MSOC: Home on Thursday vs Penn State
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I have PTSD. Last time I saw Pitt v PSU at Ambrose, we had the USMNT game vs T&T on our phones in the crowd. That was the night we officially failed to qualify for the World Cup.
But…that was also the night we knew that Pitt soccer arrived.
Im going to have to get there at 5PM if I want a seat. I'd expect a record crowd of about 3000
Dangerous first game. PSU brought everyone back from a squad who nearly made the NCAAT. Pitt started 2 French freshmen who just got to campus a few days ago. Started another freshman (Thorsen from Norway and Grau, grad transfer from Germany). So, I had a feeling it would be a tough one. For one, I wasnt sure where the goals were going to come from. Returnees Sahmkow and Feitosa have never been "the guy" and neither played terribly well tonight.
Really bad red card on Mirkovic. Pitt played the final 10 minutes a man down. The crazy part is it went to review and they used THAT. There was a small melee after the goal, lots of pushing and shoving on both sides. Mirkovic pushed someone and got a straight red. Crazy.
Player thoughts:
Gilman - got beat on the long ball goal by Danielson. Cant happen
Toure - I like him. He flashed at times. Potential star on the left wing.
Thorsen - scored but didnt so a ton
Noah Hall - liked him on the right wing when he came in. Has that shiftiness
Corner kicks - terrible, all went right to the PSU GK
Really bad red card on Mirkovic. Pitt played the final 10 minutes a man down. The crazy part is it went to review and they used THAT. There was a small melee after the goal, lots of pushing and shoving on both sides. Mirkovic pushed someone and got a straight red. Crazy.
Player thoughts:
Gilman - got beat on the long ball goal by Danielson. Cant happen
Toure - I like him. He flashed at times. Potential star on the left wing.
Thorsen - scored but didnt so a ton
Noah Hall - liked him on the right wing when he came in. Has that shiftiness
Corner kicks - terrible, all went right to the PSU GK
Yeah I was wondering how many days our team has actually trained together.
The broadcast said that a handful of our starters last night weren’t in town yet when the announcers had visited Pitt for a practice a week or so ago. Sounds like a couple of these guys just got here.
I know the transfer from Marshall did not play. Glad to hearit might not be due to injury.
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I was surprised that the kid from Charleroi played almost 20 minutes off the bench. That seems like an earlier contribution to the program than a lot of people probably expected from him when he signed.I know the transfer from Marshall did not play. Glad to hearit might not be due to injury.
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Heard the same thing from my step son. Grand kid starts at South Park. Goes to Pitt camp every year.
Played against and admires Sullivan.
Impressed by the new goalie.
Announcers said the coaches have been impressed by him. Definitely showed a lot of confidence in him. Funny thing is the few locals have played. Sullivan, Mort, Peperek, Luchini, Harding, etc.
I think they said 2 days ago for Toure and Cilli. The color guy, David Day talked at length at how teams need more than a 2 week training camp. I didnt realize that's all they got. Pitt is going to take some time to gel. Might be a team that doesn't have a great record but ends up making another College Cup run.
You can see the flashes out of Toure. Super kinetic. He's not good enough yet, but confident he'll get there.
Grau is a tank. I don't know how they found more of a bull than Ordonez, but they did.
Love Feitosa's touch & creativity, but dude was gassed well before halftime. Shocked that they didn't give the Marshall transfer a look.
Ton of respect for how hard Thorsen & Maillefaud play. Those guys are frequently applying pressure & making things difficult for the opponent.
Sullivan performed way better in that Walti role than I expected. He kept plays moving through contact several times.
Grau is a tank. I don't know how they found more of a bull than Ordonez, but they did.
Love Feitosa's touch & creativity, but dude was gassed well before halftime. Shocked that they didn't give the Marshall transfer a look.
Ton of respect for how hard Thorsen & Maillefaud play. Those guys are frequently applying pressure & making things difficult for the opponent.
Sullivan performed way better in that Walti role than I expected. He kept plays moving through contact several times.
I think Toure is going to be a star. Definitely saw some flashes. Isnt Jacquesson yet but he may get there. Thorsen, I think is going to fill that Noel role. How well? I dont know but he has the resume. I saw on some obscure IG post that he had 17 1st team appearances in the Norwegian 1st Division. I totally forgot about the Marshall kid. He was a starter on a NC team. I figured he must have been hurt or maybe just got to school.
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