27' 0-0 Morgan to endline box left(?), cross cleared. Nigeria miss into touch at midfield left. 28' 0-0 USA right throw, probe right, backpass. Johnston inside-out ground pass to 33m mid-right, Wambach comes back and -- dummies over it? 28' 0-0 Klingenberg longball blocked over her head, backpass to Solo. Holiday pokes to Wambach, one-touch flick wide to Krieger. Bad pass down box right, way too hard. 29' 0-0 Nigeria counter through centerline, play wide to box top right. Sauerbrunn tackles into touch.
I guarantee every member of our squad has played on turf at least 100 times - no excuse for these overweighted passes.
30' 0-0 Klingenberg slips a pass to Morgan at 15m mid-left. She turns ccw, cross blocked and cleared. Okobi hoofs long for Oshoala, too far, Solo catches at 15m arc left. 32' 0-0 Nigeria long pass to Sunday(?) at arc top wide left, Johnston pinpoint slide-tackle to Holiday. Rapinoe is on the right ... somebody hoofs down box right, over. 32' 0-0 Nigeria dump ball down box left, Ordega outruns to 1m as both CBs pull up?? On-the-run turn-and-shoot -- way behind goal.
MFers just not thinking. Overhitting again and again. Somewhat interesting ideas rolling straight out of bounds.
This is a team, bar a few players, that is playing way too scared. Namely Krieger, Holiday, Lloyd, Heath and Kling. I don't get it. If you can't dribble your player, play fast for good ness sake and don't let the defense set.
33' 0-0 Klingenberg overlaps through box top left, onside to 8m mid-left. Tries to float a cross, headed out. Rapinoe shoots from 20m mid-right dipping to right post low, Dede pokes it wide. 34' 0-0 USA right ck, short, back to Rapinoe at 10m box right. Shot blocked -- off a flapping left arm! Down to 3m 6-right, Johnston keeps it in, 1-v-2. Dribbles out to box right foot, goes back in -- loses it.
Ellis chose the players. There were others to choose. She put this team together, these are problems that have been around for a year, she hasn't fixed it for the WWC. This is her fault.