CSCA COACH’S VOICE: RUNNING UP THE SCORE
Soccer is a low-scoring game. Goals are precious and rare. That’s why we love it. (And why haters hate it.) Every coach is used to 0-0, 1-0 and 2-1 matches. 3-2 is a goalfest. But every once in a while, you see a score like 9-0. 11-0. Or more. Of course, the losing side does not feel good about those matches. But neither do the winners. True fans don’t like sitting through a mismatch. Athletes don’t like to be unchallenged. Coaches are frustrated too. We’re in this because we