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I was refering to top players in the state as great. I must agree that they are all good. They are definitely a team to watch! (or watch out for)

I can't argue too much with that logic! but come on, if you make a move to the ball and slip and fall and a guy scores because of it, that has to be a fluke. If he fakes you and you slip and fall, I agree, that is a good play and not a fluke. As far as coaching, MJ is hurting and it has cost them. But they have done pretty well considering their coach was fired right before the season started.

I just watch and try to observe. Lots of good individual players out there, and they can definety win games by scoring individual goals, but good team work can win games also. MJ does not have the great individuals but they have no holes when the starters are healthy. They can only win as a team. Rossview has at least two great players and are obviously coached well. MJ is self coached. Their coach is a volleyball player (no soccer experience) who agreed to coach the team only because they otherwise would not have had a team.

So I am to understand you have played against all three teams or at a minimum have watched all three teams play each other? If so, I stand corrected. Otherwise, continue to provide me with useless finger knowledge.

I define a fluke as an individual slipping, falling or making a bonehead play (by jumping in front of their own player) to individually cause a goal that otherwise wouldn't have happened. How do you defined it? Seems like a perfect throw into the mouth of the goal or a perfectly placed corner kick that is headed in is defined as a fluke on here. That would mean the majority of goals I have seen this year are flukes includiing the one MJ scored on Hendersonville.

I have watched most all Mt Juliets games and have noticed some interesting things. As far as going through Rossview to get to Hendersonville, that will be extremely hard seeing how I think Rossview is a better team than Hendersonville. Obviously they do not have the few outstanding individual players Hendersonville has but as a whole they play much better as a team. They spread the field and move the ball better than any team I have seen this year. They just have a problem finishing. As far as Mt Juliet, all you can say is they play with heart. In their Rossview game they made a major defensive mistake resulting in a chip shot goal. (keeper came out to challege lone player with ball, player saw him coming out stopped and chipped it over his head into goal, no defense around player). Mt Juliet then lost their heart and two more quick goals accurred. Got it back together and finished strong. A three minute let up 3/4 into the game cost them the game. Hendersonville game was much different. Three of Hendersonvilles goals were flucks. I was actually a boring game with neither team showing their best stuff. If Rossview is on, nobody can beat them but if they are a little bit off, Mt Juliet is a team that is definitely capable of putting them away.

Hendersonville 4 Mt Juliet 1 2-0 half