FCIAC Girls Soccer Review

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I'll take Staples and the points and Ridgefield to cover. Go FCIAC!

Ridgefield over Simsbury by 3 for sure, but I will take Glastonbury over Staples. Let's see a Glastonbury/Ridgefield final.

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Ridgefield over Simsbury by 3 for sure, but I will take Glastonbury over Staples. Let's see a Glastonbury/Ridgefield final.

Time for ccc parents to call a spade a spade.

Fciac was better last year and they are better this year. Only team that could even hang with fciac was Glastonbury and as soon as they ran into a top 4 team from fciac, they bowed out. When was the last all ccc final?

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Time for ccc parents to call a spade a spade.

Fciac was better last year and they are better this year. Only team that could even hang with fciac was Glastonbury and as soon as they ran into a top 4 team from fciac, they bowed out. When was the last all ccc final?

Quick! Better add “in the LL” to your query or someone will point out that last year Tinyville played Whogivesafukeraug in the M finals.

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Time for ccc parents to call a spade a spade.

Fciac was better last year and they are better this year. Only team that could even hang with fciac was Glastonbury and as soon as they ran into a top 4 team from fciac, they bowed out. When was the last all ccc final?

Ok so now let's talk about boys soccer ......

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Watertown plays in a poor league, the player you mention is good, but not as good as her, or her parents think. Coach would leave her in when winning 10-0 so she could get goals.

Physical team that boots it at every opportunity to the fast kid at forward

Obviously haven’t seen them play. Coach never did that and the team isn’t particularly physical. Good young team that had a good season. The young lady yo too is a very good player.

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The Line - State Championships edition

The algorithm initially refused to even place a spread on this game. On paper these two FCIAC favorites couldn’t be more evenly matched.

Two amazing defenses - Staples has allowed just 8 goals on the season; Ridgefield has the thumb to spare on one-handed counts. Two effective offenses - Staples has scored 53 goals, RHS, with the edge again, has netted 74. Their one meeting this year was scoreless.

And the two coaches spent most of last season’s off pitch time arguing over who’s dirty dishes were in the sink.

These teams are identical.

Except in two areas...trophies and big game experience. Staples will be appearing in their third finals game in 2 years (FCIAC and state). A laudable achievement for sure. But, they are 0 for 2 so far and didn’t make it to the semis in this year’s FCIAC dance.

Ridgefield’s story is a bit different. Consider this, the senior class on the team has never known a season without a trophy and this will be their 7th finals appearance in 4 years. They are 4 for 6 in those games, their only 2 losses coming in States to Glastonbury. They have 3 FCIAC titles and a state title.

Staples had the more difficult path to the finals, having to slog their way back thru the FCIAC middle table and then face the stalwart Glastonbury in an exhausting 1-0 match. By comparison Ridgefield got to cruise on their path, facing only Darien in a 1-0 monsoon quarters game decided by another goalie mistake/own goal (just like Staples’ win last night). In the semis, Ridgefield played their entire bench vs overmatched Simsbury and didn’t allow a single SOG by the Trojans.

The algorithm initially spit out a 0.5 advantage for Ridgefield based on their track record in championship games. But when I reminded the computer that CIAC rules allow for draws in title games, the algorithm retreated back to calling for a fence-straddling draw.

In the end, with the defenses of both teams being their best feature, whoever scores first will win the game.

Staples vs Ridgefield (even)

Over/under total goals = 1

Odds on a game decision after 80 minutes regulation = 3-1 against.

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Obviously haven’t seen them play. Coach never did that and the team isn’t particularly physical. Good young team that had a good season. The young lady yo too is a very good player.

Who are you kidding that the coach wouldn’t leave her in the game against the worst teams to bring the goal total up?

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Who are you kidding that the coach wouldn’t leave her in the game against the worst teams to bring the goal total up?

Why wouldn't they? Our coach does it. Makes lobbying for all-state easier when your "stars" average 2 goals per game. Of course the stats are just that .... 2 goals per game. It doesn't show that they rarely score against teams over .500 and dump in 3 or 4 every game against urban teams that don't win more than 1 or 2 games per year. I wish All-state would factor in goals in meaningful games (games decided by less than 2 goals) as opposed to all goals. Seems like our all state players every year light up bad teams and then crickets against better teams. Hardly seems like they deserve any award most years, especially when they rarely get out of the first round of states.

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The Line - State Championships edition

The algorithm initially refused to even place a spread on this game. On paper these two FCIAC favorites couldn’t be more evenly matched.

Two amazing defenses - Staples has allowed just 8 goals on the season; Ridgefield has the thumb to spare on one-handed counts. Two effective offenses - Staples has scored 53 goals, RHS, with the edge again, has netted 74. Their one meeting this year was scoreless.

And the two coaches spent most of last season’s off pitch time arguing over who’s dirty dishes were in the sink.

These teams are identical.

Except in two areas...trophies and big game experience. Staples will be appearing in their third finals game in 2 years (FCIAC and state). A laudable achievement for sure. But, they are 0 for 2 so far and didn’t make it to the semis in this year’s FCIAC dance.

