It’s Over USWNT exposed by age, tactics, and team selection

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Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And these observations undercut those who argue, on the men's side, that the US would dominate in soccer if our best athletes played soccer instead of other sports. There's much more to the game than athleticism.

Of course not dominate but competitive, yes. All the other countries are starting with their best athletes as the player pool, then among those best athletes the process finds those with the best non-athletic attributes. The result is great athletes + other attributes. In the US, the starting pool is missing many of the best athletes because they play other sports, so when you take the ones with the best other attributes, it's some good athletes but not the best + other attributes.

No, you have it backwards. They start with the best soccer players. From those, the ones with the necessary athletic attributes progress.

You don't know at 15 who the best athlete is, that is what our problem is. We think we can pick soccer players like we can football or basketball. You can't wait until they grow in soccer before you pick them. You have to develop all who show promise and then let nature take its course.

Seriously. Italy has Insigne (5’4, 130), Veratti (5’5, 130), Chiesa (5’9, 150), Barella (5’8, 150), Jorghino (5’11, 150), and Immobile (6’1, 185) in midfield and up front. What other sport are those 6 playing in the US? Middle Infield on a baseball team would be about their only option in a US sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

Watch the super league or the women’s champions league. That soccer blows away NWSL. They also paid more, have world class facilities and better coaches because those teams are part of a big European club.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

Watch the super league or the women’s champions league. That soccer blows away NWSL. They also paid more, have world class facilities and better coaches because those teams are part of a big European club.

The last sentence is the key point. They are part of a “big” European club. For soccer, the US doesn’t have big clubs to begin with much less one that will pay for women to play. Hence, the best women here should go play for the best clubs in Europe. There they will play against the best competition and learn how to play the best brand of soccer. In the meantime, the team will bounce back against NZ, but may lose to or tie Australia. This will trigger a roster rebuild with only Horan and Lavelle (and maybe Press and Dunn) remaining with the new, young crew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

Watch the super league or the women’s champions league. That soccer blows away NWSL. They also paid more, have world class facilities and better coaches because those teams are part of a big European club.

The last sentence is the key point. They are part of a “big” European club. For soccer, the US doesn’t have big clubs to begin with much less one that will pay for women to play. Hence, the best women here should go play for the best clubs in Europe. There they will play against the best competition and learn how to play the best brand of soccer. In the meantime, the team will bounce back against NZ, but may lose to or tie Australia. This will trigger a roster rebuild with only Horan and Lavelle (and maybe Press and Dunn) remaining with the new, young crew.

I would keep Sam Mewis around everyone else will be too old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

Watch the super league or the women’s champions league. That soccer blows away NWSL. They also paid more, have world class facilities and better coaches because those teams are part of a big European club.

The last sentence is the key point. They are part of a “big” European club. For soccer, the US doesn’t have big clubs to begin with much less one that will pay for women to play. Hence, the best women here should go play for the best clubs in Europe. There they will play against the best competition and learn how to play the best brand of soccer. In the meantime, the team will bounce back against NZ, but may lose to or tie Australia. This will trigger a roster rebuild with only Horan and Lavelle (and maybe Press and Dunn) remaining with the new, young crew.

I hope they come back but they looked tired or old. Even if they end up third they should make it out of the group.

[Anonymous]

I went to Paris for last World Cup and had thought this would happen then. A bunch of players on our team had trouble controlling the ball in tight spaces and they were missing passes with poor weighting. Hopefully it is corrected in the next game but there is no fear factor of the US team anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

Watch the super league or the women’s champions league. That soccer blows away NWSL. They also paid more, have world class facilities and better coaches because those teams are part of a big European club.

The last sentence is the key point. They are part of a “big” European club. For soccer, the US doesn’t have big clubs to begin with much less one that will pay for women to play. Hence, the best women here should go play for the best clubs in Europe. There they will play against the best competition and learn how to play the best brand of soccer. In the meantime, the team will bounce back against NZ, but may lose to or tie Australia. This will trigger a roster rebuild with only Horan and Lavelle (and maybe Press and Dunn) remaining with the new, young crew.

Well here is the problem with that idea. Because of FIFA rules, unless you have a European passport the earliest any of our players can go over there is at 18.

So tell me, how many kids is Arlington or FCV going to develop for Man City when Man City has developed not only their own but can pick from other European Academies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Paris for last World Cup and had thought this would happen then. A bunch of players on our team had trouble controlling the ball in tight spaces and they were missing passes with poor weighting. Hopefully it is corrected in the next game but there is no fear factor of the US team anymore.

Yeah, because you just correct bad technical play in 3 days.

[Anonymous]

No need for the snark. I meant I hope they get better result in next game but agree you can’t fix the technical issues in that tome

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No need for the snark. I meant I hope they get better result in next game but agree you can’t fix the technical issues in that tome

The snark wasn’t meant for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

The more competition, the more exciting the women’s soccer games will be. This leads to more audience, fans and revenue to fund bigger and better soccer clubs, leagues, etc. for youth to professional women’s soccer. I’m all for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to Paris for last World Cup and had thought this would happen then. A bunch of players on our team had trouble controlling the ball in tight spaces and they were missing passes with poor weighting. Hopefully it is corrected in the next game but there is no fear factor of the US team anymore.

Yeah, because you just correct bad technical play in 3 days.

Maybe they can do some training out side of practice? Maybe run a few miles and do some wall work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

The more competition, the more exciting the women’s soccer games will be. This leads to more audience, fans and revenue to fund bigger and better soccer clubs, leagues, etc. for youth to professional women’s soccer. I’m all for it.

Same here. Time for the USWNT dynasty to be challenged on the pitch. With the entry of Chelsea and Man City and other big-ticket clubs abroad into the women’s soccer world, my college player DD and her friends see Europe specifically England as a really desirable post-college destination if they’re lucky enough to continue to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as more young women and girls are raised playing soccer around the world, the traditional dominance that the US women’s team enjoyed for so many years will end. It makes for great competition and more enjoyable games, though!

That is what everyone is missing. This was one game. Even though the team looked terrible, it's exciting to see another team play so well. Better soccer for women all over the world is better than the US smashing the competition every match.

The more competition, the more exciting the women’s soccer games will be. This leads to more audience, fans and revenue to fund bigger and better soccer clubs, leagues, etc. for youth to professional women’s soccer. I’m all for it.

Same here. Time for the USWNT dynasty to be challenged on the pitch. With the entry of Chelsea and Man City and other big-ticket clubs abroad into the women’s soccer world, my college player DD and her friends see Europe specifically England as a really desirable post-college destination if they’re lucky enough to continue to play.

This is hilarious. College soccer will not prepare your DD to play for Man City. The 4 years your DD will be playing part-time long ball soccer European women will have spent the same 4 years dedicated to pro soccer.