I might play 9 back at this pointThe US coach is playing scared, switching to a back 5 to try to preserve the tie. Inviting pressure.
I might play 9 back at this pointThe US coach is playing scared, switching to a back 5 to try to preserve the tie. Inviting pressure.
Make her head coach for R16? or play 9? Or 10?Carli looks ready to rip someone's head off.
I care less about juggling the frontline and more about a gameplan that doesn’t leave them going 1v2 on islands all match.Front line of Smith Rodman Thompson in R16?
The game plan seems to be hope someone does something. Is this the worst coached USWMT ever?I care less about juggling the frontline and more about a gameplan that doesn’t leave them going 1v2 on islands all match.
We don’t have one of those though.
Absolutely, and good on Carly lloyd for calling them out.Post-game attitude is disconcerting
With Rose out, probablyThe worst a USWNT has ever done in the World Cup is 3rd place. At this point getting to the quarterfinals seems like a long shot.
Do they take a chance and shift around the defense and move Ertz back into midfield? That seems like one of the only move available to try and wake up the attack, and even that may not be enough.
This year was the worst World Cup group stage USWNT performance in historyOh my God. Yes, that sucked and perhaps they will fall in the round of 16. But the “get off my lawn” bullshit from Lloyd and the Fox Sports asshats is almost as annoying as the misery in this thread (where all of the men spend 90+ minutes doing nothing but complain about everything that the US women do on the field). “This isn’t Mia Hamm’s USWNT” from whoever the talking man on the left is…STFU. Mia Hamm is older than I am - of course the culture has changed. She’d be the first one to say it, and then find a way to make it a positive and not a negative.
And how dare they smile and dance with friends and family after going through to the round of 16. How dare they show joy in any way. Carly Lloyd can shove it up right up Alexi Lalas’s ass. They deserve each other. She’s fucking miserable and holier-than-thou and always has been. And he’s the most over rated American soccer player ever has been making my ears bleed for 15 years now on Fox.
I despise the constant bitching and moaning unless the USWNT march perfectly through. You’d think they just lost 4-0. I, myself, would rather look forward to watching my country’s team again in the round of 16, than tear them down non-stop following a difficult match that did not show them at their best. Yes, yes, tearing them down will definitely help. Let’s do that.
They are the #1st ranked team in the world who came very close to being knocked out of the World Cup by the #47th ranked team.I despise the constant bitching and moaning unless the USWNT march perfectly through. You’d think they just lost 4-0. I, myself, would rather look forward to watching my country’s team again in the round of 16, than tear them down non-stop following a difficult match that did not show them at their best. Yes, yes, tearing them down will definitely help. Let’s do that.
I think that was my issue. In all the interviews they talked about how unlucky they were with their finishing, like they had tonnes of chances and couldn’t convert them.They are the #1st ranked team in the world who came very close to being knocked out of the World Cup by the #47th ranked team.
Watching this game, it wasn't a situation where the better team controlled the game but could not break through. It was two sides who seemed evenly matched and that is a massive warning side.
They need to figure their shit out quickly or you won't have anything to look forward to after Sunday.
I think she was mad about the penalty, not about being subbed.Lucy Bronze is furious at being subbed off while winning 4-1. Lalas & Lloyd must be so proud.
It’s mind numbing how Fox keeps feed Lala’s ego. Like these poorly informed power rankings that they manage to bring up every segment? That’s garbage. A normal person would be embarrassed.
Whatever it is, just as long as she doesn’t enjoy moving on to the next round.I think she was mad about the penalty, not about being subbed.
Was Morgan ineffective? I only watched highlights but she had some chances in those highlights.Front line of Smith Rodman Thompson in R16?
Japan and Colombia would like a word, with Nigeria and Brazil clapping hard behind them. Australia probably beats Denmark, and might be even odds vs France/Germany in the QFs.Feels like a bit of an ascendancy for Europe teams in the women’s game, as has been the case in the men’s game at world cups. Just more tactical.
In my little brain, this makes sense. Europe had the systems in place to churn out high level players on the men's side. Assuming they flipped that switch to mirror it on the women's side in the late 90's and early 00's, you'd expect the effort to be bearing fruit.Feels like a bit of an ascendancy for Europe teams in the women’s game, as has been the case in the men’s game at world cups. Just more tactical.
That won't be determined until this time tomorrow, but it's very likely Sweden, yeah.The women play Sweden next, right? I'll be somewhat surprised if they win that match. They look middle of the road in this tourney, at best.
If you can pause a bit .. I think most of the criticism is with how the team is set up and how it is managed. The talent is there but isn’t being used… what’s the point of having one of the deepest benches in the world if you’re not going to sub? And when you do you bring on Rapinoe who wasn’t particularly effective 4 years ago let alone now…. The manager has them playing scared… basically bunkering to play for a tie. Instead of putting in fresh legs and running at Portugal. Morgan doesn’t have the speed she used to ..so isolating her up front doesn’t make sense.. neither does playing her 90+ minutes in all three games.I’m not arguing that they’re great or even worthy of moving on - but I’m also not burying them and being whiny about everything for them not playing like a number 1 in the world. If they aren’t number 1, so what? If they lose, it will suck. But I’m still going to fucking cheer for them and try to be positive until they do lose. I’ll get frustrated, sure, but also not so negative that every thought I have is out of the mouth of Debbie Downer. The misery fandom just isn’t my thing, I guess. I should know better than to expect different on this board, really in any game thread.
You have 10 in line to go through.Japan and Colombia would like a word, with Nigeria and Brazil clapping hard behind them. Australia probably beats Denmark, and might be even odds vs France/Germany in the QFs.
(no I don't think Nigeria beats England, but I do think Japan is 50-50 to end our run if we make the QFs)
I'm not sure what other than the USWNT's performance would make one more impressed with the UEFA contingent this time over last time. Remember, they went from 24 teams to 32, and the new bids went: AFC +1, CAF +1, CONCACAF +3 (!!), CONMEBOL 0 (!), UEFA +3 (n.b. this came about because in the ICPO, Haiti beat Chile, Panama beat Paraguay, and Portugal beat Cameroon; I'm sure FIFA was betting that CONMEBOL would win one of those ICPO brackets). There's no doubt that UEFA's 10th, 11th and 12th teams are better than CONCACAF's 4th, 5th and 6th teams, but I'm not sure it speaks to the relative quality at the top.
Not sure if the highlights showed it, doubt it, but Morgan had a wide open Sullivan, like no one within 5 yards of her, at the top of the 18 and took a weak bad angle shotWas Morgan ineffective? I only watched highlights but she had some chances in those highlights.
In a vacuum I'd prefer a front line of Rodman - Smith - Williams but I have no problem with how Morgan has played the 9 so far this tournament. Our problems are mainly behind that line.