2006 DA

Favor to ask. Have been posting a variety of things. It's all interesting to me and relatively easy to do. But, I don't want to waste people's time and clutter up the forum with information that is not useful. In the poll below, there's a number of ideas for post. If you could vote on what you prefer, that would be helpful. Thanks! Feliz Navidad!

http://www.socalsoccer.com/threads/poll-what-are-the-most-useful-postings-here.16377/
 
Here's predicts for this weekend. Home team is listed first.

LAUFA 1 vs LA Premier 3
Pateadores 3 vs Real SoCal 1
LAFC 4 vs LA Galaxy 1

Here's actuals vs predicts:

Predict: LAUFA 1 vs LA Premier 3

Actuals: LAUFA 1 vs LA Premier 3

Predict: LAFC 4 vs LA Galaxy 1
Actuals: LAFC 7 vs LA Galaxy 1

Pateadores vs Real SoCal was postponed


 
here's predict for this weekend. home team listed first.

San Diego:
Strikers 4 vs Chula Vista 1
 
here's predict vs actuals for this last weekend.

Predict: Strikers 4 vs Chula Vista 1
Actuals: Strikers 9 vs Chula Vista 0

Note:
Per the game report, it was a dominant performance by Strikers with four goals in the first half, and five goals in the second half.
One of the Strikers' players - who is now averaging 1.25 goals per game - had four goals for the match, including two in the first ten minutes.
 
for this weekend. home team is listed first.

Los Angeles:
Pateadores 3 vs Legends 1
TFA 5 vs LAUFA 0
Real SoCal 1 vs LA Premier 5
Fc Golden State 2 vs Santa Barbara SC 1

San Diego:
Arsenal 3 vs Chula Vista 2
Nomads 0 vs Strikers 7
San Diego SC 2 vs LAGSD 2
San Diego Surf 3 vs Albion 0
 
Here's actuals vs predicts form this weekend: home team is listed first.

Los Angeles:
Predict: Pateadores 3 vs Legends 1 -
Actual: Pateadores 5 vs Legends 0

Predict: TFA 5 vs LAUFA 0-
Actual: TFA 2 vs LAUFA 2 (*Note: TFA had a 2006 player at the 2005 West Regional US Soccer Camp, but still, good on LAUFA)

Predict: Real SoCal 1 vs LA Premier 5 -
Actual: Real SoCal 0 vs LA Premier 2

Predict: FC Golden State 2 vs Santa Barbara SC 1 -
Actual: FC Golden State 2 vs Santa Barbara SC 1

San Diego:
Predict: Arsenal 3 vs Chula Vista 2 - Actual: Arsenal 3 vs Chula Vista 3
Predict: San Diego SC 2 vs LAGSD 2 - Actual: San Diego SC 1 vs LAGSD 1

Nomads vs Strikers was re-scheduled.
San Diego Surf vs Albion was rescheduled.
 
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here's predicts for this weekend (1/26 & 1/27). home team is listed first.

Chula Vista 3 vs Nomads 1
FC Golden State 2 vs LA Galaxy 3
LAUFA 0 vs LAFC 4
Murrieta 2 vs Albion 1
Pateadores 2 vs LA Premier 2
SDSC 1 vs SD Surf 3
Santa Barbara SC 1 vs Real SoCal 1
Strikers 4 vs OC Surf 1
TFA 6 vs Legends 1
 
here's predicts vs. actuals for this weekend (1/26 & 1/27). home team is listed first. Most games went close to as expected with the big upset being FCG beating LAG 4-1. Does anyone have more color/comments/opinions about any of this weekend’s games?

Los Angeles:
Predict: FC Golden State 2 vs LA Galaxy 3. Actuals: FC Golden State 4 vs LA Galaxy 1
Per the game report, FCG got one early from their leading scorer and it looked like LAG just didn’t have solution for this player since he went for three goals for the day. Some days it's about the match-ups. Does anybody have more color/comments/opinions on this match?

Predict: LAUFA 0 vs LAFC 4. Actuals: LAUFA 0 vs LAFC 8
Predict: Pateadores 2 vs LA Premier 2. Actuals: Pateadores 3 vs LA Premier 1.
Predict: Santa Barbara SC 1 vs Real SoCal 1. Actuals: Santa Barbara SC 2 vs Real SoCal 2
Predict: TFA 6 vs Legends 1: Actuals: TFA 5 vs Legends 0

San Diego:
Predict: Chula Vista 3 vs Nomads 1. Actuals: Chula Vista 4 vs Nomads 1.
Predict: Murrieta 2 vs Albion 1. Actuals: Murrieta 2 vs Albion 0
Predict: SDSC 1 vs SD Surf 3. Actuals: SDSC 0 vs SD Surf 2
Predict: Strikers 4 vs OC Surf 1. Actuals: Strikers 5 vs OC Surf 1

 
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LAG had about 4 2007's playing up which made up the midfield and unfortunately physically they couldn't hold up against some larger more physical 2006's. There was a lot of mistakes but I give kudos to LAG for playing them up and not caring about the outcome.
 
LAG had about 4 2007's playing up which made up the midfield and unfortunately physically they couldn't hold up against some larger more physical 2006's. There was a lot of mistakes but I give kudos to LAG for playing them up and not caring about the outcome.
Agreed. Many kudos to LAG for playing kids up. With some MLS teams complaining about the quality of local competition and threatening to leave DA, the MLS clubs can all easily create more competitive local matches by playing their kids up.

