USWNT

Gotta look at this from business perspective as well. Ellis can't cut all the "old" women bc those players are locked into $$ deals with Nike et al. If you think this doesn't play a factor then you don't understand corporate sponsorships and partnerships. Ellis is stuck trying to morph a team of mostly mediocre-skilled players (though fast and hard working) into a skill-based playing team. Not going to work unless a different type of player is developed and chosen, similar to the players we are now seeing light up the field for pick your country (england, france, netherlands, spain, colombia, canada, mexico...).
 
Gotta look at this from business perspective as well. Ellis can't cut all the "old" women bc those players are locked into $$ deals with Nike et al. If you think this doesn't play a factor then you don't understand corporate sponsorships and partnerships. Ellis is stuck trying to morph a team of mostly mediocre-skilled players (though fast and hard working) into a skill-based playing team. Not going to work unless a different type of player is developed and chosen, similar to the players we are now seeing light up the field for pick your country (england, france, netherlands, spain, colombia, canada, mexico...).

Nonsense.
 
I will take a page from your book and call bs. We will see this fall now that she is fully healthy. Remember a player that you yourself once called a savant. Just cause the staff at the USWNT has their heads so far up..well you know. There is one that was in and now out of the pipeline and really doesn't even care anymore. The best players aren't even playing stateside anymore. See Henderson's latest blog entry on the world's best 11. Besides she intimidates the shit out of them and will "one day be a coach" to quote a certain individual. But as long as the tools are in charge we will continue to fall to mediocrity.

I heard that she is back and I am happy for it. Those guys need a player like her. Fleming is on another level and makes everyone around her better. My only critique is that she isn't selfish enough at times. She literally never stops working.
 
I will take the field like I stated and I will gladly take your money. PM me and we can set it up...

The US wasn't better than the field 30 years ago. The fact that you want to take the field against one team shows that even you know the US hasn't been passed by (yet).
 
Everyone has opinions, yours are obviously different than mine. I thought Alex Morgan did a lot of great work off the ball as well as with the ball. While Mallory Pugh had some awesome moments in the last game, she seemed a bit out of sorts at times with several out of character poor first touches.
In the England game she was the best player in the game. As she gets older she will be a force to reckon with. She can do so many things and she is still learning.
 
Did not see that game, only the highlights, but we were lucky to get a tie today against a French team that was destroyed by England.

Not sure what others are watching, but our players today, on average, did not have the technical skill of the French team, and far too many of them held the ball too long and turned it over (that is, when they were not turning it over due to their subpar first touches or overly hopeful long passes).
France played with a completely different team than they did vs England. The U.S. was flat vs France, and made too many turnovers in their own end that led to transition attacks.

Against England the U.S. dominated most of the game, but couldn't finish. 62% possession advantage, with England not even getting a shot on goal until late in the 2nd half.
 
In the England game she was the best player in the game. As she gets older she will be a force to reckon with. She can do so many things and she is still learning.
Ms. Pugh did have some of the best plays of the game. I was just surprised at a the number of 5 yard first touches she had in that game. When she was on, she was great, but to me she just seemed not quite full strength at times when compared to some of her other games. I would personally pick Davidson as US player of the game against England (and possibly the tournament). I watched every US game and was encouraged by what I saw. The performance on the field coupled with the depth of the players that are currently injured like Ertz and Lavelle seem to paint a brighter picture for the USWNT's near future than many predict. Then again, what do I know. I never played the game at a high level.
 
I heard that she is back and I am happy for it. Those guys need a player like her. Fleming is on another level and makes everyone around her better. My only critique is that she isn't selfish enough at times. She literally never stops working.
That’s a good problem. ;)
 
Does Macario's getting called up to play for the U23's in the Thorns Spring Invitational mean anything in regard to her USWNT eligibility? Or is it irrelevant as they are just scrimmages against pro teams? I don't know how she looked in the first match yesterday but see she got the only goal for the US.
 
Does Macario's getting called up to play for the U23's in the Thorns Spring Invitational mean anything in regard to her USWNT eligibility? Or is it irrelevant as they are just scrimmages against pro teams? I don't know how she looked in the first match yesterday but see she got the only goal for the US.
That would be great for the US if she can play for the USWNT. I do not know what her desires are however. The fact that she is not playing for the Brazilian NT is interesting. In my opinion she could make either team.
 
From the article about the USWNT vs. France,

"Despite dominating possession, the US fell...."

Was he watching a different game? The US did NOT dominate possession against France. The did against Germany.

In the writers defense, I think you are confused. The US did dominate possession against France (US 58% v. France 42% - http://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats?gameId=501087). The US was dominated by Germany when it came to possession (US 43% v. Germany 57%) http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=501088.
 
In the writers defense, I think you are confused. The US did dominate possession against France (US 58% v. France 42% - http://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats?gameId=501087). The US was dominated by Germany when it came to possession (US 43% v. Germany 57%) http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=501088.
Fair enough, I was wrong on the "possession" numbers. I was not wrong on the games. Germany had very few quality chances against the US and was lucky they didn't lose by more than a goal. France on the other hand made many good chances and the US was lucky to tie that game.
 
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