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  1. Rickylovesweed
    The key with this team is finding a happy balance between attacking and staying disciplined enough to keep a defensive shape. This team is very offensive-minded. All our midfielders love to get in a very high position. This was even more of an issue with Cox because both Cox and Lapo also love to push forward at those fullback spots. If Cox does return, they just need to figure out a happy medium between attacking and keeping a defensive shape.
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    I think we will be fine if Cox is out long-term. We will really miss her on free kicks but the biggest worry with this team is vulnerability on direct balls over the top because of how high we push. Both Cox and Lapo love to get forward in those fullback spots. In a way, I think defensively we may be better just having somebody back there that plays conservative and doesn't push forward.
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    6-3 win against SMU. Quality win on the road. They're probably a fringe tournament team. Probably would have been uglier if we didn't sub as much but makes sense with the heat and a top-25 opponent (Iowa) on Sunday.
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    Villarreal has to start on the wing over Ward or Miller. Both really good players but Villareal is just a different caliber player. You have to maximize the minutes with Villarreal, Missimo, and Byars together.
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    Villareal is legit.
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    Nice free kick by SMU to make it 4-1. We are also playing a lot of subs right now.
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    Goal Clark. 4-0 Texas in the 1st half. Again, anybody that didn't recognize this team would be really good just wasn't paying attention. Insane talent all over this team.
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    Byars with another. 3-0 Texas in the first half. Showing why we should be a top 5 team in this 1st half.
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    Goal by Byars but all started with creation from Villarreal. 2-0 Texas. Villarreal needs to be in the starting 11 and playing 80 minutes a game against good competition. She's simply too good.
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    Byars goal. Missimo and Byars are so good together. Beautiful creation by Missimo.
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    SMU needs a yellow already. You can tell their strategy is to just foul Byars and Missimo when they touch it.
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    We will find out how good Texas is in the next 2 games. @ SMU: 2-0 and played A&M really close in an exhibition game. They're normally pretty good and probably a fringe top 25 team. We destroyed them last year when they were receiving votes but that's because they got a red card in like the 5th minute. Then Iowa who is ranked in the top 25.
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    The issue with Villarreal is that we are essentially playing 3 forwards if she starts. Byars is a forward, Missimo is an attacking mid that essentially plays like a forward, and Villarreal also likes to play in an attacking mid role. You have to figure out a way to make it work though. In the 2nd half they had Villarreal playing on the wing and more of a defensive center mid role. It's unfortunate for good players like Haugen, Ward, and Miller but they need to lose some minutes because they simply aren't better than Villarreal.
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    Villarreal was ranked higher than #11 by some services. #3 by prep soccer. She's definitely better than the #11 recruit based off what she was doing with the youth national team. If she played club soccer in Texas she would be ranked higher by some services.
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    Would definitely be a loss and especially on free kicks. We would still have our 4 starters from last year though.
  16. Rickylovesweed
    Think it's more fear than anything. Knowing it's the same knee.
  17. Rickylovesweed
    That would be brutal. 1.5 games back from a full year missed to blow out the same knee.
  18. Rickylovesweed
    Oh no, think Cox just blew out her same knee again.
  19. Rickylovesweed
    2 goals in about 6 minutes with those 3 together. Yeah, this won't be a tough decision for Kelly. You have to play those 3 together.
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    2nd half and they're trying Villarreal, Missimo, and Byars together. Think you have to do this. Some recruiting services had Villarreal as the #3 recruit and she was doing this with the youth national team. You have to try and make it work with those 3 together.
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    Well our top 2 recruits in Maalouf and Villarreal are showing why they were so highly ranked.
  22. Rickylovesweed
    Villarreal was our top recruit and you can already tell she needs to play. Just not sure where you play her with Byars and Missimo that also really likes to push forward.
  23. Rickylovesweed
    My biggest worry with this team is actually scoring too many goals early in the year. They can push numbers and score more goals. The problem is that's not going to work against better teams. You have to keep some type of defensive shape even with all these offensive players.
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    1-0 win against UH. Probably should have finished a couple more but dominated possession/shots on goal. I think the key for this team will be the willingness to stay disciplined with all these offensive players. You can't always push forward and have to be willing to win some 1-0 and 2-1 type games.
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    Missimo goal early. 1-0 Texas vs UH.

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