2019 Women's World Cup - Do It Back to Back

[Huckleberry 34578]

1 hour ago, LonghornJudas said:

Brazilians telling others to get up is always amusing. To be fair, though, the men are way worse.

Good match though. Aussies came to play.

I don't know about that. The entire world was rooting for a dominant United States team (think about that) as time wound down against Brazil in 2011. And that wasn't for anything from before the match, it was purely about the Brazilian women's delay tactics during the match. The Rapinoe-to-Wambach header was cheered by everyone specifically because of how annoying the Brazilians were being.

[Knoxtnhorn 6290]

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

especially marta

Hermano.

Edited June 13, 2019 by Knoxtnhorn

[Napoleon 8822]

2 hours ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

Brazil just punked Australia on that goal.  

I watched that play. Thought it was awesome to see the nutmeg lead to the pass to the winger and then a cross to a striker who knew how to COME TO THE BALL and didn't use any shirt tugging or hand on shoulders to get to the ball and head it in. Great lessons:

1) How to nutmeg
2) How to attack the ball in the box
3) How NOT to stand there as a defender and expect the ball to come to you

I was recording the match and had to go do some stuff at 2-0. Came back and it was 2-3 and was a little shocked. Didn't think that the Aussies were anywhere close to the same level as the Brazilians from the 5 to 7 minutes I saw in the 1st Half.

[TrashMaster G 18073]

5 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I spent 20 years in Knoxville.  During that time I had at least 100 different arguments with people - both men and women - who swore the Lady Vols would beat the Vol men's team.  Hell I got kicked out of a tailgate once going at it with about 10 people claiming as much.  My experience has jaded my perception of truth v saracasm.

Admitting you have a problem is always the first step.

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

Italians speed of play is impressive.  Definitely not catenaccio.  Jamaica had some possession but could do nothing.

[ATLLonghorn 1112]

Is the dress shirt, tie, vest combo required uniform for all England managers now?

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

i doubletaked on that too.

also, apparently, trouble from the spot does not discriminate for engerland

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

24 minutes ago, ATLLonghorn said:

Is the dress shirt, tie, vest combo required uniform for all England managers now?

And the "WTF is going on here?" deer in the headlight look, apparently. 

[ATLLonghorn 1112]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

And the "WTF is going on here?" deer in the headlight look, apparently. 

That was after an England PK was saved, so yeah it was a pretty on brand moment.

Argentina's keeper has been great, but England got the breakthrough and are just much better.

[Horn80 6356]

England wins 1-0.

[Napoleon 8822]

Bolivia is the Guatemala of CONMEBOL.

Martins lying down on the ground for 45 seconds looking for a call because the soccer ball came down and hit the side of his face...

Wow.

Also, I've never seen a Bolivian striker who was taller than 5'5", so this is something that a 5'9" guy or taller is still flopping like a 5'1" to 5'5" guy.

[LonghornJudas 1137]

So, Beerensteyn just might be the coolest Dutch name I have ever seen.

[Goo Punch 4275]

 

[Buzzrock 15136]

Thailand off to another good start

[LonghornJudas 1137]

Let’s go, ladies! 

I would say “come on our girls”, but England already took that.

[RamjetFDO 10648]

Let’s go, ladies! 
I would say “come on our girls”, but England already took that.

[TexArcher 39037]

GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

carli scored that goal on 11:35.

the sea bass have yet to possess the ball on the US side of the field.

[ATLLonghorn 1112]

Carli Lloyd is the first player to score in six consecutive world cup games. She's a total badass.

[TexArcher 39037]

Pretty sure Chile doesn't have a touch yet on the U.S. side.

[Buzzrock 15136]

Chiles keeper is a tall drink of water

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

@19:14

3 seconds of Chilean possession on the US side

 

@19:50

3 seconds " "

 

[RamjetFDO 10648]

US 'keeper is really fortunate that the offside trap worked, because she looked completely lost there.

[TexArcher 39037]

Oh, that's slick.

[RamjetFDO 10648]

Sorry Aly Wagner... I take issue with any goalkeeper that you describe as "one of the best in the world" falling backwards, getting both hands on a header redirection of a corner kick, and not keeping the ball out of the back of the net.

 

That was weak form. If she wasn't going to catch it, punch it. "Flappy Hands" will result in what you saw on the second USA goal. Any decent U15 boy's team 'keeper could've kept that out.

 

 

[RamjetFDO 10648]

Carly with a brace... Excellent header. 3-nil

[TexArcher 39037]

Textbook corner makes it 3-0.  Chile is completely overmatched, obviously.

[Pam Cummings 9867]

I love carli lloyd

[WBT 20966]

On 6/14/2019 at 3:14 PM, ATLLonghorn said:

Is the dress shirt, tie, vest combo required uniform for all England managers now?

Do you even waistcoat, mate?

[Napoleon 8822]

47 minutes ago, ATLLonghorn said:

Carli Lloyd is the first player to score in six consecutive world cup games. She's a total badass.

And if the ref had swallowed her whistle and given 0 minutes of stoppage time against Thailand, she wouldn't have this record.

I'm glad that she got it, because she is a badass, but the celebration for the 13th goal against Thailand could have been a bit more subdued.
 

