NWCL ends

Well, Magic came to play, Sodium came to watch. Best team won on this day. Magic 2, Sodium 0.

Kudos to the Magic. Their forwards kept the pressure, their mids were physical and Sahalie had another outstanding performance in the net. They deserve to be playing for the NWCL championship tomorrow. Best of luck girls.

From the sidelines
On the other hand, Sodium seems to be struggling with the new formation. It worked great when introduced at the U17/18 Showcase but since then the team looks a little lost. A jumble of players in the middle shuts down passing lanes for the forward and creates a situation that is easily defendable. I saw a lot standing around today too. I saw players lose the ball and quit instead of pursuing to recapture it. I saw players not taking their time but hurriedly taking one touch then booting to a zone. I believe the formation would work if we had our attacking mids where more aggressive and directed traffic. Make the center mids and center backs commit then find the opening. As it looks now our mids are playing with their heads down and not seeing the opportunitites as they open. We had a couple really good runs; Mac off the cross bar from Jadyn, Easton and Aliyah had a couple great crosses.
It will come with time and practice. These things happen and it won't be the last time. What is important is what you take away, what you learn from this.

Remember;
"It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference"
Thanks Kristina.

Let's learn and put this behind us. We have a huge tournament next weekend in Las Vegas and we need to focus on the tasks at hand. We will always be there rooting for you no matter the outcome. You are the team. You are United. You are Sodium.

Never back down. Never give up. Never loses faith.

GO SODIUM!!