for offside, and Houston saw that? Video replay :eek: confirms: everybody was onside on Nairn's cross, and Morgan was onside behind Daly :oops: goal stands.

    Ob. joke: Germany sit all over the pitch, looking shocked :D
     
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  14. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who is number 21 for the Dash? Also is anyone else having stream issues?
     
  15. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think number 21 is Comeau, she is really good, first time I have really watched her.
     
  16. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That Dash goal was impressive!
     
  17. CoachJon

    CoachJon Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Rochester, NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    OOOOOOO - HAI !!!
    IMO a magical player herself.
     
  18. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No doubt.
     
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  19. Crazyhorse

    Crazyhorse Member

    Dec 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Pride just look completely gassed and have so for most of the second half.
     
  20. CoachJon

    CoachJon Member+

    Feb 1, 2006
    Rochester, NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Talk about stealing 3 points. A smash-and-grab at its best. Houston's passing decisions were poor all game and their passing execution was abysmal. In past years the Dash would not have had the guts to equalize so late or to play out the last 15 minutes of the game.
     
  21. Smallchief

    Smallchief Member+

    Oct 27, 2012
    Club:
    --other--
    Houston has some fight in them. Goal of the week for Ohai. and POTM also.

    IIRC, Amber Brooks started the game in the midfield and went to Center Back in the second half. Maybe that had something to do with Houston's better play in the second half. Or Maybe Orlando was just tired. Or maybe Houston was just lucky....
     
  22. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    79' 1-1 Motlhalo switches from circle top right to Ohai at box top wide left, with Poliana ceding a generous 5m of cushion. Ohai spots Huerta lurking 1-v-1 near right post, chips a high cross -- and it drops over Harris's fingers, off inside of right post just inside right post 4/5 high, and bounces along right side netting into back right low. She threads seven needles with one blow!
     
  23. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    82' 1-1 Chapman taps to Ohai coming back to ball at 30m right touch, with Poliana ceding no cushion at all. Alas, that's too far the other way: Ohai reels her in, does a spin-ccw-flick as ball arrives, levers herself past Poliana and sprints into the void behind her, with Hill gamely taking over pursuit on the inside. Ohai holds off Hill with right hand, through 13m box left to 8m. Cross deflects down off hapless Mônica's right forearm sticking out perpendicular to body, blatant handball.

    83' 1-2 Huerta pk, right instep chip into back left high. Harris dove wrong, but she's not saving that regardless.

    FT 1-2 :notworthy: We are all props on Ohai's stage
     
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  24. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [UTA-SEA] 22:00 EDT
    Press for Ratcliffe, and a cyclic rotation: Matheson RF => LM, Jonsdottir LM => CAM, Gorry CAM => RF.

    Kawasumi for Yanez; Andrews for Addo; Nielsen for Kleiner; Betos for L.Williams.

    Utah: Q none / OUT Arlitt Laddish O’Hara
    Seattle: Q none / OUT Averbuch Barnes Dallstream Fishlock J.Johnson
     
  25. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    02' 0-0 Rodriguez, facing away, taps square right to Matheson at 24m center. Matheson shoots one-touch, over Betos, off crossbar 1/5 left, bounces down behind Betos (missing her back and all protrusions), and she catches the bounce.

    04' 0-0 Utah's high press flusters Seattle, McNabb harassed into a 20m+ backpass over own endline right.

    05' 0-0 Utah backpass to Sauerbrunn, and the midfield stripe pans into view :coffee:

    05' 0-0 Matheson runs on at arc top right, one-time right foottop blast sidespins wide right and high.
     

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