WNT v Holland

[Anonymous]

Is Lloyd playing?

[Anonymous]

It’s such a joke that we can put Dunn (forward) as a fullback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will be a sub at Olympics
Morgan will start
Heath will start
Sophia Smith will be a sub
Naeher will start

Lloyd is interesting as she can still score but not much else, I can’t see them takin her but who knows

A lot of this is going to be name recognition and sponsor related team politics. After the Olympics they will clean house for the next cycle of WC

That's the problem with this team. They've become a celebrity team and not one about performance. It's a lot of what pushes the pay dispute. Rapinoe basically is taking a year off with the assumption that she is going to have a spot at almost 36. That's insane. Lloyd doesn't have that entitlement but she also hasn't played and she will be almost 39. Give a lot of credit to those that went overseas out of their comfort zone. More should play there regularly.

The team selection should be interesting as will the chemistry. They've seemed to relish being larger than a team, but that brings a lot of baggage.

[Anonymous]

As I said three pages back...its the same old story.

The US is stacked with talent. The best is yet to come.

The naysayers get it wrong year after year after year after year.

[Anonymous]

The following are not mutually exclusive
1. the rest of the world is improving
2. The USWNT has a pool of players that is deep and allows them options in styles of play
3. The USWNT has been the best and is the best and will likely be the best going forward
4. It is a game and someone can beat the USWNT
- especially in a one off elimination game-
5. That the world knows to win the WC they need to beat the US, and will therefore scheme and plan tactically to do so for the next 3 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following are not mutually exclusive
1. the rest of the world is improving
2. The USWNT has a pool of players that is deep and allows them options in styles of play
3. The USWNT has been the best and is the best and will likely be the best going forward
4. It is a game and someone can beat the USWNT
- especially in a one off elimination game-
5. That the world knows to win the WC they need to beat the US, and will therefore scheme and plan tactically to do so for the next 3 years

So whats new? Are they really really really going to try now? Your right. It is a game. We can lose. That doesn't mean the world is ending. We are in good shape. We are improving as well. Its not like we don't evolve as the world around us does.

We beat Holland without a lot of our aging stars.

[Anonymous]

“We”??
Great job today Rose

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“We”??
Great job today Rose

Yeah, "We' as a collective. Its a national team.

I know you're cool tho

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did someone ask the angry squirrel to use rehash in a sentence? The truth tends to keep coming up. Calling it names doesn’t change the truth.

Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world that is wasting away with her thunder thigh teammates? Do you know how arrogant (and wrong) you are?

Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose.

Apparently not the Dutch ones...

Psst! Guess how many of the Dutch women’s team is in UEFA Champions League?

Did you guess “0”? If so good job

There are definitely Dutch players playing in the women’s champions league.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did someone ask the angry squirrel to use rehash in a sentence? The truth tends to keep coming up. Calling it names doesn’t change the truth.

Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world that is wasting away with her thunder thigh teammates? Do you know how arrogant (and wrong) you are?

Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose.

Apparently not the Dutch ones...

Psst! Guess how many of the Dutch women’s team is in UEFA Champions League?

Did you guess “0”? If so good job

There are definitely Dutch players playing in the women’s champions league.

The bold fragment: Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world

My response (underlined): Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose

This is because, the UEFA Champions League is DIFFERENT than the UEFA Women's Champions League. Ergo, Rose Lavelle is NOT the best player in the world. Try and keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

There are definitely Dutch players playing in the women’s champions league.

How many do you have?:
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0215/p1059.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did someone ask the angry squirrel to use rehash in a sentence? The truth tends to keep coming up. Calling it names doesn’t change the truth.

Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world that is wasting away with her thunder thigh teammates? Do you know how arrogant (and wrong) you are?

Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose.

Apparently not the Dutch ones...

Psst! Guess how many of the Dutch women’s team is in UEFA Champions League?

Did you guess “0”? If so good job

There are definitely Dutch players playing in the women’s champions league.

The bold fragment: Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world

My response (underlined): Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose

This is because, the UEFA Champions League is DIFFERENT than the UEFA Women's Champions League. Ergo, Rose Lavelle is NOT the best player in the world. Try and keep up.

So your point is that PP did not put WOMENS in their post? You must be great to have over for thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did someone ask the angry squirrel to use rehash in a sentence? The truth tends to keep coming up. Calling it names doesn’t change the truth.

Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world that is wasting away with her thunder thigh teammates? Do you know how arrogant (and wrong) you are?

Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose.

Apparently not the Dutch ones...

Psst! Guess how many of the Dutch women’s team is in UEFA Champions League?

