Well, pointing to Messiah Bright in the 3rd round just means that other teams who didn't select her failed in the draft, at least so far. Which is also par for the course, as far more drafted players in all sports don't pan out.
Well, pointing to Messiah Bright in the 3rd round just means that other teams who didn't select her failed in the draft, at least so far. Which is also par for the course, as far more drafted players in all sports don't pan out.
Oh, I guess I just considered that 3rd round. 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, ect... but yeah, there was more than 10 teams in the league. Still, end of the 2nd! Many teams will def want a re-do. I'm still sad we got rid of Ryan for Reyes. Only time will tell if that was actually a good decision....
Yeah, in hindsight I think MB fits our system and play style a lot more than D'Aquila and I'm sad we didn't take her instead, but that's the draft for ya....my point is just that the bar to find better than Betfort isn't that high, and I think we could and should. I just don't see enough in her skillset to be our primary goalscorer every time Soph is out for int'l duty (or if, say, Soph is injured.) Like I said, I'd be happy if she's still around but I wouldn't protect her. I like her energy, but I prefer a more tactical player to one that's just big/strong. Her touch is really poor also, and that doesn't work when she's asked to play a back-to-goal/holdup 9. Honestly wish they'd try her more on the wing. I don't hate having her as a winger sub as much as a sub for the 9 behind Soph. She played there a couple times and I thought it was when she looked her best. Not as a lone 9. In the game I'm thinking of, she beat/muscled Po off the ball/to the touchline all night and sent some really pretty crosses in from the RW. And we can still use her as a high-pressing sub. More of that instead!
I actually think the opposite. I think her touch is pretty good, certainly for a player of her size and speed, but she's still figuring out how to play at that speed. You can get away with a lot if you're that big and fast, tho -- I mean, look at Jessica McDonald, who I think generally has a brutal first touch but damn if she hasn't produced offensively!
I think Betfort's first touch is no worse now than Weaver's was when she came into the league. And it's taken a couple of years for Weaver to get to the level where she is now.
More often than not, what I see in terms of Betfort's touch is her leaving a pass just a bit short because she's trying not to hit it too hard, but that will get sorted out. The ideas are definitely there.
Like I said in response to kielj, she's doing better as a substitute forward (at least for what we're doing) than anyone else we've had here in a long time, probably since Nadim and Raso here. Which means, of course, they don't grow on trees. We've had Caitlin Foord, AMC, and Adriana Leon as substitute forwards, and I think Betfort has potential to be better here than any of them did here. But *potential* is the operative word.
Well, pointing to Messiah Bright in the 3rd round just means that other teams who didn't select her failed in the draft, at least so far. Which is also par for the course, as far more drafted players in all sports don't pan out.
Actually, Bright was picked #21 (2nd Round) -- I had to just look that up -- and I think there are a few teams that might want a re-do.
Oh, I guess I just considered that 3rd round. 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, ect... but yeah, there was more than 10 teams in the league. Still, end of the 2nd! Many teams will def want a re-do. I'm still sad we got rid of Ryan for Reyes. Only time will tell if that was actually a good decision....
Yeah, in hindsight I think MB fits our system and play style a lot more than D'Aquila and I'm sad we didn't take her instead, but that's the draft for ya....my point is just that the bar to find better than Betfort isn't that high, and I think we could and should. I just don't see enough in her skillset to be our primary goalscorer every time Soph is out for int'l duty (or if, say, Soph is injured.) Like I said, I'd be happy if she's still around but I wouldn't protect her. I like her energy, but I prefer a more tactical player to one that's just big/strong. Her touch is really poor also, and that doesn't work when she's asked to play a back-to-goal/holdup 9. Honestly wish they'd try her more on the wing. I don't hate having her as a winger sub as much as a sub for the 9 behind Soph. She played there a couple times and I thought it was when she looked her best. Not as a lone 9. In the game I'm thinking of, she beat/muscled Po off the ball/to the touchline all night and sent some really pretty crosses in from the RW. And we can still use her as a high-pressing sub. More of that instead!
I actually think the opposite. I think her touch is pretty good, certainly for a player of her size and speed, but she's still figuring out how to play at that speed. You can get away with a lot if you're that big and fast, tho -- I mean, look at Jessica McDonald, who I think generally has a brutal first touch but damn if she hasn't produced offensively!
I think Betfort's first touch is no worse now than Weaver's was when she came into the league. And it's taken a couple of years for Weaver to get to the level where she is now.
More often than not, what I see in terms of Betfort's touch is her leaving a pass just a bit short because she's trying not to hit it too hard, but that will get sorted out. The ideas are definitely there.
Like I said in response to kielj, she's doing better as a substitute forward (at least for what we're doing) than anyone else we've had here in a long time, probably since Nadim and Raso here. Which means, of course, they don't grow on trees. We've had Caitlin Foord, AMC, and Adriana Leon as substitute forwards, and I think Betfort has potential to be better here than any of them did here. But *potential* is the operative word.