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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like Lynn Williams.  She blows past defenders but needs to finish once she does.  She had a breakaway today and somehow managed not to get a shot off.  Works hard off the ball, too.

In other news, Crystal Dunn stole Mayor Lori Lightfoot's hairdo.[/quote]

Speed is the only reason why Williams is on the team. You can tell she relied on speed completely throughout her youth and never spent time developing her skills. [/quote]

Her speed is incredible and it’s what’s gotten her the accolades in the NWSL.  Her speed and drive help her create so many chances that it doesn’t matter so much that her on-frame shots are at a woefully low percentage.  That matters far more once the level steps up in international play and you get fewer shots.  The US players who are doing well are the ones who have the technical skills in addition to the speed and physicality. Horan, Dunn, Press, and Lavelle were standouts so far.  Lloyd and Rapinoe not so much. Morgan was getting mugged. And I thought Ertz wasn’t as on this past week as she’s been in the past. [/quote]

Agreed. Williams is fast but not while dribbling compared to Press, Lavell, & Dunn. It seems Morgan got some of her speed back and definitely a lot more aggressive compared to the Canada game.  It should help once S. Mewis and T. Heath comes back. Aside from a few of the USWNT players that played in Europe, most of these players haven’t played much due to COVID. [/quote]

Morgan did not get “speed” back. Brazil was a better match up for her ie the players she went against were slower. The US’s back line is shaky at best. When they face technical players who move the ball a lot of opportunities are presented. Most of the US based players just do not see that type of soccer. Canada and Brazil should have scored but choked. [/quote]

And yet they still won. [/quote]

+1. The same was said before the 2019 Women’s World Cup too. [/quote]

And yet the margins are getting tighter and tighter. Not a great trend for USWNT.[/quote]

This isn't a bad trend.  US players are fantastic, but the international players are getting better.  I much prefer this as it will push the US team to be better.  In the land of the blind, the one-eyed (wo)man is king(queen).  I much rather no one is blind and the entirety of women soccer elevate in their skills and this is the direction USWNT and the rest of the world is moving towards.[/quote]

The trend is towards parity. But the concern is that we are not evolving to stay ahead of the curve. These boards are proof of that entitlement. The mouth breathers just scream ATHLETES! As if America has some predisposed gene pool advantage. We are admittedly crap at developing skill and IQ. Rose Lavelle should be the norm for a country of our size not the standout. She is a great player but she isn’t exactly Marta either.

We are also using a amateur system as our nation development model. And a very expensive amateur system at that. Socioeconomic barriers are the biggest hurdle to fully exploiting our player pool versus a professional academy system in Europe that just wants the absolute best players regardless of income.

And let’s not forget, most of us on this board are older than the Women’s World Cup. The tournament is young, as well as its adoption. It is pretty early in the game to be so complacent. Anyone who follows sports knows that all great runs end and things can go sideways very fast. [/quote]

We will be the greatest or one of the greatest women’s soccer programs in the world in the next 2 lifetimes. Breathe [/quote]

If your outlook and attitude persists, no we won’t. We’ll be a top ten but within 2 cycles we can stop expecting to be in the finals. Doesn’t mean we won’t make the finals but in 10 year’s Women’s World Cup will truly be a competitive tournament. [/quote]

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