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Post by soccerfan30 on Jun 12, 2015 19:02:40 GMT -5
Oh the irony
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jun 12, 2015 21:25:13 GMT -5
Well done for sure.
Morgan Brian was lost.
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Post by soccerpapi on Jun 13, 2015 8:00:56 GMT -5
My Observations:
1) Defense played well 2) Everyone else were just on the field - seem to always be one step behind the Swedes 3) No center-mid presence, no technical flare, no speed to 50-50 balls, lack of hustle, etc. 4) There seem to always be more yellow shirts going for 50-50 balls, or attacking our final 3rd, than there were blue & whites.. 5) Creativity came from Rapinoe, as usual, but she sometimes held it too long, or sent long-services to no one 6) First touch, and midfield to forward connections in final 3rd was not there 7) Too many over the top balls with no purpose 8) It was not apparent who the young, upcoming, pipeline players were
Looking forward to next game. They certainly should advance (they are in a group with 3 top 10 seeds, I believe, but no excuses).
Execution need to be better than last night when facing the likes of Japan, France, Germany (even Brazil) in the knockout round.
Pick it up USA.
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Post by soccertwins on Jun 13, 2015 8:31:54 GMT -5
Spot on Soccerpapi!
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Post by jack4343 on Jun 13, 2015 10:29:24 GMT -5
They just don't look creative enough in the final third. Also, they just don't seem cohesive as a team considering how long they have played together. They seem to rely on individual brillance. Reminds me of a comment by Charles Barkley about the late 80's Atlanta Hawks...something along the lines of "They'll never win anything because the NBA only allows one ball on the court."
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Post by soccerfan30 on Jun 13, 2015 11:14:38 GMT -5
Why not try Kelley O Hara up front? Forward is her primary position, although she plays in the back for the USWNT. She is technical and can beat players 1 v 1, I would like to see her up front over LeRoux.
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Post by volunteercoach on Jun 14, 2015 7:45:07 GMT -5
Agreed with all the comments above. My preference would be to pull many of the older players, they are either too apathetic or just incapable of keeping up with play anymore, really can't figure out if it's one of those or a little of both. Julie Johnston has proven her ability to break up plays, but has a history as a midfielder. Could be a great option for DCM. Brian is still green but let her grow at the ACM role (Hermann trophy winner). Heath is one of the trickiest on the team and does decent out wide. Leave Rapinoe and tell her her to play a few touches sooner. O'Hara and Press (both Hermann trophy winners as forwards and ex Stanford teammates) could probably do some damage up top together. Both are true strikers, converting OHara made sense for the previous team but they obviously need her ability as opposed to the run mentality of the other forwards. Leaves a CB spot open...should have pulled up Dunn (Hermann trophy winner) as well. Plenty of options, the veterans aren't pulling their own. Klinnsmann is bringing in the younger ranks and it seems to be working, maybe Ellis should take notes. Though it seems the vets have her in their pocket....
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