Nick Vermeil
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Only needed 1.
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Official US Women's soccer thread: ***Update- BBC article on coach Hayes (2 Viewers)
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Holy ****ing ****
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Make it 42
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Game on
The Z Machine
Footballguy
The Spanish had no idea how to close put that 1-0 game. They were totally lost after they scored the penalty. They can move the ball through the middle make great turns and control space. But lord if they could do any of that when they weren't pouring on the gas.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
wow, two excellent chances for the Dutch in the second ET...and then Spain answer with a pretty counter...
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Why the hell did the Dutch defender allow her to go to her left? She hasn't used her right foot once....
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Nice knowing you group E.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
From tonight's game, you could really see the technical skill difference between Spain and the US. It still feels like the US has better athletes but Spain has 2 or 3 players that have skills and vision that no one on the US has in their tool bag.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
#18 looked like a totally different player on the left vs the right. And it must be nice to bring on the reigning Balon d'or winner in extra time... she had one nice dribble where you can see the talent. Favorite Spanish player is Jenny though. Ball looked stuck to her foot in ways that Sophia Smith could only dream.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Also the play from the goalie was special too. Not sure if she's a shot stopper, but damn if she isn't cool on the ball or okay playing 40 yards from her line.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Well, bye Japan.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
I didn't see that one coming. I thought Japan was going to meet up with Spain again in the semis.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Had the same thought last night. It was obvious in the moment, real time.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The defender not only allowed her to go left, she actually forced her left, protecting the middle where she not only had help but also would have put the Spanish player on her weaker foot. The defender is going to feel bad if she watches this on film.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Yep. Just watched again — crazy that she actually had help to the middle and botched it that badly.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The only thing I can think of is that the modern game is so loaded with inverted wingers that the defender may have been taught to always force to the side which is many times the attackers weaker foot. She may have forgot or not noticed that this particular attacker switched wings late in the game and was actually on the side of her strong foot.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
I don’t know. I guess, but that’s a big mistake. Basketball is played at a really fast pace, and it’s hard to miss when the best player on the team (or one of) has the ball and which side/hand they favor. Nobody would have steered Kenny Anderson to use his left hand on a fast break back in the day.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I didn't see it... but sounds like the equivalent of a defender pushing Messi to his left.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
here is the play
Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111'
Video Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Aug 11, 2023.
streamin.me
El Floppo
Footballguy
thanks.here is the play
Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111'
Video Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Aug 11, 2023.
looks to me like she felt she was last man back... so just kept backing up to gain some time for those other defenders to get back to support- and lost her sense of where she was on the field. because that's just poor- whether the attacker is a lefty or not... but especially with that player's ability on her left. (eta: she gave the attacker SO much room... just goofy).
gianmarco
Footballguy
FYP.thanks.here is the play
Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111'
Video Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Aug 11, 2023.
looks to me like she felt she was last WOman back...
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
thanks.here is the play
Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111'
Video Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Aug 11, 2023.
looks to me like she felt she was last man back... so just kept backing up to gain some time for those other defenders to get back to support- and lost her sense of where she was on the field. because that's just poor- whether the attacker is a lefty or not... but especially with that player's ability on her left. (eta: she gave the attacker SO much room... just goofy).
It looked terrible live (and on replay) but I get that her natural instinct is to move the attacker wide in that situation. Just comical however how that little feint seemed to clear the defender out and suddenly the Spanish attacker was directly in front of goal.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Tiniest of feints.thanks.here is the play
Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111'
Video Spain W [2] - 1 Netherlands W - Salma Paralluelo 111' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Aug 11, 2023.
looks to me like she felt she was last man back... so just kept backing up to gain some time for those other defenders to get back to support- and lost her sense of where she was on the field. because that's just poor- whether the attacker is a lefty or not... but especially with that player's ability on her left. (eta: she gave the attacker SO much room... just goofy).
It looked terrible live (and on replay) but I get that her natural instinct is to move the attacker wide in that situation. Just comical however how that little feint seemed to clear the defender out and suddenly the Spanish attacker was directly in front of goal.
And tbh, when I was reading your guys posts about this, I envisioned all of this happening wider, with a tighter shooting angle. It was basically dead center of the goal box.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Lol.... Don't be so testy (pun slightly intended)
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Man, I hope Colombia finds a way through here.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Don't bet against the home nation.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Nice placement on the goal by COL. Goalie should have done better tho. Speaking of goalies doing better... that bobble by the COL goalie was terrible. Bad play, worse timing. Just deflating going into the half like that.
ENG is the better team but COL has plenty of fight in them.
ENG is the better team but COL has plenty of fight in them.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Yeah, I'd call them "fierce" and "frenzied". Fun to watch as a neutral although I was pulling hard for ENG to lose. Can't be fun to watch them as a true fan though. Maddening.
Did they say what happened to the COL goalie? Her backup wasn't called upon to do much and in that respect COL was lucky cuz she looked shaky. Opposite as the Spain #1 who loved the ball at her feet.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
This is a great piece of trivia I just saw.
Colombia's young starlet is Linda Caicedo. She has all the look of a future world player of the year in a few years.
She played in the U17 WC and scored.
She played in the U20 WC and scored
She played in the WWC and scored
She managed to do this all with in the last year...................I would hazard to guess no one has ever done that before in a single year period, male or female.
Colombia's young starlet is Linda Caicedo. She has all the look of a future world player of the year in a few years.
She played in the U17 WC and scored.
She played in the U20 WC and scored
She played in the WWC and scored
She managed to do this all with in the last year...................I would hazard to guess no one has ever done that before in a single year period, male or female.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Any Colombian field player that is under 30 and not on a European club team is gonna get a contract I bet. It wouldn't surprise me if Real and other la liga sides start recruiting heavily there. Could Colombia women be the first real CONMEBOL power in women's soccer?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
With Brazil and Argentina still slow to put any backing into the women's game, it does appear Colombia has a chance to be on the front foot the next few years.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
I mean, who doesn't love Colombian women?
El Floppo
Footballguy
I was a big fan of their #9... but wouldn't hazard a guess at gender, tbh.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Fewer whistles for sure. I think that would end up with more blood and injuries for the men.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Yeah, the team wasn't full of lookers and the clones from England a better sight to behold, but on balance I'm taking the South American women as the better looking lot.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
My best female friend from undergrad is Colombian. Absolutely ridiculous. My wife still hates her 26 years later.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
I saw Colombia play Chile in the Copa Centenario at Soldier Field in 2016. Such an incredible spectacle in the stadium that night. I’ve never experienced anything like it before or since.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
With Japan losing, whom ever wins will be a first time winner. That is very healthy for the women's game.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
So Spain going for the trilogy now.
They are the current U17 and U20 World Cup champs and just made it to the WWC finals today, beating Sweden 2-1.
They are the current U17 and U20 World Cup champs and just made it to the WWC finals today, beating Sweden 2-1.