23 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Textbook corner makes it 3-0.  Chile is completely overmatched, obviously.

#2 When half the Chilean team was pulling an FC Barcelona and was complaining to the ref that the ball had gone out of bounds and should have been a corner rather than a goal kick, it was immediately obvious that they understood how woefully overmatched they would be on corner kicks...

AN' DEY WUZ RIGHT!

Jamie Ertz's slash to the front post and glancing header was as perfectly executed as it was inevitable. That ball was smashed on from such close range and with such power that even a top women's keeper couldn't do anything with it. It wasn't a header from distance, it was a header from 12-15 feet.

#3 And then why mark Carli Lloyd on a set piece?

Then again, Chile has ~2 Tall Players and the USWNT has about 4, plus several Medium Sized Players. The Andean people, with the blood of Spanish & Italian laborers, are not a tall people. They're not Bolivia, but I think that even Ecuador & Peru have taller populations than Chile. 

 

5 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

I love carli lloyd

#loveisblind

[WBT 20966]

pretty buildup, terrible finish, nice save

Edited June 16, 2019 by WBT

[RamjetFDO 10648]

nice save

Brilliant kick save.

[WBT 20966]

pretty volley and another good save

[RamjetFDO 10648]

pretty volley and another good save

Someone reminded her to lock her wrists behind the ball... Much better form on that save and the corner clearance immediately after.

[RamjetFDO 10648]

The Chilean keeper has had a phenomenal second half after a rather pedestrian first half.

[LonghornJudas 1137]

Yeah, Endler is working her ass off today. Props on the 2nd half performance.

[LonghornJudas 1137]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Chiles keeper is a tall drink of water

[RamjetFDO 10648]

I think VAR got that one wrong...

[superloser 0]

Ball don't lie

[Brisketexan 106874]

I kinda wanna marry Endler.  Tall Latina drink of water, and having one of the best halves at goalkeeper I’ve seen in a women’s game.  She’s playing lights out, and I’m enjoying watching her exploits.

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

Team Endler.

[Buzzrock 15136]

Allie Long looks like she’s sponsored by Botox

[Napoleon 8822]

4 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Allie Long looks like she’s sponsored by Botox

BEFORE: 

 

 

AFTER: 

 

She's only 31 and she's doing that shit to her face already. Creepy.

I'm a fan of the "Before", but she might not have looked like "Before" anymore and that's why she has chosen the "After".

Edited June 16, 2019 by Napoleon

[Pato del Muerto 53451]

3 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Allie Long looks like she’s sponsored by Botox

Reckless fouling in a game that wasn’t in doubt. 

[Napoleon 8822]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

Reckless fouling in a game that wasn’t in doubt. 

Deserved a second yellow, but she might not play next game either way.

Don't know if she started the 1st game. Don't think that she did, but don't know. (It would be easy to look it up, but...)

[tokamak 6687]

I know it's been against really trash opponents, but god damn we look like killers so far. Only a little bad luck and a great 2nd half by the Chilean keeper kept us from dialing it up to 6 or 7 today without even breaking a sweat. Our offense is so much more functional than the bullshit long ball clown fiesta of years past.

Lloyd was dogshit for long stretches of the group stage 4 years ago so I assumed she was finished but she was dominant today. Love to see all the aggressive attacking play. If she's in that kind of form but still can't crack our first 11 then we have an embarrassment of riches indeed. Bring on the Frenchies (or whoever, don't make a shit).

[tokamak 6687]

Also, our PK was a disgrace. What the fuck is the fucking purpose of VAR if it's going to stop the game for 6 minutes just to make embarrassingly bad calls?

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

2 hours ago, tokamak said:

I know it's been against really trash opponents, but god damn we look like killers so far. Only a little bad luck and a great 2nd half by the Chilean keeper kept us from dialing it up to 6 or 7 today without even breaking a sweat. Our offense is so much more functional than the bullshit long ball clown fiesta of years past.

Lloyd was dogshit for long stretches of the group stage 4 years ago so I assumed she was finished but she was dominant today. Love to see all the aggressive attacking play. If she's in that kind of form but still can't crack our first 11 then we have an embarrassment of riches indeed. Bring on the Frenchies (or whoever, don't make a shit).

this.  there is a distinct idea that ellis has installed and no one is going rogue.  and lots more skill on the ball than i've ever seen in the women's game.   the seabass had the ball less than 5 minutes of the match.  it's still slow to watch, but the bolded part is the key, we have stopped the bulldada kick 'n rush crap that our culture defaulted to.

@alincoln called it with the ECNL development.  it's still pay-to-play but the number of debutantes and their age and ellis' gaffing may possibly be the lightning in a bottle needed to win the tournament.  sweden will tell.  not declaring us unstoppable yet.

Edited June 16, 2019 by Hagbard Celine
derp

[Buzzrock 15136]

Also, our PK was a disgrace. What the fuck is the fucking purpose of VAR if it's going to stop the game for 6 minutes just to make embarrassingly bad calls?

The call or the kick itself?

[Pato del Muerto 53451]

It’s not like Chile ever pressed even up to midfield when the US had possession. They were allowed to kick it around until they attacked.