2017 spring season for the zips

[TennZip]

Sam

 

 

[fknbuflobo]

I think Ezana Kaysay has found a new home on the left flank. 

He really seems to flourish with a bit more real estate to work with.

 

Our formation/system is evidently going to be 4-2-3-1. 

 

Holthusen plays the 1 better than Kahsay, and Kahsay looks really dangerous on the outside left (as one of the 3).

Edited April 12, 2017 by fknbuflobo

[TennZip]

http://gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20170413jp0g2p

[fknbuflobo]

Charleston (WVA) is a D2 Championship caliber side.  

Think of all the trouble Notre Dame (Cleveland) has given us, two years in a row.  And any side playing up a division will come with mean attitude and extreme prejudice.  

Expect Charleston to be better than Notre Dame.  Zips had best come to play; because an ass-whooping is waiting.

 

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-men/d2

[Z.I.P.]

1 hour ago, fknbuflobo said:

Charleston (WVA) is a D2 Championship caliber side.  

Think of all the trouble Notre Dame (Cleveland) has given us, two years in a row.  And any side playing up a division will come with mean attitude and extreme prejudice.  

Expect Charleston to be better than Notre Dame.  Zips had best come to play; because an ass-whooping is waiting.

 

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-men/d2

You may well be right, fknbuflobo.  Remember the eye rolling when Caleb, early in his Akron career spring sked Rio Grande?  I think the game(s) was quite close.  Hard to tell in an essentially practice or scrimmage situation.  Coaches aren't looking at the same things as "fans".  In any case, I credit myself for the clarification on the sked.  At first they merely wrote "Charleston" on the tweet they sent, and I asked for clarification -- is it the College of Charleston or Charleston Battery?  Ends up -- way lower!  lol 

[fknbuflobo]

Quite often, these lower division teams are comprised of older, foreign players who did not quite make the cut to turn pro in their homeland.  I count only two American-born players on their roster.  The Golden Eagles ? had four D2 All-Americans last season, two of which were underclassman last season.

http://ucgoldeneagles.com/index.aspx?path=msoc

 

Edited April 14, 2017 by fknbuflobo
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[fknbuflobo]

In retrospect, Charleston and Notre Dame are comparable sides.  Both are direct and physical.  Zips could/should have scored more.

Akron 1-0 Charleston

[TennZip]

last chance to see the zips this spring

 

http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20170421f2m43d