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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haters goin hate.

USWNT just played an entire tournament without trailing a single minute of any game, without needing extra time in any game, etc. The analytic nerds also show that the USWNT was #1 in goals, expected goals, shots, shots on target, expected goals allowed and shots on target allowed. And of course, this was against much better competition that had supposedly caught up with the US, including the host country team who happens to have 7 starters conveniently play together for the top women’s pro team in the world.

If you cannot appreciate the greatness that you just witnessed over the last month, which is backed up with analytical data, then I don’t know what to say, other than the first line of this post. [/quote]

Well, usually when someone quotes a Taylor Swift song, I perceive their intellect to be so beyond reproach that I give in. However, I will try again. I never said that the US didn't have better players, and I never said I wanted them to lose. I did say that a victory would reinforce bad habits. Looks like I am not alone beyond just in here :
https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/story/3895113/the-uswnt-is-on-top-of-the-world-againbut-the-gap-is-closing[/quote]

The person I was responding to was the OP and the poster immediately after the OP on this page (ie the people talking about how great the Dutch strategy and tactics were, and how the USWNT was not dominant). I simply used the analytical data to show how wrong that was, both in terms of today’s game and the WC as a whole.

I agree with the point that the gap is shrinking. This is a good thing for the game. And it also reinforces the earlier points about just how dominant the USWNT was in this tournament. They should be celebrated for their accomplishments, and they will need to continue working hard to improve because the rest of the World is coming for them.

Great. Bring it on. [/quote]

I am the op and I posted the espn article too. I appreciate your use of analytics in creating a rational argument. However, I still stand by what I said. The US should have been statistically dominant and were. Yet, for , what, 75 minutes the game was a draw. The Dutch knew they needed to play extremely disciplined in order to keep the US chances from being overly dangerous, which they did. They needed to weather the storm I  the first 15 - 30 minutes and hope to frustrate the US. They weathered the storm but, to the US's credit, it didn't frustrate them.and they were able to keep the pressure on. Also, the Dutch sought to exploit the center backs and were able to generate pressure there. Look, this was the 80 US team vs the 80 Russians in hockey- with us being the Russians. It would have been a miracle for the Dutch to win despite being European champs and they knew it. I sincerely hope that this spurs growth in the US mindset, but my fear is it will justify business as usual, which won't benefit the next generation of US player[/quote]

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