If the 27 SW team has defenders repeatedly attempting to clear by themselves without “getting rid of it” up field then they have definitely lost their edge.
To be fair, having their best defender run the ball up the field like a freight train is usually more effective that other defenders throwing soft rainbow passes across the field. Their settled play D has actually improved but their clearing game is still a disaster.
Clearing the ball is their #1 issue (followed by lack of draw control), the amount of unforced turnovers per game on clears is bonkers.
Those turnovers force the already tired D and mids to redefend and give up easy goals.
Good news is it’s fixable if the girls are willing to listen. It’s not rocket science, short and efficient passes to move the ball methodically up the field. Instead they rush and just throw bad passes and turn it over. Vicious cycle
They lost a couple of really close games due simply to clears and points immediately after turnovers
It's only fixable if you improve the stick skills of the defenders. The easiest fix would be to move their backup middies to defense. That would likely upgrade their clear overnight.
