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MSoc: Stanford 2 Wake Forest 0 - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Can our aggression outweigh their possession?  Can we knock off the darling Deacons of the ACC for the third year running, and the second time on their home field?

The game is about to kick off.

http://www.espn.com/watch/player?bucketId=14&id=3232975

VG

Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

These commentators are comically homer.  They only really mention Wake Forest players by name, and Stanford is just the nameless menace that is constantly fouling and not being called.

And when a Wake Forest player lays a shoulder in to prevent a breakaway after the ball gets passed him on the left, they accuse Werner of diving. Ignoring the fact that it was a "professional" foul, and probably should've drawn a card.

Can you understand why I want to beat the ACC?

VG




Re: MSoc: Stanford 1 v Wake Forest 0 - M T - 12-02-2017

Header on a corner-kick by Hilliard Arce  about 9' left in  1st half

Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Tomas Hilliard-Arce with the header off a Jared Gilbey corner. 1-0 Stanford in the 36th minute.

Again, the play was set up by a beautiful layoff from Langsdorf to Gilbey leading to a desperation sliding clearance by a Deacon center back, and all they could talk about was the quality of the defender's slide.  And kept talking about it until the ball was in the back of the net.

VG


Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Halftime, still 1-0.  Wake Forest had a glorious chance to tie when a failure to track back led to a defender trying to guard two players on the far post after the ball came into the box on the right.  The ball got slotted through to Omir Fernandez, a sub, who had a shot from just outside the corner of the six-yard box, but Corti came out and cut the angle, and the shot was into the side netting trying to beat him near post.

General impressions: Stanford's combination of aggression and organization is disrupting Wake whenever they try to move into the Stanford defensive third.  A lot of great field blocks by Stanford's defense.  The other difference is their pressure on the ball - Wake is taking a bit too much time on the ball, and the defensive pressure arrives.  The Deacons have turned the ball over quite a bit at midfield.

One other general note: the real difference for Stanford is the work rate.  In their "two lines of 4" defense, the midfield line is getting help from the forwards, and the defense is getting help from the mids.  When a defender slides to pressure a Deacon player with the ball, the defender only has to "hold him up" for a second or two, and then a second defender is providing pressure from behind.

They're helped out by Wake Forest's determination to work through the center for the pitch.  Stanford is winning by working the lines.

And yet all the commentators can talk about is "how physical the match is."

VG

Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Wake starts aggressively, and gets their best shot in the opening few minutes, but Corti parries it away.  Then Baird spurns a glorious chance to make it 2-0, when Foster lays a ball back to him wide open at the penalty spot and he misses it wide right.



Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

GOL! Sam Werner off a rebound.

Play started by a great defensive close on the near sideline, with Marion winning the ball, laying it off right, then receiving the ball and changing it back to the left.  An initial shot was parried, but it fell back into the mix and the Deacons couldn't clear.  Werner then pounded in the rebound.

Wake Forest misses a quick chance, and then their coach gets a yellow for dissent wanting a corner.

2-0, 54th minute.

VG


Re: MSoc: Stanford v Wake Forest - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Lots of jousting, and Wake goes to a 3 back to get more pressure.

72nd minute, still 2-0.



Re: MSoc: Stanford 2 Wake Forest 0 - Viking_Guy - 12-02-2017

Well done.  2 goals bracketing halftime, and just a wonderfully organized and energetic pressure defense.

People said a couple of years ago that Jeremy Gunn may have broken the college soccer code - and I'm beginning to think they could be right.  With open substitutions, you can press for most of the game if your players are in great condition.  Foster Langsdorf was chasing down a ball back to the Deacons' keeper with 4 minutes left in the match and succeeded in forcing a deep throw in, rather than allowing him to play a clean ball out.

It will be interesting to see if some pro team tries to poach him.  I think his style is dependent on those college rules, but darn it, he's just really good. I almost would love to see what he could do with the USMNT.  I would guarantee that Jozy Altidore would not be walking back slowly as the ball he gave up finds its way to the back of Tim Howard's net.

More in a bit.  Now on to volleyball!

VG


Re: MSoc: Stanford 2 Wake Forest 0 - M T - 12-02-2017

So different than the WSOC 2-0 game.  Wake Forest did turn up the heat, and ended up with more shots, and a bunch of corners.  But you expect that of the team that was supposed to be #1 but down 2-0.

As for homers, the announcers only focused on Wake Forest and the ACC at the end of the game.  No pretense of this being an impartial broadcast for a NCAA tournament.  Guess ESPN is just a home-town broadcast network.

So, let's see... Next weekend, we could possibly be as much as two NC's ahead of or behind UCLA.

Thanks, VG, for the commentary.  We've got WVB now and then gotta get up early tomorrow...


Re: MSoc: Stanford 2 Wake Forest 0 - 82lsju - 12-03-2017

from the AD

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/12/2/mens-soccer-heading-back.aspx