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Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will make the team. There is enough athleticism and work rate elsewhere on the team that she can be on the field and split time.
Carli Lloyd v Alex Morgan, both will make the team but probably only 1 should.
Purce and Macario should be in.
Lynn Williams should be in but may not make it
They can bring 4 alternates as well as 18. So they’ll name ertz and Heath to 18 and if they can’t recover then they’ll have the alternates.
This is the last hurrah for Lloyd Rapinoe and Morgan though. Their pace is nothing like it once was

Geezer team announced today. Macario and Lynn make alternate.
The pace from Rapinoe Morgan Lloyd and a recovering Heath and ertz fades
daily. Over under on Rapinoe / Morgan flops should be 5 per game

KM over Macario and TD over Purce for last likely spots - Vlatko prefers

Gold medal here they come like the last two World Cups and then make the changes.

They are going to play games on two days rest. Not good if you are old and /or recovering from injuries. Rapinoe should not have made the last World Cup but marketing is more important vs on field play? Lloyd seemed productive. Morgan did nothing against some very low level competition. The scary thing was watching opposing players run by the US players.
Still US will win the gold with 9 players with Morgan and Rapinoe playing. Maybe there will be one close game. The TV commentators will tell us how Rapinoe is the greatest player ever. The other teams are equivalent to rec teams.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will make the team. There is enough athleticism and work rate elsewhere on the team that she can be on the field and split time.
Carli Lloyd v Alex Morgan, both will make the team but probably only 1 should.
Purce and Macario should be in.
Lynn Williams should be in but may not make it
They can bring 4 alternates as well as 18. So they’ll name ertz and Heath to 18 and if they can’t recover then they’ll have the alternates.
This is the last hurrah for Lloyd Rapinoe and Morgan though. Their pace is nothing like it once was

Geezer team announced today. Macario and Lynn make alternate.
The pace from Rapinoe Morgan Lloyd and a recovering Heath and ertz fades
daily. Over under on Rapinoe / Morgan flops should be 5 per game

KM over Macario and TD over Purce for last likely spots - Vlatko prefers

Gold medal here they come like the last two World Cups and then make the changes.

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe will make the team. There is enough athleticism and work rate elsewhere on the team that she can be on the field and split time.
Carli Lloyd v Alex Morgan, both will make the team but probably only 1 should.
Purce and Macario should be in.
Lynn Williams should be in but may not make it
They can bring 4 alternates as well as 18. So they’ll name ertz and Heath to 18 and if they can’t recover then they’ll have the alternates.
This is the last hurrah for Lloyd Rapinoe and Morgan though. Their pace is nothing like it once was

Geezer team announced today. Macario and Lynn make alternate.
The pace from Rapinoe Morgan Lloyd and a recovering Heath and ertz fades
daily. Over under on Rapinoe / Morgan flops should be 5 per game

KM over Macario and TD over Purce for last likely spots - Vlatko prefers

Anonymous wrote:I think they banked on Pugh and she fizzled out.

Yes, she had creativity which the US team desperately needs. Hopefully we see her back soon at full fitness.

I think they banked on Pugh and she fizzled out.

RantingSoccerDad wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I still think Horan is the key in midfield and offensively (play making, controls, composure, quick one touches). Lavelle is a dynamic player that puts pressure on the other team. Dunn is solid. Mewis is the up and coming super star. Press is a solid scorer and their defense is solid. I think they'll be fine, but yes they will have some tough games and once the quarters hit, it will be a toss up.

Personally, I'd get rid of Rapinoe and Llloyd and keep Morgan. Morgan at least still has some pace. But they probably have to keep Rapinoe or she'll make a big political stink.

Horan is a good physical presence but her passing is not consistent enough on the offensive end. 1/2 the time she makes a great pass and the other 1/2 she turns the ball over with no pressure.

Horan’s passing % is 73% with short and medium at 78%. Quite a bit more than “half the time”. https://fbref.com/en/players/a8a538a8/Lindsey-Horan

Lloyd, on the other hand: https://fbref.com/en/players/f9589b2d/nat_tm/Carli-Lloyd-National-Team-Stats

I have less problem with Lloyd then a lot of the other players. Lloyd's job is to put the ball in the net and she has done well over her career in international comps. Why the US has not found center forwards other than her and Morgan for the last 10 years is a bigger question, because now they are stuck. Neither Morgan or Lloyd are in their prime and I don't see a successor in view right now.