Women’s World Cup ‘23 Game Thread (spoilers)

[Catcher Block]

Demelo is an expert at raising her arms and clogging up the attack instead of dragging defenders with her.

Get Lavelle out there to start wrecking people and putting the ball into dangerous areas.

 

[BaseballJones]

That’s a yellow.

Should have been.

 

[OCST]

Really? Don’t deserve that leniency from the ref.

 

[Ale Xander]

Bring in Lavelle for DeMelo and O’Hara for Fox at halftime and then either Williams for Morgan or Thompson for Rodman at the 60 minute mark

 

[Ale Xander]

Demelo is an expert at raising her arms and clogging up the attack instead of dragging defenders with her.

Get Lavelle out there to start wrecking people and putting the ball into dangerous areas.

This
100% this

 

[67YAZ]

Outplayed, out worked. That’s just not acceptable at this level.

Vlatko has shown a 4-2-3-1 as he tactical change up before, which might be right here. Drop Horan back next to Sullivan, bring in Lavelle ar the 10 for DeMelo. This would help control the middle of the pitch.

I might also give Morgan a short leash before subbing on Williams. Williams is our hardest, smartest pressing forward. She can unsettle Dutch possession.

 

[Ale Xander]

Thank heavens

 

[Catcher Block]

Just cross the damn ball. No need to take anyone on there.

 

[Ale Xander]

1 on 3 what are you doing

you are neither Hamm nor Messi

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

U.S. direct play seems really susceptible to a counter.

 

[Ale Xander]

Just win possession, get the ball to Lavelle and make runs

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

We are fortunate to have no bookings thus far.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Ok, there we go.

 

[Catcher Block]

The refusal to card players who are stopping breaks and counter attacks is awful for the game.

So many panicked touches inside 25 yards.

 

[Ale Xander]

They know they’re not playing Vietnam, right?

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Real lack of sharpness. No real ideas. Just trying to thread the needle and hope to beat three players.

 

[Catcher Block]

The counter to the Dutch collapsing the middle is to go wide. Rodman and Smith have been silent.

 

[Ale Xander]

Not far from the worst passing USWNT I have seen in 32 years

 

[ifmanis5]

Agree with above, very little offensive creativity out there.

 

[Ale Xander]

Horan down F

 

[Catcher Block]

I'd hate to see what it takes for the Dutch to earn a yellow card at this point.

 

[allstonite]

Unbelievable. How do you miss that?

 

[Ale Xander]

10-fight

 

[Catcher Block]

Good on Horan for taking a number. That challenge was horseshit.

 

[bigq]

What are they talking about?

 

[Ale Xander]

Maybe give a yellow and you wouldn’t have this stoppage

 

[bigq]

That’s more like it!

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Fuck yes.

 

[allstonite]

Fuck this ref. There’s a way to control this. Fucking use it. Horan has every right to be pissed

 

[Ale Xander]

Revenge baby!

 

[ifmanis5]

Great flick.

 

[Catcher Block]

Fuck around and find out. Awesome.

 

[allstonite]

Love her. Captain

 

[ernieshore]

That’s fucking awesome.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Aly Wagner Romo

 

[SoxFanInCali]

That's how you respond!

 

[joe dokes]

Revenge is a dish best served flaming hot.

 

[BaseballJones]

There we go!

 

[allstonite]

Wow that run to the ball. There was no way she wasn’t scoring

 

[67YAZ]

Oh captain, my captain

 

[Ale Xander]

Oh captain, my captain

Add her to the list of WNT players better than Donovan

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Add her to the list of WNT players better than Donovan

The fuck?

 

[allstonite]

Another should be yellow

 

[Catcher Block]

That's the 5th? 6th? professional foul to stop an attack, and zero cards have been issued.

 

[Ale Xander]

The fuck?

Upthread question was posed

 

[bigq]

Crap odd side

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Fuck. Offside.

 

[Ale Xander]

Fuck fuck fuck

 

[Catcher Block]

Come on, Morgan. You need to hold that run.

 

[67YAZ]

She’s off. Shit.

But great work by Trin.