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So many fans of women’s soccer are fans of the women who play soccer. It’s a oh look at what these women are doing. They are great role models, etc. Its more about feminism vs soccer. There is also a big following in the LGBT(more lesbian like the WNBA). So any criticism is seen as an attack. As soccer fans start paying attention they will ask questions about the coaching and players...that is what sports fans do. If you says Rapinoe is over the hill. They see it as you attacking a well known outspoken lesbian. For those who watch a lot of soccer, she fails the eye test.

The US style of play is outdated but will win if you have better players. Youth travel soccer does not select kids who can pass accurately and see the field well. The current team is a product of that system. Every once and a while you will get someone like Lavelle make it through. You saw what happened when Lavalle came out of the game. The English midfield took over. Now if Lavelle was in England, France, Germany, etc. she would be a much better player. Just playing around better technical players ups your game. [/quote]

Not a lesbian, not a feminist, not even a woman, heck not even much of a women's soccer fan.  It's just that the posts from these "sophisticated" observers are so damn inane.  Do you even listen to your own observations?  The OP thinks winning the World Cup will be a dagger through the heart of US Soccer and that failing to qualify to the World Cup was also a dagger through the heart of US Soccer.  One has to assume this observer would find a way to characterize every outcome in between the same way.

You guys do realize you are commenting on a team that has made it to three straight World Cup finals?  Do you get the significance of that and how your streams of criticism seem to lack perspective?  Do you realize the coach is a defending World Cup champion?  Should she be pre-emptively fired in your view.  You are far from the first to observe that the playing style under current coach is not the most appealing.  Maybe the next coach will bring out "the beautiful game" which will be nicer to watch.  Will they be able to bring a team that is as physically and mentally game ready?[/quote]

We have athletes. We will always have athletes. We don't have the culture of the "Beautiful Game" nor the patience for developing it.

What exactly is our plan B when the European Nations begin to match our athleticism? There is a deeper reason Rapinoe sat, because her athleticism is now being easily matched and by more tactically and technically better players. Rose Lavelle is the mode of player we need more of and she looks like a fish out of water on this team and is frankly wasted here.

We can both appreciate the potential achievement of a three-peat but we seem to be ignoring the trajectory of the European teams relative to our own. [/quote]

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