fknbuflobo Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 OK, who knows Practice times and locations? Spill the beans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Season preview from Hustlebelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone have any info on Keisuke Ohata? According to twitter he's rooming with Louis Cross. I see online that he played for AFC Cleveland this summer. Also, there's this video: Ohata College Soccer Recruiting Video' If this has already been covered here I apologize, but I searched and couldn't find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone have any info on Keisuke Ohata? According to twitter he's rooming with Louis Cross. I see online that he played for AFC Cleveland this summer. Also, there's this video: Ohata College Soccer Recruiting Video' If this has already been covered here I apologize, but I searched and couldn't find anything. Nice find. He's on the Zips roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Michael Beaven's write up on the season's first practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Nice find. He's on the Zips roster. "Please contact me about laying for your school" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Michael Beaven's write up on the season's first practice. I can hardly wait for Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 "Please contact me about laying for your school" What? All I meant is that today is the first that I had heard of Keisuke Ohata, and that he is indeed on the roster. When I noticed the uniform number changes on the roster (eg., Aodhan is #10 this season) a few days ago, Ohata was not listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 What? All I meant is that today is the first that I had heard of Keisuke Ohata, and that he is indeed on the roster. When I noticed the uniform number changes on the roster (eg., Aodhan is #10 this season) a few days ago, Ohata was not listed. I am quoting the last frame on Keisuke Ohata's promotional video. I have never seen this name before today. The new offical roster cannot be even 72 hours old. Embick must know plenty about him. All indicators are that he played the enitire season for AFC Cleveland. CREW8, you out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I am quoting the last frame on Keisuke Ohata's promotional video. I have never seen this name before today. The new offical roster cannot be even 72 hours old. Embick must know plenty about him. All indicators are that he played the enitire season for AFC Cleveland. CREW8, you out there? Thanks for the clarification. I haven't watched all of his video yet. I only made it to 1 AFC Cleveland game early in the season and don't remember him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I am quoting the last frame on Keisuke Ohata's promotional video. I have never seen this name before today. The new offical roster cannot be even 72 hours old. Embick must know plenty about him. All indicators are that he played the enitire season for AFC Cleveland. CREW8, you out there? It appears that he did not play the entire season for AFC Cleveland. This blog entry was written July 12, 2013, as AFC Cleveland was entering the playoffs. Dark horse: A player to watch for is midfielder Keisuke Ohata from Tokyo, Japan. He recently joined the Royals from Kokugakuin Kugayama and has provided a spark for the Cleveland attack. He has great pace and excellent footwork, making him capable of breaking a big play at any moment. EDIT: Same blog, June 21, 2013 DCFC’s Fabio Pereira converted a PK in the 64 minute to put the visitors up 2-1, but that lead was short-lived as Bell scored in the 76th off an assist from Keisuke Ohata. It was the first appearance of the season for Ohata, who recently joined AFC Cleveland from a Japanese club. “I wasn’t expecting that many supporters,” Ohata said. “I am glad to be here. It’s an honor.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 It appears that he did not play the entire season for AFC Cleveland. This blog entry was written July 12, 2013, as AFC Cleveland was entering the playoffs. Dark horse: A player to watch for is midfielder Keisuke Ohata from Tokyo, Japan. He recently joined the Royals from Kokugakuin Kugayama and has provided a spark for the Cleveland attack. He has great pace and excellent footwork, making him capable of breaking a big play at any moment. EDIT: Same blog, June 21, 2013 DCFC’s Fabio Pereira converted a PK in the 64 minute to put the visitors up 2-1, but that lead was short-lived as Bell scored in the 76th off an assist from Keisuke Ohata. It was the first appearance of the season for Ohata, who recently joined AFC Cleveland from a Japanese club. “I wasn’t expecting that many supporters,” Ohata said. “I am glad to be here. It’s an honor.” fknbuflobo, good one to ask, I was at that game where he came in as a second half sub for his first match of the season. Interesting he's a Zip. I figured he was possibly a CSU recruit. Good body control, stays on his feet, good vision is what I got from him in his 15 minutes vs DCFC. He looked a little out of place on the field with AFC Cleveland, unsure of the strategic movements. Language seem to be a bit of difficulty too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Article about the Zips' "British invasion". Also talks about other newcomers and