Good case of LAG putting development first.
 
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here's predicts for this weekend (2/2 & 2/3) Home team is listed first.

LA
FC Golden State 1 v. Pateadores 2 (match to watch - Pats are ranked #17 nationally by TopDrawer Dec '18)
LAFC 6 v. Santa Barbara SC 1 (LAFC is ranked #3 nationally by TopDrawer)
LA Premier 3 v. LAUFA 1
Real SoCal 0 v. TFA 6 (TFA is ranked #2 nationally by TopDrawer)


SD
Albion 1 v. OC Surf 1
Arsenal 1 v. SD Surf 4
LAGSD 4 v. Nomads 1
SDSC 2 v. Murrieta 2
 
here's predicts v actuals for this last weekend. Sounds like a wet weekend everywhere made for interesting games w/ some uncharacteristic play.

LA
Predict: FC Golden State 1 v. Pateadores 2. Actuals: FC Golden State 1 v. Pateadores 1. Per the game report, looks like FCG brought the intensity, with five cards and one red card at the 47th minute. But, FCG had a late goal to tie it up against #17 ranked Pats.

Predict: Real SoCal 0 v. TFA 6. Actuals: Real SoCal 1 v. TFA 7. different day, same result as last time. per the game report, after Real SoCal held strong defensively in the first half (an improvement from last match-up vs TFA), TFA decided enough was enough with one player scoring five goals and another player scoring two. Six of the seven goals were scored in the 2nd half.

LAFC v. Santa Barbara SC was postponed
LA Premier v. LAUFA was postponed

SD
Predict: Albion 1 v. OC Surf 1. Actuals: Albion 0 v. OC Surf 4. Per the game report, with Albion missing eight 2006 players, it was t0ugh day.

Predict: Arsenal 1 v. SD Surf 4. Actuals: Arsenal 0 v. SD Surf 2. SD Surf was playing four players up in the u14 match, and didn't have the same quality as their last match-up vs Arsenal but still, a well-balanced win.

Predict: LAGSD 4 v. Nomads 1. Actuals: LAGSD 3 v. Nomads 1. Some improvement from last time on the part of the Nomads.

Predict: SDSC 2 v. Murrieta 2. Actuals: SDSC 1 v. Murrieta 3. Per the game report, despite missing three mids, Murrieta pulled out a solid win. A little surprised SDSC did not show stronger. May have been match-ups.
 
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here's predicts for this weekend (2/9 & 2/10). home team is listed first.

SD
SD Surf 5 v. Chula Vista 1
Strikers 4 v. Murrieta 1
OC Surf 2 v. SDSC 2
Arsenal 2 v. LAGSD 3
Nomads v. Albion 2

LA
LAG 1 v. TFA 5
LA Premier 4 v. Santa Barbara SC 1
LAFC 5 v. Legends 1
LAUFA 1 v. Pats 3
Real SoCal 1 v. FCG 2
 
TFA 7 -1 over LAG and from what im hearing from a couple TFA and LAG parents is that it could of been more . For an MLS academy to lose that big again its a joke .
 
Let me add some insight and I would've agreed with you soccerjunkie at the beginning of the season. LAG played two 2007's up again and this coach does not allow them to play "long balls". This team is forced to play possession soccer even when pressured out of the back, the keeper does not punt the ball he plays to feet. So when you are playing a team like TFA or LAFC that high press it leads to goals because of simple mistakes.

TFA plays well but direct soccer, clearances by center backs , goalie punts almost every time, etc. So yes it looks bad but the LAG kids will benefit in the long run. It's easy to play long to the forward not so easy to play out the back under pressure to the mids to the forwards, etc. No one is winning championships at u13.
 
TFA plays well but direct soccer, clearances by center backs , goalie punts almost every time, etc. So yes it looks bad but the LAG kids will benefit in the long run. It's easy to play long to the forward not so easy to play out the back under pressure to the mids to the forwards, etc. No one is winning championships at u13.[/QUOTE]
U14 Galaxy plays long ball
Is not only TFA and LAFC who are beating on this team.....
Most DAs play 1 or 2 players up so thats not a surprise...
 
The switch into 11v11 is jarring if you're a club that takes the long view on player dev and tactics. The simple fact is that the kids who are physically mature at u13 just get around the pitch better, and that leaves you one of two choices: 1) go with it, use players who can create time and space by merit of speed and strength, and employ tactics that expand spaces not necessarily to play into but to outrun people into; or 2) stick to your guns, force the kids to play out of pressure against extreme pressure even when you're overmatched physically, and give more time to kids you think will be good adult players even if they're behind physically right now.

Bottom line is that kids relying on speed and strength will find that they're not as good as they look right now. That's a long process, but it always ends in the same place.
 
TFA plays well but direct soccer, clearances by center backs , goalie punts almost every time, etc. So yes it looks bad but the LAG kids will benefit in the long run. It's easy to play long to the forward not so easy to play out the back under pressure to the mids to the forwards, etc. No one is winning championships at u13.
U14 Galaxy plays long ball
Is not only TFA and LAFC who are beating on this team.....
Most DAs play 1 or 2 players up so thats not a surprise...[/QUOTE]


I agree that other teams are beating this team. U13 coach has different philosophy for this age group.
 
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