FOC Day 10 - Friday

It's Friday.

Tiff wakes up you and your team. You start with a quick warm up, then you get a light breakfast, then a final team huddle in the locker rooms before you put on your game uniforms.

Tiff recaps yesterday's planning meetings briefly. The main concern with Team Green is the small group of military girls that all know each other. Their soccer technique isn't perfect, but they have excellent synergy and are extremely tough.

There's a sense of relief because the waiting is over. Now you just have to play.

You put your uniforms on and head out onto the field, where there are tons of cameras, and the bleachers are full. These are all FUTA employees and their guests... live viewership is limited while FUTA is still in this early stage.

At least half an hour of group photos, individual photos, and pre-game interviews go by before you're finally walking out there onto the field.

It's another beautiful, sunny day... but hot.

The game starts out full throttle and rough. Green Team is aggressive and focused. There's precision in everything they do... they have their playbook memorized, and they stick to it religiously.

The military girls aren't afraid to get rough, and it's making for a good show. Even the small live audience is pretty loud.

You see Michelle watching. Tiff might be your coach now, but Michelle will always be your real coach. You don't want to lose in front of her.

You owe it to your team. It's time to play hard.

Your girls look strong and play strong, but you still struggle. Green Team seems to easily break your midfield and approach the goal. Viti is extremely good, but she can only take so much.

You can see what the Green Team is doing. It's... methodical, like everything they do with their perfect teamwork. They're figuring out your defense. Once they're ready, they'll hit hard. They've already figured out that Viti's better at reacting to her right than her left. Lili and Rebecca have to protect the left... you need to make that stronger somehow. You need to move your defenders around.

Lili isn't a bad player, but she's the weak link here. Sheva is your best defender. Putting her over there seems like a good idea.

"I can cover," Max volunteers in a timeout.

Max is delicate, and these army girls on the other team are ridiculously brutal. She could get hurt if Green Team gets serious. Sheva's way tougher than Max.

Tiff is letting you make the decision.

Move Sheva? Or move Max?