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<blockquote data-quote="ktal" data-source="post: 1931526" data-attributes="member: 745969"><p>He has certainly gotten a lot of criticism, but we finally got a glimpse of what the team could look like if they were clicking. When the young guns start seeing the pitch the same, they'll start connecting and having fun. This was not the effective hand-off from the Olds to the Youngs everyone wanted, but whether they replace the coach or not, they won't have that problem next time, as the Olds won't be back again (for the most part). Pino's legs let her down (probably why she wasn't being used much, previously) and without Lavelle to energize the middle and create breakout opportunities, they just didn't have enough to carry the day. But they played a couple of good teams with a real chance to win it all, and hardly gave an inch. So while we like to pretend the prior two Cups were completely dominant, the reality is they haven't slipped much at all, despite the turnover.</p><p></p><p>Hard times to view, but I expect the next version of this team to really have a fire in their bellies. They have nothing to be ashamed of; they had a real chance to advance. Winning is hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktal, post: 1931526, member: 745969"] He has certainly gotten a lot of criticism, but we finally got a glimpse of what the team could look like if they were clicking. When the young guns start seeing the pitch the same, they'll start connecting and having fun. This was not the effective hand-off from the Olds to the Youngs everyone wanted, but whether they replace the coach or not, they won't have that problem next time, as the Olds won't be back again (for the most part). Pino's legs let her down (probably why she wasn't being used much, previously) and without Lavelle to energize the middle and create breakout opportunities, they just didn't have enough to carry the day. But they played a couple of good teams with a real chance to win it all, and hardly gave an inch. So while we like to pretend the prior two Cups were completely dominant, the reality is they haven't slipped much at all, despite the turnover. Hard times to view, but I expect the next version of this team to really have a fire in their bellies. They have nothing to be ashamed of; they had a real chance to advance. Winning is hard. [/QUOTE]
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