Went to the game yesterday in Charlotte v PSU. Few observations:
- The PA announcer was a PSU homer. How does that happen?
-Brady Wambach is such an advantage. I will say he makes me nervous with the ball, he has no handle whatsoever. Can't remember a great FOGO that was that shaky with the ball in his cross, but he fights like a dog...
-Defense continues to play really really well. Looked like Cellucci was out, but there was no real dropoff in team defense. Thomann is so strong for his size... Our SSDMs are the best I have seen anywhere this year so far. The only real option PSU had was to get a middie running left to right and getting a step on the defender. I think that was three of their 8 goals.
-Midfield offense is getting better as season goes by. I like having Matan run with midfield. He (and Duffy) need to evolve into pass first dodgers for this offense to reach its peak. If these guys start scoring, Dom is going to get alot of clean looks. And he does not miss clean looks.
-Dom did a good job being patient. I bet he has never taken just 4 shots in a game in his UNC career. They werent locking him off, but they were rarely sliding from him. The one time i noticed they did slide off him, he picked up a rebound and put it back from around 8 yds for his only goal.
-Goalie is good. Good foundation to build on. And he is playing with the best UNC defense in 10 years in front of him.
-Overall, the attack group is still a question to me. Dom is the best lefty shooter i have ever seen. Wilson can be nifty... but he is easy to overpower in unsettled situations. Turns it over alot. Very small. Fast but not lightning fast. Duffy. Not sure what to say about him but the ball stays in his stick way longer than it should. This is a situation where Breschi's desire to be a players coach is hurting the team. He is strong and fast, but not fast enough to consistently run by people. So he goes on dodges with no strategy and winds up triple teamed and turning the ball over. Happened at least three times yesterday. He should have been benched after the first one,
Overall, good game. ACC season should be something to look forward to.