Official US Women's soccer thread: ***Update- Christen Press retires (11 Viewers)

[whoknew]

My favorite / best players of the tournament:

Lavelle, Bronze, Henry, Christiane, Ertz, Spitse, Hermoso

I'm sure I'm missing some. Didn't watch enough of Sweden to get a feel for that team.

I thought O'Hara was great the entire tournament.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I had to watch the Thorns game Friday on Yahoo Sports App via Roku.  It was less than ideal.  Glad things look to be improving.

I thought the Thorns were one of the few teams in the NWSL that had good local coverage?  Root Sports and some other local channels I thought carried a mix of games. 

Maybe that was in previous years...

 

[General Malaise]

I think Horan is one of the best players in the world.  The fact that our girls won without her seeing a second of time is pretty incredible. 

Hope O'Hara is doing ok. She looked concussed to me. Those things are nasty so I do hope I'm wrong. 

Saurbaun getting gashed and rushing back in with a bandage epitomizes the toughness of this squad.  

New stars emerged this tournament.  Loved watching them mix in with the vets who will likely not be on the 2023 team. 

Man, I'm on cloud 9.  What a day...

 

[General Malaise]

I thought the Thorns were one of the few teams in the NWSL that had good local coverage?  Root Sports and some other local channels I thought carried a mix of games. 

Maybe that was in previous years...

They do, but not then when the suckasssss Mariners are on at the same time.

 

[The Z Machine]

I thought O'Hara was great the entire tournament.

She was excellent, but I think she was responsible for that England goal (if I recall correctly).

 

[General Malaise]

She was excellent, but I think she was responsible for that England goal (if I recall correctly).

Dahlkemper didn't help much their either, though I thought she was outstanding overall.  

 

[The Z Machine]

Dahlkemper didn't help much their either, though I thought she was outstanding overall.  

She had a terrible game today, imo.

 

[General Malaise]

She had a terrible game today, imo.

She led the team in minutes played; possible she was gassed.

 

[NutterButter]

Kreiger played great in place of ohara

 

[badmojo1006]

Kreiger played great in place of ohara

I keep thinking "What the hell is Kreiger from Archer doing on the pitch?"

 

[CletiusMaximus]

She looked like Morgan wanted the golden boot at the end there...

How odd - 5 in the first game and then shut out over the next 6 games?  And Rapinoe wins it with 6 goals including 3 penalties ... 

 

[baymen]

How odd - 5 in the first game and then shut out over the next 6 games?  And Rapinoe wins it with 6 goals including 3 penalties ... 

Morgan scored in the semifinal against England.

 

[otb_lifer]

Morgan scored in the semifinal against England.

... gorgeous head on that one 

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Morgan scored in the semifinal against England.

Ok yeah, I looked it up. White also had 6 for England, so it looks like we’ve got a three-way! 

 

[El Floppo]

Thought I saw a stat that said Morgan and Rapinoe bother had 6 goals and 3 assists. If so, what was the tie breaker?

And has there ever been a gold and silver boot from the same squad?

 

[Kafka]

Thought I saw a stat that said Morgan and Rapinoe bother had 6 goals and 3 assists. If so, what was the tie breaker?

And has there ever been a gold and silver boot from the same squad?

Rapinoe wins due to less minutes played.

 

[El Floppo]

Ok yeah, I looked it up. White also had 6 for England, so it looks like we’ve got a three-way! 

Pretty sure assists are the first tie break.

 

[El Floppo]

Rapinoe wins due to less minutes played.

Wow...really? That's an odd tie breaker.

 

[El Floppo]

I am wondering he means who from the US government represented them in the stands...?  I saw the name of who it was but being apolitical and having zero knowledge, it meant nothing to me.

Ah. That makes more sense. Thought it might have been an immigrant dual-national player question...but had no idea really.

 

[otb_lifer]

Wow...really? That's an odd tie breaker.

meh, not necessarily ... more ppm for Purple Hazeus - not the worst tiebreak method  - now, can anyone tell me why Morgan sat vs Chile?  

 

[El Floppo]

meh, not necessarily ... more ppm for Purple Hazeus - not the worst tiebreak method  - now, can anyone tell me why Morgan sat vs Chile?  

She had a knock iirc.

Plus, it was Chile.

 

[otb_lifer]

She had a knock iirc.

Plus, it was Chile.

don't recall hearing much about a knock in the runup, matter of fact, DK ran a facacta "MORGAN HAT TRICK!!1!" gimmick where they guaranteed your bet up to $50 if she scored at least 2 ... recall it being in play on gameday.  

 

[Slapdash]

Don't feel like getting banned for posting it, but you should seek out the video on Twitter of what happened when FoxNews went live inside a bar in Lyon  

 

[ChiefD]

Don't feel like getting banned for posting it, but you should seek out the video on Twitter of what happened when FoxNews went live inside a bar in Lyon  

Outstanding.