what formations we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Article about the Zips' "British invasion". Also talks about other newcomers and what formations we'll see. I am glad to see the Beacon Journal doing an excellent job of building up interest in the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I am glad to see the Beacon Journal doing an excellent job of building up interest in the Zips. We like to call it the Akron Beaven Journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Stopped by practice last night just some thoughts/notes: - Team has alot of depth this year, Jarred said it will def help early on in the season with those Friday/Sunday Tournaments that they are playing - Overall they look like another good Akron Zips soccer team, alot of attention to detail, high paced like its been in past years - Saad Abdul Salaam looks to have added some muscle, not as stringy as a year ago, crosses look crisp, fully expect him to have a big year - Adam Najem looks like another freshmen stud, look for him to prolly be the only freshmen to start at the start of the year - Clint Caso the transfer from New Hampshire looks to have a great left foot, watch out on set pieces. May push Robbie for that starting job at outside back. - Speaking of Robbie Derschang, still battling a bit of an injury. Should be 100 percent come the start of the regular season - Gallego Quinn and Stevenson look good as expected. Quinn and Stevenson are battling small little injuries but both practiced, so no need to be concerned. - Finally Robby Dambrot caught my eye. The kid is a hard worker, did great on the 1 v 1 defending drill. Team has alot of good pieces there already, alot of new faces as well, should be a fun year, should be no drop off with Jarred in charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I went to the intra-squad scrimmage yesterday. While I'll leave most of the observations to others who have a better eye for that sort of thing, I can say that the team is quite deep in talent. We might not see too many freshmen getting playing time this season, including the international players. As expected, the possesion-oriented style is still there, and both sides displayed good spacing and crisp passing. Just watching them, I had a gut feeling that this team will be really, really good. I feel like they will come out and just dominate every team they face. I haven't felt this way about the soccer team since 2009 and 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staton14 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 This may have been brought up somewhere already but I couldn't find it. Does anyone have an idea of what the Starting 11 will look like for the first game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap95@zips.uakron.edu Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 This may have been brought up somewhere already but I couldn't find it. Does anyone have an idea of what the Starting 11 will look like for the first game? was going to reply, started new thread instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 This may have been brought up somewhere already but I couldn't find it. Does anyone have an idea of what the Starting 11 will look like for the first game? There is no way I can pass on your question! This is just an idea, a guess really. We have few if any great players, but the worst guy on the roster is extremely good. So, the ceiling may be down a bit, but the floor has definitely been raised. This is a very deep squad. ***********Brenes*********** Portillos****************Quinn Stevenson**************Foldesy ************Souto************ Derschang*********Abdul-Salaam *****Gallego*****Souders****** ************Pina************* My projected lineup favors upper classmen and is nearly the same one that took the field @ Maryland in April. After that match, Embick said, "we proved our depth today." So, I am almost certainly wrong about our starting 11. But this is just the way I see it. Of the freshmen, Souto and Najem impress most, in that order. For me, the best battle for PT is transfer Clint Caso pushing Robbie Derschang at LB. I would be remiss not to mention the strong showing of Zac Portillos, both last spring and in pre-season practice. After not much PT the last two seasons, he is making it difficult for the coaching staff to sit him. Nice work out of the senior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 So you think we're looking at a 4-3-3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 So you think we're looking at a 4-3-3? Yes, definitely. There was a public Q&A with Coach Embick after the scrimmage, microphone and all. I specifically asked "what system/formation best suits our available talent?" Without hesitation, he answered "4-3-3." I half expected him to say "4-2-3-1," like USMNT. That system is so en vogue throughout the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 We'll primarily be in the 4-3-3, but I expect to see a good amount of 4-4-2 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldzip Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 My lineup guess for tomorrow is as follows. Stevenson Brenes Portillos Quinn Najem Souto Derschang Abdul-Salaam Souders Gallego Pina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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