Ridgefield’s story is a bit different. Consider this, the senior class on the team has never known a season without a trophy and this will be their 7th finals appearance in 4 years. They are 4 for 6 in those games, their only 2 losses coming in States to Glastonbury. They have 3 FCIAC titles and a state title.

Staples had the more difficult path to the finals, having to slog their way back thru the FCIAC middle table and then face the stalwart Glastonbury in an exhausting 1-0 match. By comparison Ridgefield got to cruise on their path, facing only Darien in a 1-0 monsoon quarters game decided by another goalie mistake/own goal (just like Staples’ win last night). In the semis, Ridgefield played their entire bench vs overmatched Simsbury and didn’t allow a single SOG by the Trojans.

The algorithm initially spit out a 0.5 advantage for Ridgefield based on their track record in championship games. But when I reminded the computer that CIAC rules allow for draws in title games, the algorithm retreated back to calling for a fence-straddling draw.

In the end, with the defenses of both teams being their best feature, whoever scores first will win the game.

Staples vs Ridgefield (even)

Over/under total goals = 1

Odds on a game decision after 80 minutes regulation = 3-1 against.

Darien goal wasnt a goalie mistake. Big difference b/w that and the Gbury goal.

i am going with Ridgefield here because Staples have demonstrated that after a big game, they experience a let down. I put that on the coach and not the staples players. Perhaps big game barry will exercise his demons.

PS...this game should happen down state. No need for either team and their fans to have to go to West Haven. Possible locations (New Canaan HS, Norwalk HS, Newtown HS)

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The Line - State Championships edition

The algorithm initially refused to even place a spread on this game. On paper these two FCIAC favorites couldn’t be more evenly matched.

Two amazing defenses - Staples has allowed just 8 goals on the season; Ridgefield has the thumb to spare on one-handed counts. Two effective offenses - Staples has scored 53 goals, RHS, with the edge again, has netted 74. Their one meeting this year was scoreless.

And the two coaches spent most of last season’s off pitch time arguing over who’s dirty dishes were in the sink.

These teams are identical.

Except in two areas...trophies and big game experience. Staples will be appearing in their third finals game in 2 years (FCIAC and state). A laudable achievement for sure. But, they are 0 for 2 so far and didn’t make it to the semis in this year’s FCIAC dance.

Ridgefield’s story is a bit different. Consider this, the senior class on the team has never known a season without a trophy and this will be their 7th finals appearance in 4 years. They are 4 for 6 in those games, their only 2 losses coming in States to Glastonbury. They have 3 FCIAC titles and a state title.

Staples had the more difficult path to the finals, having to slog their way back thru the FCIAC middle table and then face the stalwart Glastonbury in an exhausting 1-0 match. By comparison Ridgefield got to cruise on their path, facing only Darien in a 1-0 monsoon quarters game decided by another goalie mistake/own goal (just like Staples’ win last night). In the semis, Ridgefield played their entire bench vs overmatched Simsbury and didn’t allow a single SOG by the Trojans.

The algorithm initially spit out a 0.5 advantage for Ridgefield based on their track record in championship games. But when I reminded the computer that CIAC rules allow for draws in title games, the algorithm retreated back to calling for a fence-straddling draw.

In the end, with the defenses of both teams being their best feature, whoever scores first will win the game.

Staples vs Ridgefield (even)

Over/under total goals = 1

Odds on a game decision after 80 minutes regulation = 3-1 against.

What on earth will you do with all of your free time when your princess graduates? The line on you having no life is even.

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Hope Gbury goalie is getting strong support from her team/community. Yes she made a mistake but remember that nothing gets to a goalie without getting past or through up to 10 other players on her team. Ridgefield's goal on Darien was a series of errors but primarily goalie didn't communicate what she was doing or control the ball so defender couldn't try to clear and they got tripped up together.

Ridgefield by 1 with an early score. Should be a good game.

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Hope Gbury goalie is getting strong support from her team/community. Yes she made a mistake but remember that nothing gets to a goalie without getting past or through up to 10 other players on her team. Ridgefield's goal on Darien was a series of errors but primarily goalie didn't communicate what she was doing or control the ball so defender couldn't try to clear and they got tripped up together.

Ridgefield by 1 with an early score. Should be a good game.

Any player on the field can make a mistake. Let's not kid ourselves - the shot on goal by Staples should have been saved. That's on the goalie. But that was 10 seconds out of an entire game. The "team" had plenty of time to tie this up or win. And they didn't.

No loss is on one player.

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Any player on the field can make a mistake. Let's not kid ourselves - the shot on goal by Staples should have been saved. That's on the goalie. But that was 10 seconds out of an entire game. The "team" had plenty of time to tie this up or win. And they didn't.

No loss is on one player.

First rational/reasonable post in a while. Well stated

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Obviously haven’t seen them play. Coach never did that and the team isn’t particularly physical. Good young team that had a good season. The young lady yo too is a very good player.

This was your chance. With that kid graduating it's done now.

BTW, they are the very definition of a kick and run to team. Just need to figure out who they are going to kick it to now!

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Obviously haven’t seen them play. Coach never did that and the team isn’t particularly physical. Good young team that had a good season. The young lady yo too is a very good player.

Watertown is a joke, they beat up on teams like Ansonia but can't get it done in State playoffs and never have.