Well, nothing but rave reviews
for our Cape Express teams participating in the always fun Cohansey Tournament. For most teams, it's a great way to end the season on a
positive note. We
thank everyone who had anything to do with preparing the teams, travel
arrangements, coaches, trainers and club administrators for your part in
helping make this event such a great time for everyone!
....and now On To the World Cup in Brazil!!!
Encourage
your team/parents and anyone else that may have the slightest interest
in our game to watch and enjoy this athletic and cultural event.
Remember, the 32 teams that made it to the finals in Brazil have been
qualifying for two years to make it out of their respective regions for the honor of
playing in the finals of the World Cup. This is the best of the best
soccer in the World. Not
only will you see the best players in the world, but you will also get
to see different styles of play depending on the physical, social, and
geographical makeup of the teams.
For
instance, take Spain who normally play in mild climates. They play a
short, possession game with bursts of short distance sprints into spaces
they were able to open up by their clever passing. Compare this to a team like England where the weather warrants play involving longer passes and
harder consistent running off the ball as they battle colder, wetter,
weather conditions.
As
for the USA, being the melting pot that we are, I think we're still
trying to find our style. We have big players, small players, cold
weather, mild weather, very warm weather, and sometimes snowstorms to
deal with. But, for the most part, we enjoy very nice fields to play
on. The style we most likely will evolve into would be a mix of short
possession and the longer counter attacking passes as well as the long
pass to switch the play to the opposite field. But, we do have good
athletes and like to run and compete.
So,
if we are organized properly in the back, we should be able to defend
well and keep the games close. Plus, we are very good and very
experienced in goal, which is huge for any team. Offensively, we will
just have to fight very hard to create chances and score goals. I would
think set plays are going to play a major part in our games.
But, on any given day, if everything falls into place, any team is capable of winning any game.
So, let's root our boys on and see what happens.
Enjoy the Cup!!
Charlie
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