Did you guess “0”? If so good job

There are definitely Dutch players playing in the women’s champions league.

The bold fragment: Rose Lavelle is the best player in the world

My response (underlined): Literally every player in the UEFA Champions League are better than Rose

This is because, the UEFA Champions League is DIFFERENT than the UEFA Women's Champions League. Ergo, Rose Lavelle is NOT the best player in the world. Try and keep up.

So your point is that PP did not put WOMENS in their post? You must be great to have over for thanksgiving.

My point is Rose Lavelle is not the best player in the world. yOu mUsT bE gReAt tO hAvE oVeR fOr tHaNkSgiVinG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will be a sub at Olympics
Morgan will start
Heath will start
Sophia Smith will be a sub
Naeher will start

Lloyd is interesting as she can still score but not much else, I can’t see them takin her but who knows

A lot of this is going to be name recognition and sponsor related team politics. After the Olympics they will clean house for the next cycle of WC

That's the problem with this team. They've become a celebrity team and not one about performance. It's a lot of what pushes the pay dispute. Rapinoe basically is taking a year off with the assumption that she is going to have a spot at almost 36. That's insane. Lloyd doesn't have that entitlement but she also hasn't played and she will be almost 39. Give a lot of credit to those that went overseas out of their comfort zone. More should play there regularly.

The team selection should be interesting as will the chemistry. They've seemed to relish being larger than a team, but that brings a lot of baggage.

Why do people keep putting Rapinio up as an elite player? In her prime she was a roll player at best and that was 5-6 years ago. In the World Cup her teammates had to work harder because she was on the field. She was a turnover machine, out of position and slow. The one game the coaches thought would be competitive they sat her. She is/was the same way in the NWSL.

I think she does a great job marketing herself. Let’s face it in the US, the Women World Cup is an even like the Olympics. The vast majority of people who watch it know nothing about soccer or the players. The coverage/analysis is very lite and alway positive with lots of human interest stories. Rapinoe’s pink hair made her stand out and she cashed in. Great for her but she was never a top payer.

The Olympics roster is 18. So two goalies bring it down to 16. The teams core is Dunn(d/f), Ertz(m/d), Lavelle(m/f), and Sam Mewis(m/d). Bring 2 younger and 3 older players Macario(m), Sophia Smith(f), Morgan(f), Press(f) and Sauerbrunn(d). Seven players left and you have to fill based on positions. You will need defenders. You have to worry about injuries and really do not have the luxury of rostering an older forward who has not player another position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will be a sub at Olympics
Morgan will start
Heath will start
Sophia Smith will be a sub
Naeher will start

Lloyd is interesting as she can still score but not much else, I can’t see them takin her but who knows

A lot of this is going to be name recognition and sponsor related team politics. After the Olympics they will clean house for the next cycle of WC

That's the problem with this team. They've become a celebrity team and not one about performance. It's a lot of what pushes the pay dispute. Rapinoe basically is taking a year off with the assumption that she is going to have a spot at almost 36. That's insane. Lloyd doesn't have that entitlement but she also hasn't played and she will be almost 39. Give a lot of credit to those that went overseas out of their comfort zone. More should play there regularly.

The team selection should be interesting as will the chemistry. They've seemed to relish being larger than a team, but that brings a lot of baggage.

Why do people keep putting Rapinio up as an elite player? In her prime she was a roll player at best and that was 5-6 years ago. In the World Cup her teammates had to work harder because she was on the field. She was a turnover machine, out of position and slow. The one game the coaches thought would be competitive they sat her. She is/was the same way in the NWSL.

I think she does a great job marketing herself. Let’s face it in the US, the Women World Cup is an even like the Olympics. The vast majority of people who watch it know nothing about soccer or the players. The coverage/analysis is very lite and alway positive with lots of human interest stories. Rapinoe’s pink hair made her stand out and she cashed in. Great for her but she was never a top payer.

The Olympics roster is 18. So two goalies bring it down to 16. The teams core is Dunn(d/f), Ertz(m/d), Lavelle(m/f), and Sam Mewis(m/d). Bring 2 younger and 3 older players Macario(m), Sophia Smith(f), Morgan(f), Press(f) and Sauerbrunn(d). Seven players left and you have to fill based on positions. You will need defenders. You have to worry about injuries and really do not have the luxury of rostering an older forward who has not player another position.

For people that understand soccer, it is known Rapinoe is not one of the best all-around players. She's great on service and set pieces. She's not great 1 v 1 or playing defense. She earned a place in the team over the years. But taking more than a year off in an Olympics year should be a no-go for someone limited at 36. How much you bet she makes it?