Women’s World Cup

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is 4:45am here on the west coast. That last pk sure looked like a save to me, even with the goal line technology.

Andonovski absolutely deserves to be fired for that Pino sub, and I’m sure will be.

I’m pretty sure Pino is my least liked athlete ever. I guess it’s not her fault she was subbed in, but her first touch was emblematic of why she has no place on this team. Her service was absolute garbage. I see better play on U14 ECNL teams.

Then of course there is her blown pk. Again, to be fair, 2 others did the same thing, and I love O’Hara.

But that game, those decisions, and the outcome is so unfair to the vast majority of the US team that deserved to win.

Everyone knew continuing to choose politics over performance would bite this team. After her benching post-Portugal, I thought Andonovski’s sense of self-preservation might prevail. Obviously not.

Essentially US soccer from the youth level to the National team. We are a political favorite feeder system.

I don’t think your statement is accurate about US Soccer. However, if you are correct, that political favorite feeder system produced a team that, today at least, dominated the #3 ranked team - 11 shots on goal for US v 1 for Sweden.

Over 4 games in this WC, US only conceded 2 shots on goals. In 4 games. Yet they only won 1 of those 4 games. That is a little unlucky, even for a team that was otherwise second best for large stretches of the Netherlands and Portugal games.

There is no such thing as luck. It’s the inability to finish when you’re dominating an opponent, the inability to strategize and get the score against an inferior team. If you have that much of an advantage in shots on goal, then there’s something else missing.

I hate when people say a team is “unlucky”. That’s not a thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is 4:45am here on the west coast. That last pk sure looked like a save to me, even with the goal line technology.

Andonovski absolutely deserves to be fired for that Pino sub, and I’m sure will be.

I’m pretty sure Pino is my least liked athlete ever. I guess it’s not her fault she was subbed in, but her first touch was emblematic of why she has no place on this team. Her service was absolute garbage. I see better play on U14 ECNL teams.

Then of course there is her blown pk. Again, to be fair, 2 others did the same thing, and I love O’Hara.

But that game, those decisions, and the outcome is so unfair to the vast majority of the US team that deserved to win.

Everyone knew continuing to choose politics over performance would bite this team. After her benching post-Portugal, I thought Andonovski’s sense of self-preservation might prevail. Obviously not.

Essentially US soccer from the youth level to the National team. We are a political favorite feeder system.

I don’t think your statement is accurate about US Soccer. However, if you are correct, that political favorite feeder system produced a team that, today at least, dominated the #3 ranked team - 11 shots on goal for US v 1 for Sweden.

Over 4 games in this WC, US only conceded 2 shots on goals. In 4 games. Yet they only won 1 of those 4 games. That is a little unlucky, even for a team that was otherwise second best for large stretches of the Netherlands and Portugal games.

Shots on goal or conceded don’t mean much. Soccer rankings are notoriously bad. The US in no way dominated this game. US quality of play was poor all tournament. Most US chances were off of set pieces, and Sweden defends those well, so it’s unsurprising that it was 0-0 game that went to the proverbial coin toss that is PKs.

You either didn’t watch the game today or have an axe to grind.

I agree that the US quality of play was poor for the first three games, other than 30 minutes against the Netherlands.

But they were the superior team to Sweden today, and the US was unlucky not to score. xG stats from today’s game says that US should have won by over 2 goals in regulation.

But hey, at the end of the day, Sweden won and the US is out. Congratulations to Sweden, and there are several US players who will rue their poor finishing today.

xG does not measure who "should have won"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is 4:45am here on the west coast. That last pk sure looked like a save to me, even with the goal line technology.

Andonovski absolutely deserves to be fired for that Pino sub, and I’m sure will be.

I’m pretty sure Pino is my least liked athlete ever. I guess it’s not her fault she was subbed in, but her first touch was emblematic of why she has no place on this team. Her service was absolute garbage. I see better play on U14 ECNL teams.

Then of course there is her blown pk. Again, to be fair, 2 others did the same thing, and I love O’Hara.

But that game, those decisions, and the outcome is so unfair to the vast majority of the US team that deserved to win.

Everyone knew continuing to choose politics over performance would bite this team. After her benching post-Portugal, I thought Andonovski’s sense of self-preservation might prevail. Obviously not.

