Maybe its just me but it seems that the entire center of the defense is leaking like a sieve. By that I mean its more than just one player (i.e. McVeigh) but rather the midfield as well. For all of her distribution abilities, Makinen (sic) seems to be big liability defensively. Also, while I'm willing to overlook her playmaking skills at this point, Hoffman also seems to lack something defensively. If that's the case, maybe the coach should consider the following formation: Fair -- Mitts -- Tietjen-Prozzo -- Benson Misaki -- McVeigh -- Hoffman -- Tullock Pichon ----- Makinen (maybe??) This formation will allow the defense to be solidified and since she is more offensively inclined, Makinen to be target player up front. Fair and Mitts could be interchangeable at the back and either one would have the green light to come forward at their discretion, along with Misaki. McVeigh, who some believe plays better at midfield, would be given a chance to see what she could do at that position. Any thoughts anyone??? From a soccer novice.
the wrestling match between sissi and makinen was very interesting... the whole concept of using two wingers, with Fair and Misaki in the roles to start the match is the big tactical problem for me... fair has the speed, but not the technical acumen, while misaki has no speed but decent technical ability.. so essentially, you go with wingers, limiting numbers in midfield , and ask makinen and tullock to control the center... my view is go 3-5-2.... fair Tietjen and Mcveigh in the back... mitts and benson as the wingers... and in the center of the field hoffmann tullock and makinen.. burt and pichon up top... having three in the middle is the key to me...better possession...and better pressure... too many times, the passes were backwards or lateral, because the wide options were weak, and the center was cut off.... mitts and benson would give better wide play than fair and misaki...and i think the 3 centrally provide better possession .... once scasna gets healthy, she would partner with pichon... that's my solution