played better but still can't score

Noble and Buchanan two best players tonight Diaz just doesn't have the speed to play forward in the SEC

I can't figure out where the missing piece is for this team. I'm starting to think there needs to be a shuffle of players and experimentation.

But that won't happen.

Here4goodSoccer said:

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I can't figure out where the missing piece is for this team. I'm starting to think there needs to be a shuffle of players and experimentation.

But that won't happen.

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They lack a dominant striker that can just flat out go score a goal when given space. Haven't had one since Ally Watt

There is a lot of average on the team at most spots, but the difference between them and other teams is they lack a high profile goal scorer

Did y'all see the close up of the iPad next to G? He had Realtor.com up on the screen!

Here4goodSoccer said:

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I can't figure out where the missing piece is for this team. I'm starting to think there needs to be a shuffle of players and experimentation.

But that won't happen.

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Head Coach

9 straight SEC games without a win, 2 goals combined in that span

After the covid season we have won 14 of 47 conference games.

7 more games and a new era of Aggie Soccer begins

She was able to put a little bit of weight on it, but seems like a serious knee injury. Hopefully nothing torn or major ligament damage.

Wasn't a big crowd at all, but hopefully we raised a good amount of money for the turn it gold campaign. Wish we played it earlier in the season or a Friday game when football is in town.

Looks like we are not ready for the challenging SEC competition.

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9 straight SEC games without a win, 2 goals combined in that span

After the covid season we have won 14 of 47 conference games.

7 more games and a new era of Aggie Soccer begins

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It's just hard to believe a once proud program has sunk to this level. We haven't scored yet in SEC play. We haven't won an SEC game in the last 9. I openly worried a few years ago that we might turn into the next Florida, and unfortunately we have. One of the hardest things an AD has to do is recognize when a long time coach has lost an edge and the program is in decline and have the courage to make a change quickly. We didn't do that and now we're suffering through the worst stretch in Aggie soccer history. I really hope Trev is scouring the country for the next Morrison type hire.

lost the edge? program in decline? that time was 2015

but hey it was windy tonite and they got lucky on their goal

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Georgia and Auburn seemed much better than Arkansas to me. We dominated after the first 10 minutes tonight. They had 1 shot in the second half compared to our 8 (after just 3 shots for them in the first and our 2). We did switch it up a bit tonight from a formation standpoint, with Landherr starting in addition to the normal 4 defenders (the announced starters were incorrect). But the bottom line is that we can't score, and that sure makes it hard to win in soccer. I don't feel like we have even one true p4 goal scorer. Buchanan is good, but I think she is a better facilitator than true goal scorer. Knoble is fast and scrappy, but can't quite figure out how to finish against sec defenses. I would still like to see Cate get more minutes as I think she might have that goal scoring potential. Tennessee on the road next, which is going to be tough.

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Having only 3 shots is one thing. Having 0 shots on goal is a another problem all together. Not only are we getting a low number of shots, we are not putting any of them on frame.

Mid major player experience being exposed in the SEC

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Mid major player experience being exposed in the SEC

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and many on here stated that before the season and where shouted down by the G apologist

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taylorswift13_ said:

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9 straight SEC games without a win, 2 goals combined in that span

After the covid season we have won 14 of 47 conference games.

7 more games and a new era of Aggie Soccer begins

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When I was driving home from Ellis on Sunday I was just sad. And I think it's because of this. We haven't always been the best program, but we've been insanely competitive. And over the last 2 seasons it's just been painful to watch. I feel for Coach G because he's had an insanely good career and going out like this must be hard.

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I do not feel for G, at all. He had ample opportunity to write the ending differently.

Our defense this year has been quite good. Our offense continues to struggle.

AggieCrew44 said this earlier on this thread:
"They lack a dominant striker that can just flat out go score a goal when given space. Haven't had one since Ally Watt."

If one wants to find a positive (and I expect some do, while others don't), the girls have bought in and continue to fight. I think we knew going into this season that it was the beginning of a rebuild (whether G's last year or not) and not expected to be a finished product this year. The girls on this team are actually laying a foundation with their effort. And they should be commended for that.

Thru 10 games last year (8 non-conf, 2 SEC):
Goals scored - 18
Goals against - 12

Thru 10 games this year (7 non-conf, 3 SEC):
Goals scored - 13
Goals against - 11

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If one wants to find a positive (and I expect some do, while others don't), the girls have bought in and continue to fight.

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This is not a personal attack--just an observation: Lots of folks say this, but why is it lauded as something notable? Every game is a competition. The athletes were recruited because they're competitors. So why would it be anything but a given that they will keep competing and not give up? If not giving up is the standard, then the standard is mediocrity.

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Gap said:

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If one wants to find a positive (and I expect some do, while others don't), the girls have bought in and continue to fight.

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This is not a personal attack--just an observation: Lots of folks say this, but why is it lauded as something notable? Every game is a competition. The athletes were recruited because they're competitors. So why would it be anything but a given that they will keep competing and not give up? If not giving up is the standard, then the standard is mediocrity.

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Not taken as an attack and I agree that we should expect not quitting (and that is probably an imprecise word for exactly what I am talking about).

It is notable because that hasn't been our program consistently over the past several years.

Mike Elko would call it culture. And it is easy to talk about but harder to actually do what it takes to build. What do you do when the going gets tough?

You see it in Trisha Ford teams. I don't know the reasons either. Certainly it is the coaches job to build it but it is easier said than done. And we didn't really have the internal team leader that was able be that force with their teammates and hold everyone accountable.

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Gap said:

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If one wants to find a positive (and I expect some do, while others don't), the girls have bought in and continue to fight.

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This is not a personal attack--just an observation: Lots of folks say this, but why is it lauded as something notable? Every game is a competition. The athletes were recruited because they're competitors. So why would it be anything but a given that they will keep competing and not give up? If not giving up is the standard, then the standard is mediocrity.

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I agree with what you are saying generally, but getting criticized as not being good enough, combined with the lack of ability to score in games, has to be extremely frustrating. I think it would be easy for the girls to give up.

Just take the last game. We start with a change in formation, which is more defensive in nature against a highly rated team. To me, it looked like the girls weren't completely comfortable with the formation in the first 10 minutes and went down 0-1 early. It showed some character to really reset after that goal and be the better team for the rest of the game (Arkansas was only able to take 1 shot the entire rest of the game after their goal while we took 10 during that same time period). That said, losing the 3rd conference game in a row without scoring has got to be difficult mentally. Hopefully the girls will continue to be the competitors everyone at this level should be, but we have all seen even professional teams in similar situations just stop giving full effort and/or make it about themselves instead of the team (the old Nick Van Exel line of "1-2-3 Cancun" comes to mind).