Essentially US soccer from the youth level to the National team. We are a political favorite feeder system.

I don’t think your statement is accurate about US Soccer. However, if you are correct, that political favorite feeder system produced a team that, today at least, dominated the #3 ranked team - 11 shots on goal for US v 1 for Sweden.

Over 4 games in this WC, US only conceded 2 shots on goals. In 4 games. Yet they only won 1 of those 4 games. That is a little unlucky, even for a team that was otherwise second best for large stretches of the Netherlands and Portugal games.

Shots on goal or conceded don’t mean much. Soccer rankings are notoriously bad. The US in no way dominated this game. US quality of play was poor all tournament. Most US chances were off of set pieces, and Sweden defends those well, so it’s unsurprising that it was 0-0 game that went to the proverbial coin toss that is PKs.

You either didn’t watch the game today or have an axe to grind.

I agree that the US quality of play was poor for the first three games, other than 30 minutes against the Netherlands.

But they were the superior team to Sweden today, and the US was unlucky not to score. xG stats from today’s game says that US should have won by over 2 goals in regulation.

But hey, at the end of the day, Sweden won and the US is out. Congratulations to Sweden, and there are several US players who will rue their poor finishing today.

xG does not measure who "should have won"

You are being deliberately obtuse.

However, at the end of the day, all that matters in tournaments is whether you advance. It doesn’t matter if you played like crap, or the other team underperformed its stats. All that matters is winning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, it’s a lack of quality that is the problem…and has been a problem, even when the results were there. It’s the same issue on the men’s side and with MLS - unbelievable that there were knuckleheads who thought Messi would struggle in MLS. We desperately need better development and a stronger technical focus from youth to the highest levels.

Yeah - Let's make little youth factories funded by the taxpayers and call it free.

Or you have a better idea?

Yeah, that post is asking for taxpayer funding - nice reading comprehension.

So who is goig to pay for all this great youth development?

It’s a poor man’s game everywhere else in the world yet they all do a better job developing players than pay to play US club system.

Culturally globally football is loved as a popular game. It's just not popular here in US. It's not about development but about a natural inclination and desire to want to play out of love. We have it for basketball and maybe football more than soccer as a society.

[Anonymous]

Heartbreaking way to go out but have loved seeing all of the various other teams develop. I will miss Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, Kelly O’Hara, Alyssa Naeher and others who likely won’t see another Cup. Cheering for Australia and Nigeria to make a run.

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Anonymous wrote:Heartbreaking way to go out but have loved seeing all of the various other teams develop. I will miss Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, Kelly O’Hara, Alyssa Naeher and others who likely won’t see another Cup. Cheering for Australia and Nigeria to make a run.

+1 Ertz’s post-match interview in particular was heartbreaking. After maternity leave, she 100% left it all on the field.

[Anonymous]

Glad to see US lost. So sick of all the drama.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is 4:45am here on the west coast. That last pk sure looked like a save to me, even with the goal line technology.

Andonovski absolutely deserves to be fired for that Pino sub, and I’m sure will be.

I’m pretty sure Pino is my least liked athlete ever. I guess it’s not her fault she was subbed in, but her first touch was emblematic of why she has no place on this team. Her service was absolute garbage. I see better play on U14 ECNL teams.

Then of course there is her blown pk. Again, to be fair, 2 others did the same thing, and I love O’Hara.

But that game, those decisions, and the outcome is so unfair to the vast majority of the US team that deserved to win.

Everyone knew continuing to choose politics over performance would bite this team. After her benching post-Portugal, I thought Andonovski’s sense of self-preservation might prevail. Obviously not.

Essentially US soccer from the youth level to the National team. We are a political favorite feeder system.

I don’t think your statement is accurate about US Soccer. However, if you are correct, that political favorite feeder system produced a team that, today at least, dominated the #3 ranked team - 11 shots on goal for US v 1 for Sweden.

Over 4 games in this WC, US only conceded 2 shots on goals. In 4 games. Yet they only won 1 of those 4 games. That is a little unlucky, even for a team that was otherwise second best for large stretches of the Netherlands and Portugal games.

