USWNT 2021

[Captain Ron 13137]

They have the Olympics again this year. Could be a big year for them.

 

Hasn't started great though
 

 

[Bartles 769]

Scoreless at half vs Canada in the SheBelieves Cup. From what I saw, ball was predictably near the Canada net most of the time. Pretty solid lineup for USA, some key subs including Lavelle

Brazil 4-1 over Argentina in the earlier match

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1647]

This team is really fucking good btw.

[Bartles 769]

Lavelle off the bench gets the lone goal in the 79th minute, 1-0

USA vs Brazil (former coach Sundhage) on Sunday

[pacman 7524]

Probably covered elsewhere but uswnt coming to Austin June 16

Edited May 10, 2021 by pacman

[pacman 7524]

Got the daughter and myself setup to attend the Austin game.

[Jerry Callo 8997]

1 hour ago, pacman said:

Got the daughter and myself setup to attend the Austin game.

Pre-sales start tomorrow for Austin FC season ticket holders.  I'm going to try to get my four tickets.

[pacman 7524]

I got in on the us soccer insider pre-sale today. Plenty of tickets when I bought.

[Jerry Callo 8997]

I know there aren't any horrible tickets in Q2, but I just bought 4 of the not great tickets.  I'll send the wife, soccer daughter and her friends.  It'll make them really appreciate our Austin FC tickets.

[Brisketexan 107064]

I just bought three tix in the same section as our season tix.  None of the tix I was looking at on the west side were cheap -- best I saw was $250, but they got snatched before I grabbed them -- but WTF, I got some.  We're going.

[MidTexHorn 822]

Bought 5 yesterday in the premium terrace one section over from my season tickets near midfield. My butt is gonna appreciate the padded seats up there this season and the view is phenomenal, basically the view you would get from a TV camera a little bit below the press box. 

[Jerry Callo 8997]

Selling my 4 tickets for the USWNT v. Nigeria.  Tickets in 101. Tickets sold.  My daughter's soccer team won the South Texas State Cup and advanced to Southern Regionals in South Carolina, so we won't be able to attend. 

We are donating the proceeds from the sale of the tickets to support the other players on her team that do not have the means to travel for the regional tournament.  PM me if you are interested in the tickets.  If you are so inclined, take a look at the gofundme for the soccer girls.  It's not your typical privileged suburban soccer team.

Edited June 8, 2021 by Jerry Callo

[pacman 7524]

That's awesome, very excited for the forza squad.  Fun bunch of young ladies to watch play.

 

My daughter trained with david some over the years.

[RamjetFDO 10655]

Ted Lasso and Coach Beard FTW!

 

[Captain Ron 13137]

Anyone caught LFG? The HBOMax doc on the women’s team? They must be doing something right, it totally pissed off the federation. 

[NoctambulantBrobdingnagian 570]

12 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

Anyone caught LFG? The HBOMax doc on the women’s team? They must be doing something right, it totally pissed off the federation. 

yea, the objective doc that asks the question:

shouldn't the US Women's national team be gifted the bonus money they would've gotten if they won the Men's World Cup?

[Knoxtnhorn 6312]

20 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

Anyone caught LFG? The HBOMax doc on the women’s team? They must be doing something right, it totally pissed off the federation. 

Is FC Dallas' U-15 going to get a cut?

[alincoln 2391]

USWNT got ripped to shreds by Sweden 3-0.  The USSF needs to regain control of the team from the players and move on from the over 30 players who refuse to jump off the gravy train that they incessantly whine about.  The roster is stunningly old with only 2 players under the age of 26 and 11 over 30.  This group has been incredibly successful but they aren't entitled to a spot on the team.  A completely new coach (preferably a Euro) and staff will be required to implement a new direction with an overhauled roster.  The talent depth in the US is insane but they get almost no chances at the international level because the members of the old guard never miss an international game (even the most irrelevant friendlies) because unlike the men they rely almost exclusively on the USWNT for publicity and income.       

 

[Guest Lobo]

Good points, didn't realize the age breakdown was that rough.  I'm sure their contention is something like, "If you made it more financially equitable, we wouldn't have to stick around so long and play in every match.  The younger players could come up if we had received more equitable income all along."  Which I'm sure does nothing to take the stink off what those younger players might be thinking.  As you say, I imagine our talent pool U-23 is just insanely good.  

 

[Captain Ron 13137]

IMHO - this is on the coach. He makes the rosters, he can and should get some new blood on the team. No doubt that most of these players are good, but it’s time to move to the next generation.

 

Christ, Baby Horse is 32!!!

[Napoleon 8858]

USWNT:

0 - 2 Sweden
6 - 1 New Zealand
0 - 0 Australia

2nd in group 1-1-1 , +3 GD

Netherlands:

10 - 3 Zambia
3 - 3 Brazil
8 - 2 China

1st in group 2-1-0 , +13 GD

USWNT vs Netherlands

Friday, July 30th @ 6am CDT

 

[ztejas 44299]

Can someone explain why the Olympics isn't U23 for women like it is for men? 

[CooterBrown 18290]

Can someone explain why the Olympics isn't U23 for women like it is for men? 

