1. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    There is a busy program around the draw : dinners, workshop, hotel visits etc...
     
  2. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    bini may not pick all the best players available but the squad was probably almost set in stone in cyprus and it all looks eminently logical. having two fullbacks on such form made his backline decision for him and i'm now convinced he'll let bussaglia do the same at the last starting spot still undecided: if she proves she's dependably and not just occasionally better than soubeyrand the job will be hers. que veut le peuple?
     
  3. debzy

    debzy Member+

    May 26, 2009
    paris
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    AMANDINE HENRY!!!!!! crie la foule......:D

    Anyway , bussaglia is a very good player but against physical teams she will suffer a lot ......she's got not chance to match lloyd and boxx strenght.......that's why i think in "mama soub" still the best option against the americans.....as amandine will certainly not be there :(.
    Am i the only one to think that the USA are regressing and could be eliminated in the quarter if they plya against france,japan,UK or sweden ?
     
  4. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Does anyone know if the draw will be broadcasted live and at which hour it will take place?
     
  5. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
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    if pic link is broken: it's the AJ,NTSA! memepic
     
  6. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    The draw is in the morning followed by a workshop apparently : tweet by Faye White :

    So about this time next week we will know who will make up #TeamGB Women's & Men's Olympic Football Groups! Draw is 11am April 24
     
  7. Batfink

    Batfink Member+

    May 23, 2010
    Attilan
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Huh :confused:, I guess you haven't seen the worlds smallest mid-field play USA lately then? Japan have been more than comfortable with ruff and tumble of Llyod and Boxx, so I can't see why Bussaglia would be more prone to the run and gun play of USA while she's part of the technically better team.

    France, or should that be Bini, need to focus on tactically defending the long ball correctly, not their already solid mid-field play.

    No, your not alone, but I will say any signs of U.S. regression are only visible with others continued improvement. USA down the years have actually steadily improved the effectiveness of how they choose to do things, slowing the pace of the eventual overhaul their system of play will need. So as long as teams continue to fail with adjusting to USA's increasingly obvious play, they will remain very relevant for the final stages of many more tournaments.

    The selection process of team GB could be the difference between an interesting wide open tournament, and another straight forward top 3 final podium.
     
  8. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Work in progress, started at Cyprus Cup

    A Hope Powell selection is just poo at least she won't be able to select Ms 14% long ball acurracy.
     
  9. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    if you mean the long legs of wendie renard and corinne franco being able to run down just about anything and anyone that gets behind the lines, the work was done long ago, but by patrice lair, and BB has finally swallowed his pride and decided to copy/paste it.
     
  10. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    The games against England and Canada saw the team abandon a bit the possession based style to leave the ball a bit more to the opposition and try to defend in a more compact way. Something that didnt happen at the world cup as much as needed.
     
  11. JanBalk

    JanBalk Member+

    Jun 9, 2004
    Not regressing but the others are catching up. I still hold US a favorite against all of the mentioned except perhaps Japan, but a loss against any of the teams mentioned would not be surprising.
     
  12. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    Americans are due to blow the Japanese out of the stadium.
     
  13. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    if being due meant anything, i think we would have known it by now.

    explosive metaphors are also an unfortunate choice here.
     
  14. Batfink

    Batfink Member+

    May 23, 2010
    Attilan
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Huh? When the history books have 20+ wins for USA vs 1 win for Japan, who's more due ;). To be honest, if your still a disgruntled U.S. fan with WWC post traumatic stress, just be thankful another nation announced it's self to the world as a serious contender, without the all noise of the previous two WC's :eek:.
     
  15. And G

    And G Member+

    Jan 31, 2010
    Club:
    Okayama Yunogo Belle
    Americans are due to blow the Japanese out of the stadium to the next round.
     
  16. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    Apparently the English language is a difficult thing.
     
  17. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    well, you manage alright so it can't be that tough.
     
  18. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    Unfortunately you can't block a mod. Oh well, cheers, have a nice day.
     
  19. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    well, that may have been beneath me. but primo, there was nothing wrong with the english in And G's post. secundo, if you're able speak their language better than they do yours, it's simply unkind to criticize other people's english; if you can't, it's boorish and vulgar.
     
  20. WPS_Movement

    WPS_Movement Member+

    Apr 9, 2008
    the nice thing about the women's game, is that at least 6 nations now have a legitimate chance of winning a major tournament championship (back in the day, it was USA, Norway, and China, even before Germany emerged as a championship threat in 2003)

    USA
    Germany
    Japan
    Brazil
    France
    Sweden

    Those are the Tier-1 nations now, and those six nations come from four different continental regions (UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL)

    Tier-2 features: England, Canada, North Korea, Australia, Norway, Italy

    Tier-3 features: Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, Mexico, China, Nigeria, South Korea, Russia, Finland, Switzerland, Colombia

    Italy is strong, stronger than they've ever been, or at least in a long time.
    They are ranked #11 now, but will break into the Top 10 soon.
    Spain will be Tier-2 within 5 years, and Tier-1 within 10 years.
     
  21. intoronto1125

    intoronto1125 Member

    Nov 11, 2010
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    I have received word from a source the pots are:

    Pot 1: GBR, SWE, FRA
    Pot 2: CMR, RSA, COL
    Pot 3: JPN, PRK, NZL
    Pot 4: USA, CAN, BRA
     
  22. intoronto1125

    intoronto1125 Member

    Nov 11, 2010
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    For the men's draw:

    POT 1: GBR, ESP, SUI, BLR
    POT 2: BRA, URU, MEX, HON
    POT 3: JPN, KOR, UAE, OMA/NZL
    Pot 4: EGY, GAB, MAR, SEN/NZL
     
  23. intoronto1125

    intoronto1125 Member

    Nov 11, 2010
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Edgar, ended up getting it right :lol:
     
  24. kolabear

    kolabear Member+

    Nov 10, 2006
    los angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes but the other key to the draw is that Great Britain, the US and Japan were seeded directly into the 3 groups, keeping them apart in group play.

    I'm surprised no one has posted this yet: FIFA's announcement on the seedings and the pots for the draw: http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/newsid=1619296/index.html
    US will play its first 2 games in Glasgow and its final group game at Old Trafford, home of Manchester United. (The opponents of course will be determined by tomorrow's draw)
     
  25. GoYoungrokba

    GoYoungrokba Member+

    May 21, 2009
    Club:
    Suwon Bluewings
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Group E: Great Britain, New Zealand, Cameroon, Brazil
    Group F: Japan, Canada, Sweden, South Africa
    Group G: USA, France, Colombia, Korea DPR
     

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