On a free kick hitting the wall or kicking over the goal are simply the result of poor practice. The US needs to learn how to practice.
This game should be pretty one sided. Don’t know if it will be. The one thing England did very well is they shut down the counter and didn’t let Rapinoe and Heath run free down the wings. Brazil LB is outmatched. It should be 2 or 3-0 right now and should be at least that at the end of the game. This team has a way of underwhelming in games like this tho.
Commentators are stupid in saying that offside calls are a good sign. They are NOT a good sign, they are a sign of a lack of concentration.
Question for those that know the womens national team a lot more than me. Why is Heath playing out wide and Pugh playing more in the middle? I feel their skill set as players would be better served if they reversed that role.
I don’t think we have seen enough of Pugh as a mature player to say where she belongs. A couple of years ago against Germany she was unstoppable in the midfield.
That and that drunk dude shouting over the commentators have been the most entertaining part of this match.
I like the way Harris handles high balls more than what I have seen from either of the other two keepers. She seems courageous,decisive and secure. Those are qualities we have not seen from the other keepers. The defense has been MUCH better as have the mids. Now if the forwards would actually finish.