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A stat line shows just one measure of success. There are many other factors to the game to also be considered. Success at one aspect of the game does make up for other possible weaknesses. [b]A 3-1 loss is a stat line that demonstrates other weaknesses[/b].

It is a team game. If one wants to believe scoring one goal for happened solely based on one playup then by that same logic it could be safe to consider that three goals against could also be attributed to that one playup. It works both ways.

Perhaps the better way to look at it is that the 04 team is strong enough to allow a playup to have a level of success versus believing the success to be the playups and only the playups success. When a team loses it is in poor taste beat ones chest about scoring one goal and doing so demonstrates selfishness.

Overall run of play was fairly even, but LISC presents a unique challenge. Their scoring is heavily dependent on the athleticism of one player (#7), and when she is having a good day she can dominate a game with unicorn levels of size, pace, and ball striking. She finished in the top-ten in goal scoring for all of the DA last year, and scored two against MU on Saturday.  Yes, the 1-3 loss demonstrates an "other weakness", but MU will not be the only team to demonstrate that particular weakness in handling her this year.
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They had a good game against FCV too.  All the LISC teams in multiple age groups competed well this weekend.  It's a bit overstating to say they just had one single good player and that's the difference.

Otherwise, we'd be saying 04 team just doesn't have a very good forward.  [/quote]

Did you actually watch either of the '04 FCV-LISC or '04 MU-LISC games this weekend or are you just comparing scorelines?  At the '04 level, that one player has a disproportionate impact on the scoreline and can turn an evenly fought match into what looks like a blowout with just a few individual flashes of brilliance.  With her off the field LISC is a completely different team, and one that MU has historically matched up well against. My guess is you simply haven't seen her play.[/quote]

I didn't see the FCV game (obviously).  [b]They beat us last year with exactly the same score, 3-1.  So what happened there?[/b][/quote]

Um... She sat out the first 48 minutes and LISC was losing 0-1.  Then she subbed in and scored 3 goals in the final 32 minutes.  Final score 3-1. [/quote]

Game report shows her scoring in minute 1 and minute 79?

How did she score from the bench? And how did she assume another players name?[/quote]

Wasn't talking about this year's game.  Her 32-minute hattrick was last year, in response to the poster's question "so what happended there"...[/quote]

Net result was the same. Tell us now how a playup made a difference.

The only difference maker is on the other team. [/quote]

Exactly.  And as a result, it will impact who they play in showcases and in the Da cup.  When we go, because we are at the bottom of the conference, we play bottom of the conference.   Have you ever watched two top DA teams play each other?  It's a whole other level. It's good soccer.  Being a difference maker is also what makes you recruitable as a player. [/quote]

Don't get too down on yourself. Your DD at FCV may not be the bottom of the conference. It's only one game in. On the Metro side, these girls, whether play ups or not, are being challenged. That is far better than riding the bench or fighting for playing time.[/quote]

This is why MU gets trashed.  Same nonsense.  Best development around only we have no way of proving it other than posting it on here.  Everything is part of the plan. [/quote]

I think the best measure of MU’s ability to develop players is how hard FCV and other surrounding elite clubs tend to recruit their better players near the end of the year.  I’ve seen it happen for two years now and expect it will be the case again at the end of the year [/quote]

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