Women's World Cup 2019
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If Ertz is going to keep playing so far up that she gets unmarked chances from the penalty spot, I'd say you're on to something. We clearly need her farther back, and just as clearly need someone with Lloyd's nose for goal in the #10 position.
Just running straight at the defender. What's she going to do, try for the nutmeg when she has six players supporting her in the attacking zone?
The USWNT has a history of converting forwards to other positions. O'Hara, Dunn, and Horan are all forwards that were moved elsewhere. Lauren Holiday and Christie Rampone are other examples off the top of my head.
WTF is this - a time out on the field? Strange. I guess it's just for a sub and the refs need water in this heat, too.
On the other hand, the US has the conditioning to see it out at something close to this pace. Spain doesn't.
This is becoming a real thing. They're having it at AFCON in Egypt too. I can't imagine having to play 90 minutes under those conditions.
I just don't understand what they are doing.
it's not that complicated. Move the ball around, draw in defenders, create some gaps here and there.
it's not that complicated. Move the ball around, draw in defenders, create some gaps here and there.
I completely disagree, our fitness and speed is our prime advantage. We're giving Spain no time on the ball. Yeah, they're dispossessing us at a rate greater than other teams, but we're going to grind them into the ground by minutes 60+ if not before. Look at how open our runs through the midfield are.
Our problems are taking bad, low-percentage shots or not using passing options when available.
Agree, but most of the time you'll see a hand to the face draw a booking lately.
I thought so initially, but she made contact. The defender made a meal of it but it wasn't invented - as Rapinoe's reaction afterwards should have told you.
It's a foul on a face-rake. Take the rose colored glasses off.
Ellis is not subbing anyone out in the 1st half, and likely not at half time either. It's not happening unless there's an injury. It's too hot and the game could go 120 minutes. Gotta be smart.
The problem there was that the US got a big offensive advantage once the Spain defender went down and so I think the ref thought she had to stop play. And the only way to do that is call a foul. And once you call the foul, you kind of have to give the card if you thought it was a hand to the face. If that happens in the defensive zone or the ball goes out of bounds I think it's possibly a play on, but that's just how it goes in footie sometimes.
holy shit the central defense is a shambles.
edit: and our through-ball weighting isn't far behind
edit: and our through-ball weighting isn't far behind
I think you guys are all a bit dramatic (shambles? Falling apart?) but, yes, Horan not being out there is a big deal.
should be a yellow on all that grabbing so close to the box. Was pretty cynical, and bought time for the covering defender to get there and get the block on the cross. What is this, CONCACAF?