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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What people have always said about Arlington is coming to light, 1-0 against Hammerheads and then now lose to VDA 1-3. Coming back down to earth it looks like.[/quote]

What goes up must come down. Arlington is known for sluggish high school teams. The way they see soccer is weird. Big and fast and then by puberty big can back fire on you and the agility takes a dive. Then problems start for these teams. Keep it up Arlington! Way to go. [/quote]

No. It is more what wins at the ulittles does not win at older ages. The older the players get the less and less goals are scored by long balls with an offensive players running it down. Also as the kids age the physical advantage of early development disappear.

At older ages the winning teams are the one who can score by breaking down a low block defense once the defense has set and the offense players are not moving forward. Watch these teams. As soon as the offensive players can not move forward they do not know what to do. There are very few one on one opportunities or long balls that generate scoring opportunities because of the designs of the defense and experience of the defenders.

Arlington(and other clubs) does not develop the players who can break down defenses. These players have to have a great first touch, vision, be comfortable in tight spaces, have a high speed of play and be able to create after being stopped from going forwards. This actually requires the players to be in a practice environment that stresses those abilities. [/quote]

This rings true for the 2011s at the moment. Their offensive players aren't working as a team and their speed is no longer enough to get the job done against many teams.  Remains to be seen if it will be addressed by the coach or not.[/quote]

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