April 2019 friendlies

Discussion in 'USA Women: News and Analysis' started by lil_one, Mar 21, 2019.

  1. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Not much power on that Horan shot
     
  2. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Belgium not pressing at all. The US passes back to midfield where the backs are are annoying me some.
     
  3. Kevin625

    Kevin625 Member

    Jan 4, 2016
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    WTF? Lloyd starting up top, Dunn in MF and Krieger at RB?

    What in the hell has Ellis seen in the last 3 years to think Lloyd is good enough to make this squad, let alone start up top? I realize this is a throw-away game against a weaker opponent, but why not Press, Pugh and/or McDonald with the regular starters?

    If our weakest link by far is RB. With KO out, Dunn is our best outside back. Under no circumstance should she ever be playing midfield with this roster. Why not give anyone else a shot at MF?

    Ellis is the weakest link on this team by far and has been since her first game in 2014.
     
  4. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Since Belgium getting a corner basically from the kick-off, this has been all US.

    There is definitely room for Belgium to counter and split the defense.
     
  5. FanOfFutbol

    FanOfFutbol Member+

    The Mickey Mouse Club or The breakfast Club
    May 4, 2002
    Limbo
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    But she actually hit the goal. So many free kicks get totally wasted by hitting the wall or missing the goal. If you hit the goal it might go in but if you miss the goal it never will.
     
  6. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Lloyd goal...
     
  7. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    That was good placement
     
  8. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lloyd does better as a starter, me thinks.
     
  9. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I don't disagree. It made it past the wall, but it was an easy save.
     
  10. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LOL!
     
  11. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #186 Gilmoy, Apr 7, 2019
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2019
    14' 0-0 Lloyd dribbles left-to-right across circle top, #20 Biesmans blatantly tugs on her back shoulder. Foul.

    14' 1-0 USA fk from circle top, driven to 9m center. Lloyd plants in front of #4 Jaques and outjumps her facing ball, flick-heads perfectly into right side netting. GK Evrard has no chance on a deflection that close.

    16' 1-0 Belgium hoof up left touch for #11 Cayman, Krieger wins a footrace!
     
  12. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Lloyd Brace

    Dunn assist
     
  13. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lloyd is too old to be on the roster, let alone starting. LOL!!
     
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  14. Semblance17

    Semblance17 Member+

    United States
    Apr 27, 2013
    Lighthouse Point, FL
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    { } for Lloyd

    Wicked footwork by Dunn.
     
  15. MiLLeNNiuM

    MiLLeNNiuM Member+

    Aug 28, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, based on the offensive style we've been playing, we should put up more than 5 on Belgium, no?
     
  16. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Belgium finally starting to press a little... and then they dropped off again.
     
  17. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Mia wants to watch the game.
     
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  18. Semblance17

    Semblance17 Member+

    United States
    Apr 27, 2013
    Lighthouse Point, FL
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    She's not alone.
     
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  19. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #194 Gilmoy, Apr 7, 2019
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2019
    19' 2-0 Sauerbrunn dribbles to 30m arc left against nil pressure, passes to Dunn at arc top box left. Dunn pauses 1-v-3, drives hard past RB #22 Deloose to 2m wide left. Cross on the run to 5m 1/4 left, Lloyd outjumps RCB #18 De Neve, another flick back-header across mouth past Evrard, into back right high.

    22' 2-0 We're playing a high press, closing down the ball as soon as they receive a pass. Belgium can string together 3-4 passes in their half, but going forward they inevitably resort to a speculative long pass into space, and we collect all of those.

    24' 2-0 On offense, Belgium are playing a non-pressing zone, giving us space in the seams. (It won't be this easy against a faster team.) Dunn flicks left outstep to Lloyd(?) at 15m right post, she runs into a defender's back and sprawls down. No pk for that when we're already up 2 :coffee:
     
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  20. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Horan gets her head on a corner

    3-0
     
  21. FanOfFutbol

    FanOfFutbol Member+

    The Mickey Mouse Club or The breakfast Club
    May 4, 2002
    Limbo
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Unless we fall back on the useless passing around the back style that we have become so famous for. Like the recent sequence where we made 14 useless passes and then passed the ball into touch.
     
  22. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Does Belgium understand the concept of heading the ball?

    3-0 USA.
     
  23. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    25' 3-0 Press right ck, outswings to 8m left post. Horan joins the back edge of the scrum going forward, reads it better and stops, then backpedals two steps and bloops a header across mouth, well over Evrard into back right low.

    26' 3-0 Pugh cuts along box top to mid-right, shoots hard left instep to 2/5 left low, Evrard dives and smothers.
     
  24. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Nice pass by Dunn to Mewis in the midfield when Belgium was applying pressure to the backline.
     
  25. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Formation changes are happening
     

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