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<blockquote data-quote="ktal" data-source="post: 1927387" data-attributes="member: 745969"><p>I'm very excited about this tournament. Former Illini coach Ellis did a great job winning back to back Cups, but she relied entirely on the proven players to carry us through, so developing younger talent wasn't a priority. Now those players are injured or so limited in minutes that we have to rely on youth, and despite being phenomenal talents, they're unproven at this level. I think the plan this cup is to reverse Ellis' approach almost completely, and focus on youth and development. Knowing that opposing teams will never leave Alex Morgan uncovered, she can be used as a distraction, drawing coverage that creates space for Sophia Smith and others to attack.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I thought this team aquitted itself so brilliantly last time, and provided welcome good news, that I'll be watching closely this time. The only prediction I'll make is that we beat Vietnam with modest minutes from the old-timers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktal, post: 1927387, member: 745969"] I'm very excited about this tournament. Former Illini coach Ellis did a great job winning back to back Cups, but she relied entirely on the proven players to carry us through, so developing younger talent wasn't a priority. Now those players are injured or so limited in minutes that we have to rely on youth, and despite being phenomenal talents, they're unproven at this level. I think the plan this cup is to reverse Ellis' approach almost completely, and focus on youth and development. Knowing that opposing teams will never leave Alex Morgan uncovered, she can be used as a distraction, drawing coverage that creates space for Sophia Smith and others to attack. I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I thought this team aquitted itself so brilliantly last time, and provided welcome good news, that I'll be watching closely this time. The only prediction I'll make is that we beat Vietnam with modest minutes from the old-timers. [/QUOTE]
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