I’d guess because the pool of female players is minuscule compared to the men.

Also, I think all the clubs wanted the age limit so they kept the mileage off their biggest players.

[ChickenSandwich 10000]

On 7/24/2021 at 8:12 AM, Captain Ron said:

IMHO - this is on the coach. He makes the rosters, he can and should get some new blood on the team. No doubt that most of these players are good, but it’s time to move to the next generation.

 

Christ, Baby Horse is 32!!!

Players run that team. Coach is a show pony. It’s an annual salary with benefits, not an open tryout. 

[Captain Ron 13137]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Can someone explain why the Olympics isn't U23 for women like it is for men? 

Because FIFA doesn't give a shit.

The reason the men is a U23 tournament is because they don't want to dilute the World Cup.

They would need to care about the Women's World Cup for them to care about it being diluted.

 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Captain Ron

[WBT 21040]

2 hours ago, Napoleon said:

USWNT:

0 - 2 Sweden
6 - 1 New Zealand
0 - 0 Australia

2nd in group 1-1-1 , +3 GD

Netherlands:

10 - 3 Zambia
3 - 3 Brazil
8 - 2 China

1st in group 2-1-0 , +13 GD

USWNT vs Netherlands

Friday, July 30th @ 6am CDT

 

It's gonna be ugly

[ztejas 44299]

2 hours ago, Napoleon said:

USWNT:

0 - 2 Sweden
6 - 1 New Zealand
0 - 0 Australia

2nd in group 1-1-1 , +3 GD

Netherlands:

10 - 3 Zambia
3 - 3 Brazil
8 - 2 China

1st in group 2-1-0 , +13 GD

USWNT vs Netherlands

Friday, July 30th @ 6am CDT

 

We lost to Sweden 3-0. +2 GD.

[Napoleon 8858]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

We lost to Sweden 3-0. +2 GD.

That was the one that I was going with without looking it up. I didn’t watch it and it was so far back that I had forgotten. 

So if they lose, will they get equal pay to what our boys Olympic team is getting paid? 🤔

[WBT 21040]

Pretty turn and finish for the goal.  1-0 Orange Crush.

[WBT 21040]

2 quick goals and we take the lead.  Assist and goal for Lynn Williams.  Good things happen when you play people younger than 30 (although just barely).

[WBT 21040]

Dutch tie it.  This girl has 10 goals in the tournament now.  US keeper should have done better.

[HenryJames 67536]

Extra time.

[HenryJames 67536]

Miedema is a threat to score any time she gets the ball.

[WBT 21040]

Dutch goal waved off for offside.

[WBT 21040]

And now we score one from a barely offside position.

[WBT 21040]

And another one

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Lol. That’s wild. 2 times 

[WBT 21040]

penalties

[HenryJames 67536]

Save, imo.

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Wow. She damn near caught it 

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Ooooo rose with a nasty pk 

[HenryJames 67536]

Americans are nails.

[WBT 21040]

The Dutch take some shitty penalties.  US is one away.  And done.

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Another block. Should be a wrap 

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Holy shyt Megan drllled it 

[Chips O'Toole 1442]

Well that was certainly clutch.

[alincoln 2391]

Pretty wild game that either team could have won in both regular and stoppage time.  Vlatko made some tough decisions in benching Morgan, Rapinoe, Press and Lavelle but they were justified by the result.  Naeher let in a soft goal for the Dutch second and more than made up for it with her performance on PKs.  Her save on Miedema in particular was world class.  

Aside from Sweden, the Dutch were probably the toughest matchup for the US in the tournament and we should be more comfortable against Canada.   

A win against Canada and the USWNT will be in its 6 final in the last 7 major tournaments (08, 12, 20 Olympics and 11, 15 and 19 WC).  Japan is second with 3 appearances.  

[longhrnfan 61]

3 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Pretty wild game that either team could have won in both regular and stoppage time.  Vlatko made some tough decisions in benching Morgan, Rapinoe, Press and Lavelle but they were justified by the result.  Naeher let in a soft goal for the Dutch second and more than made up for it with her performance on PKs.  Her save on Miedema in particular was world class.  

Aside from Sweden, the Dutch were probably the toughest matchup for the US in the tournament and we should be more comfortable against Canada.   

A win against Canada and the USWNT will be in its 6 final in the last 7 major tournaments (08, 12, 20 Olympics and 11, 15 and 19 WC).  Japan is second with 3 appearances.  

 

26 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Holy shyt Megan drllled it 

I've been very critical of Rapinoe lately, but she didn't have a bad game. She did ball hog a bit toward the end of regulation when a pass could have potentially ended it (Jamie Tartt much?). Whatever - she was nails at the end and that's what counts. 

[alincoln 2391]

Rapinoe's delivery is still world class.  She is just a defensive liability.

  

 

[WBT 21040]

34 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Pretty wild game that either team could have won in both regular and stoppage time. 

Yeah and the biggest missed opportunity was the Dutch's poor penalty in the 80th minute.  Good performance for the US to go through though.  I expected this to look like the Sweden game.

Edited July 30, 2021 by WBT