Do not think you can put much stock in the ranking. I said earlier it would not matter who the US drew group G. It was a weak group. Sweden did not have the athleticism and looked slow vs the US. This is the type of team the US should beat. Maybe if you started someone beside Morgan and Rapinoe as a sub? Good showing by US but think who ever advanced will be out in the next round.

With splitting the men’s winning the US women earned more money vs the eventual winner of this World Cup.

[Anonymous]

Sad but predictable outcome for annoying loser US team. Maybe next time they’ll focus on the game.

[Anonymous]

LOL, so happy with this result!! After years of puffing themselves up, demanding “pay equity” and all the rest… just a bunch of LOSERS!!

Adios ya pink-haired freak.

[Anonymous]

Although it wasn’t enough, the US came out with a game plan and executed it well, except for failing to score. Much maligned Andi Sullivan and Emily Sonnet should be commended for their play today, along with Kristie Mewis who got her only appearance of the tournament solely to take a penalty and did her job under immense pressure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is 4:45am here on the west coast. That last pk sure looked like a save to me, even with the goal line technology.

Andonovski absolutely deserves to be fired for that Pino sub, and I’m sure will be.

I’m pretty sure Pino is my least liked athlete ever. I guess it’s not her fault she was subbed in, but her first touch was emblematic of why she has no place on this team. Her service was absolute garbage. I see better play on U14 ECNL teams.

Then of course there is her blown pk. Again, to be fair, 2 others did the same thing, and I love O’Hara.

But that game, those decisions, and the outcome is so unfair to the vast majority of the US team that deserved to win.

Everyone knew continuing to choose politics over performance would bite this team. After her benching post-Portugal, I thought Andonovski’s sense of self-preservation might prevail. Obviously not.

Essentially US soccer from the youth level to the National team. We are a political favorite feeder system.

I don’t think your statement is accurate about US Soccer. However, if you are correct, that political favorite feeder system produced a team that, today at least, dominated the #3 ranked team - 11 shots on goal for US v 1 for Sweden.

Over 4 games in this WC, US only conceded 2 shots on goals. In 4 games. Yet they only won 1 of those 4 games. That is a little unlucky, even for a team that was otherwise second best for large stretches of the Netherlands and Portugal games.

Shots on goal or conceded don’t mean much. Soccer rankings are notoriously bad. The US in no way dominated this game. US quality of play was poor all tournament. Most US chances were off of set pieces, and Sweden defends those well, so it’s unsurprising that it was 0-0 game that went to the proverbial coin toss that is PKs.

You either didn’t watch the game today or have an axe to grind.

I agree that the US quality of play was poor for the first three games, other than 30 minutes against the Netherlands.

But they were the superior team to Sweden today, and the US was unlucky not to score. xG stats from today’s game says that US should have won by over 2 goals in regulation.

But hey, at the end of the day, Sweden won and the US is out. Congratulations to Sweden, and there are several US players who will rue their poor finishing today.

xG does not measure who "should have won"

You are being deliberately obtuse.

However, at the end of the day, all that matters in tournaments is whether you advance. It doesn’t matter if you played like crap, or the other team underperformed its stats. All that matters is winning.

No I'm not. You're badgering xG, like many fans, and trying to attribute failure to "bad luck".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like Rapinoe, played a part in so many iconic moments, and I respect her political antics even if I don't agree with them. But I really don't want to see any more of her ads after that game. It's sad. Morgan did not play great but she still has something. Rapinoe looked gassed after 5 minutes on the field.

Rapinoe choking under those circumstances was, I’ll admit it, pretty entertaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heartbreaking way to go out but have loved seeing all of the various other teams develop. I will miss Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz, Kelly O’Hara, Alyssa Naeher and others who likely won’t see another Cup. Cheering for Australia and Nigeria to make a run.

I do not care about Rapinoe’s off field stuff but she was over the hill in 2019. She was/is a turn over machine, slow, out of position and would not play defense. She is worst now. This is why Dunn had to play in the back in 2019. Dunn sacrificed her game(recognition/money) for Rapinoe. Watch Dunn’s club play. She would have been better on offense in 2019 and now. Would have love to see Ashley Hatch on this team vs Rapinoe.

This team should have been blown up after the Olympics. There always seemed to be tension/problems between the older and younger players in terms of style of play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe missed…of course.

It just had to be that way. It just did...