 

[pantherclub]

Seems like an odd and inappropriate time to bring up the supposed pay gap between men and women.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

While this tournament showed the rise of the European teams and how far they've come in a decade, it was obvious from the start that no country could match the depth of talent of the US. Even when bringing on subs, theist subs were better than the starters for the other countries. It's probable that the US had the first and second best squads in the tournament.

It did seem like all the questioning of lineups was for naught. When you have that kind of depth, why not use it.

 

[The Z Machine]

Pretty sure assists are the first tie break.

Thought it was minutes played.

 

[Nugget]

Seems like an odd and inappropriate time to bring up the supposed pay gap between men and women.

"supposed"?  :rofl:

 

[pantherclub]

"supposed"?  :rofl:

economics not your strong suit?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Hopefully this will do more than just create a cash grab victory tour to help the women's side of the game grow.

well that did not take long :(

https://twitter.com/TaylorTwellman/status/1147969038951354369

 

[Slapdash]

well that did not take long :(

https://twitter.com/TaylorTwellman/status/1147969038951354369

Ooof

 

[El Floppo]

economics not your strong suit?

Is this a pizza math question?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Is this a pizza math question?

Yogi Berra had the answer to this.

https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/yogi_berra_141844

 

[Johnny Rock]

Don't feel like getting banned for posting it, but you should seek out the video on Twitter of what happened when FoxNews went live inside a bar in Lyon  

Now imagine the outrage if they did that while Obama was President.  

 

[cheese]

Thought I saw a stat that said Morgan and Rapinoe bother had 6 goals and 3 assists. If so, what was the tie breaker?

And has there ever been a gold and silver boot from the same squad?

Personal opinion, it should be open play goals as first tie break.  Rapinoe did well and she deserves whatever credit she gets, but anyone who took the PKs for USA in this tournament was finishing pretty high.  6 open play goals is a lot different imo. 

 

[Jobber]

Now imagine the outrage if they did that while Obama was President.  

The thing is, a bar full of people wouldn’t chant that about Obama. 

 

[NutterButter]

The thing is, a bar full of people wouldn’t chant that about Obama. 

It doesn't make a lot of sense.   Why would you chant "F Trump" when Obama was president?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It doesn't make a lot of sense.   Why would you chant "F Trump" when Obama was president?

Because you can see the future?

 

[El Floppo]

Personal opinion, it should be open play goals as first tie break.  Rapinoe did well and she deserves whatever credit she gets, but anyone who took the PKs for USA in this tournament was finishing pretty high.  6 open play goals is a lot different imo. 

Should any goals vs Thailand really count?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Should any goals vs Thailand really count?

That poor goalkeeper. 

 

[IvanKaramazov]

That poor goalkeeper. 

But the keeper for the Netherlands was lights-out.  She single-handedly kept the game from being 4--or-5-nil and couldn't have helped the two goals that went in.  Obviously the US was the best side, but the Dutch had their chances, and you have to give a hat-tip to their goalie.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Seems like an odd and inappropriate time to bring up the supposed pay gap between men and women.

It is.  Why not just enjoy the title in all its glory?  Most can, but there are always some who have to make a cause out of everything. 

 

[Christo]

But the keeper for the Netherlands was lights-out.  She single-handedly kept the game from being 4--or-5-nil and couldn't have helped the two goals that went in.  Obviously the US was the best side, but the Dutch had their chances, and you have to give a hat-tip to their goalie.

One shot on goal.

 

[Christo]

USA! USA! USA!​

 

[IvanKaramazov]

One shot on goal.

Fair enough.  I'll defer to our resident SoccerGuys. The important thing is that the USA won.

 

[NCCommish]

Seems like an odd and inappropriate time to bring up the supposed pay gap between men and women.

Seems like exactly the right time in a week people will be on to the next shiny thing.

 

[NCCommish]

Congrats to the US women. You aren't being cocky if you back it up on the field and they did.

 

[EYLive]

Seems like exactly the right time in a week people will be on to the next shiny thing.

Yes, there is no better time than when you have that attention a platform. Some people would rather bury their heads in the sand.

 

[brun]

Impressive tournament for the team. 

Generally I'm in favor of doing what you want as long as it doesn't negatively impact others. I don't care if members of championship pro teams choose not to go to the white house. However, if you're on a team that represents the country and choose not to go. That just seems weird.

 

[B Maverick]

Congrats to the US.  They fought hard and got it done.  Will be interesting to see how they go forward, lot of older players in prominent roles:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/10/us-soccer-team-roster-womens-world-cup/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8f6f877b57f3

Saurbrunn 34
Naeher 31
O'Hara 30
Morgan 30
Rapinoe 34
Heath 31
Krieger 34
Long 31
Lloyd 36
Press 30