USWNT 2021

[Captain Ron 13137]

If the men are playing for their country for money, they are playing for the wrong professional teams. 

Edited May 18, 2022 by Captain Ron

[Braff Zacklin 13677]

12 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

If the men are playing for their country for money, they are playing for the wrong professional teams. 

I agree in principle but that is not the reality of the modern athlete.

[Captain Ron 13137]

Given how you see so many players make national team decisions based on playing time, I am going to call the whole discussion about money a complete non-starter.

 

 

That said, even to address it, COME ON! People want money for "respect". But your national team money doesn't play into this. That's your professional contract. If you're a men's player in the pool to make our national team and looking at THAT money pool as the respect, you clearly aren't doing enough for yourself professionally to get your money.

Just look at some of our players:
Reyna who is still on a lower end contract is pushing $2 Million a season
Pulisic is close to $10 Million

If any player goes to another country to play for more money ...

[dogbreath 440]

US U20 team plays tomorrow on fox sports 2. Two Texas players on team.

U.S. U-20 WOMEN’S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM 2022 SUD LADIES CUP ROSTER BY POSITION (COLLEGE OR CLUB; HOMETOWN)

 

GOALKEEPERS (2): Mia Justus (Florida State; Lakewood, Ohio), Neeku Purcell (OL Reign Academy; Seattle, Wash.)                                                           

 

DEFENDERS (8): Lauren Flynn (Florida State; Arlington, Va.), Emily Mason (Rutgers; Flemington, N.J.), Aidan McConnell (Wisconsin; Dexter, Mich.), Makenna Morris (Clemson; Germantown, Md.), Ayo Oke (California; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Lilly Reale (UCLA; Hingham, Mass.), Laney Rouse (Virginia; Cary, N.C.), Evelyn Shores (Tophat; Atlanta, Ga.)                        

 

MIDFIELDERS (7): Korbin Albert (Notre Dame; Grayslake, Ill.), Emily Colton (UNC; Carlsbad, Calif.), Talia DellaPeruta (UNC; Cumming, Ga.), Carina Lageyre (Florida United; Cooper City, Fla.), Sally Menti (Santa Clara; Seattle, Wash.), Alexis Missimo (Texas; Southlake, Texas), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns; Wilsonville, Ore.)                                                

 

FORWARDS (7): Trinity Byars (Texas; Richardson, Texas); Michelle Cooper (Duke; Clarkston, Mich.); Simone Jackson (USC; Redondo Beach, Calif.), Andrea Kitahata (Stanford; Hillsborough, Calif.), Avery Patterson (UNC; Jacksonville, Fla.), Ally Sentnor (UNC; Hanson, Mass.), Jaedyn Shaw (Washington Spirit; Frisco, Texas)

[kingkoopa6 8754]

or here.. lol idk.

 

we down tho.. lotta game left 

fhsaoihfdsafhas;hgidsag jgNEVERR MIND WE SCORED!!! LETS GOOO!

[Anastasis 23723]

That was clean as fuck. 

[Anastasis 23723]

Well shit. 

[kingkoopa6 8754]

WOOOOOOW

[Ted Lange 16450]

What a BS offside call.  

[Anastasis 23723]

That was horseshit 

[Ted Lange 16450]

cLeAr aNd ObViOUs.   Fuck the King and that cunt PM. 

[kingkoopa6 8754]

Bout to be var’d again 

Lol Nevermind. That hit her ass 

[Captain Ron 13137]

I just saw video of that VAR call, how is that even right? The pass is not too the player in the offside position! If she was even offsides!!! 
 

 

[Napoleon 8858]

3 Losses in a row.

Germany’s first goal hit the right post, was coming out to the middle of the 6 yard box, but then hits the US keeper (who was on the ground after diving to block the shot) in the middle of the back and then goes into the goal. 

For some reason the announcer was trying to credit the German girl with the goal even though the ball was going out into the middle of the field if it didn’t hit the keeper’s back. 

Then Ropinoe(sp?) and her her German doppelgänger exchange goals and the USWNT gives up multiple goals for the third game in a row and loses for the third game in a row. 

The US could do with a coaching change. 

[shnsajax 3607]

1 hour ago, Napoleon said:

3 Losses in a row.

Germany’s first goal hit the right post, was coming out to the middle of the 6 yard box, but then hits the US keeper (who was on the ground after diving to block the shot) in the middle of the back and then goes into the goal. 

For some reason the announcer was trying to credit the German girl with the goal even though the ball was going out into the middle of the field if it didn’t hit the keeper’s back. 

Then Ropinoe(sp?) and her her German doppelgänger exchange goals and the USWNT gives up multiple goals for the third game in a row and loses for the third game in a row. 

The US could do with a coaching change. 

The US wasted so many chances tonight/looked out of sync and should have scored at least 4 from what I watched. They need to start to transition players and accept they won't be the favorites next year, but could/should be in 5 years. 

[eljinca 280]

Combined with last months results, they need to seriously look at a coaching change.

We don’t seem to have any tactical plan in attack other than “Let’s hope Sophia Smith or Mal Pugh do something individually amazing.”

Horan is constantly pushed forward, and Lavelle is a natural 10. We don’t have a strong enough 6 to control the middle by herself. We really miss Julie Ertz, but she’s not coming back anytime soon (or at all).

We haven’t seemingly developed any consistency or chemistry on the back line.

Combine all that with the explosion in popularity of women’s soccer in Europe combined with existing clubs and academies and the gap has disappeared between the USWNT and at least 5 Euro federations.