I don't think it's that teams are traditionally Asian or Brazilian or anything like that. The thing the US struggles to compete with is a team...
This is a matter of semantics. Norm to me means average or standard, not above it. It means she should be consistently sending in balls that force...
This is all spot on—especially the piece about Holiday's being a liability defensively with her casual play. And those botched corners? Yikes....
I was trying to be inclusive. And your point about not playing Holiday higher up the field made me remember: There was a play in the second...
I think his commentary was spot on regarding what the team needed to do today. It usually is. If only he and Ellis were switched around. Then,...
Ugh. And she plays with no urgency when she loses the ball. It's really frustrating.
Iceland's coach isn't wrong. And yes, Jill, his team is at the bottom of the group; your team couldn't beat them though.
Women's Soccer Zone has an interview on Twitter with Julie Foudy about the Algarve and impressions on the USWNT. I tried to post it here, but it's...
I'm not sure that it's possible either, but April Heinrichs had never played Boxx before the 2003 World Cup. Suddenly, Boxx was a starter for the...
It's become a joke to people how uninterested she looks. I don't blame all the team's faults on her, but I do not think she's fit for the position...
I never said anything about speed forcing turnovers. Speed is great, but intelligent positioning can be just as effective. The faster team...
It absolutely can be done. There's a difference between intelligent pressure and ball chasing. Why not try to have tactically aware team defending...
I kept yelling this at the TV. The US gave the French too much time on the ball; they collected it, turned, looked up, etc. When the US players...
Passes looking soft too, even when on target.
I agree with you, but US Soccer does the same thing with every other position on the field. Why not goalie too?
We've also learned passing more than 2 or 3 times is usually followed by a giveaway. Luckily, against a minnow like Argentina, the US wins...
The disappointment surrounding the Brazil tournament, for me at least, is that the team is clearly regressing in comparison to that Algarve team...
I was wondering about this too. There's usually that Post Game Quote Sheet or video. I can't find anything.
It crossed my mind. It would ease some of the disappoint a bit, don't you think?
Having Wambach lumber around for 90+ minutes was a great display of her belief in playing fit players, eh?
Exactly. I don't understand why no one fouled her like the Brazilian defender fouled Heath late in the game. Just get a body on her and take the...
She has had at least one howler of a pass in every game, during qualifiers up 'til now.
A competent bunch could hold on to a 2-0 win, defend one player, and possess the ball.
Every team in the USA's group has a personality player than can run at the US.
Brazil's field players have great skill, but without a keeper and with that sometimes porous defense, I don't think they'll go very deep next...