You are accurate, they have talent but no killer instinct.
by Domerduck (2017-11-18 11:32:41)

In reply to: Same old Notre Dame  posted by Nigeltufnel

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They also have never built the team from the defense first so they are less effective in close matches, losing leads and giving up easy chances. When you realize we lost Morgan Andrews to a USC team that she helped lead to take the national championship last year your criticism is warranted. Though some argued that transfer was education related, it could have been all about the competitiveness of ND.

That said I am hoping they get an epiphany and the players lead them to the promised land this year. Beat Baylor then take care of business against Duke or Texas to get to the cup.

Last year's team conceded very
by Nigeltufnel  (2017-11-18 12:18:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

infrequently and was good defensively. IMO they overachieved given the personnel but when you have no goal scoring at all you are prone to the PK defeat (NCAA) or the shocker loss to an inferior team that catches a break, gets a lucky strike.

It takes balance IMO. That said, the game requires some grit and guile--none of which is in overabundance on the ND squad. This is not your suburban country club game of 20 years past. We need some players that grew up playing in their bare feet under the streetlight with a rolled up newspaper ball. A criticism often used to explain the atrocious results of English international football I might add.