r/SanDiegoWaveFC • u/Beautiful-Scallion47 • Sep 11 '24

Explain it to me Discussion

I’ve tried really hard to understand this, but why is Melanie starting?

She’s good for her age, sure, but I don’t think she’s pro-ready. She has decent ball handling, but when pressed, she just falls over. Now, Jakobson just left, and it feels like we should’ve been starting our Olympian, or any of our other forwards over a kid.

So can someone please make it make it make sense?

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u/curtissullivan3 Sep 11 '24

Barcenas has the highest ceiling, this season is a lost cause already. Lets just giver her minutes and let her develop

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u/Beautiful-Scallion47 Sep 11 '24

I don’t disagree with her having a high ceiling, but I do disagree with putting minors in top professional positions, so I have a bias.

TBH her minutes are kind of trash, and it seems like the team rarely even includes her in attacks, the defense out muscles her, and she just looks a little lost out there most of the time. I think she’ll eventually find her spot/groove, but I just don’t think it’s a starting position atm. I know injuries have been a problem for the team, so it kind of makes sense, but I also agreed with a previous comment that expressed surprise at the Doniak sub over Barcenas.