Gut wrenching way to end the season for all intents and purposes. Up 2-0 and 3-2, you have to find a way to win that match. LSU had dangerous counter attacks all game because we kept giving the ball away in the middle of the field. Unfortunately Diaz had some of those key turnovers that led to goals and then hand ball at the end that was completely unnecessary, you have to keep your arm down in the box when chasing a ball and a defender.
After praising Fuller on Thursday night, have to honest here and say she had a rough game. Out of position on a couple of those goals and really wasn't aggressive enough on balls coming into the box in her area. She needed to take more charge of the defense because the backline was pretty dreadful most of the match. I don't know what Bobby was doing defensively there in the last 20 minutes but it didn't work at all.
On the other hand, I thought the offense was effective and our crosses and long services into the box were top notch and resulted in multiple scoring chances. That third goal was a thing of beauty and probably the best goal of the season. They fought for that 2-0 lead and it should have held up if not for a lull of play in the middle of the match. We were unlucky on that non PK call, and if that was not called, then the hand ball on the other end shouldn't have been called. LSU seemed to get most of the big calls today go their way.
Hard to believe this team is sitting at 0-7-1 with two games left. The margin for winning is so small right now in the SEC, and we're simply too immature and inconsistent to hold a lead. I think we've lost 3 matches now after leading at some point. We've shown we can play with most of the teams in this league, but we don't know how to win yet, but quite frankly you can't be winless to this point in the season. This has been a demoralizing season for the fans and big changes are needed in the offseason. Should Bobby be provided some much needed NIL funds, the priorities are an elite GK, a few good defenders, a holding mid, and another solid striker. We do have some talented freshmen coming in as well, but we need experienced players that can win at this level first.
A&M soccer should never be at the bottom of the SEC and Bobby needs to get this figured out quickly in the offseason. Hopefully we can at least finish the season on a positive note by defeating a terrible Ole Miss team at home next week.