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Post by bbg95 on Jul 31, 2023 10:40:05 GMT -5
This Women's World Cup is kind of a disaster in terms of scheduling for Americans in general. The other US matches were on at reasonable times, but I have watched way less of the European powers than I originally planned because so many of their matches are on in the middle of the night. pairs well with a DVR. you can watch the match at a more reasonable time, plus you have the option of putting it at 4x speed for the boring parts and if you see some excitement you can put it back to normal playback I mean, at that point, I'll just watch the highlights. There are a lot of boring parts in soccer matches. It's a good sport to have on in the background while I'm getting some work done because I can just look over when the announcer starts getting excited.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jul 31, 2023 10:46:12 GMT -5
Japan is so crisp and playing much better strategically. Happy to pack it in while Spain passes the ball around aimlessly and then spring the counter. Spain is trying to build up the right flank, but Japan is right there. Paralluelo also looks like a better fit for a team that plays direct (so she can use size and speed) but it feels like every touch she's had has been bad and ended the build up. Haven't seen her against a good team, but not sure it's a tactical fit for the Spanish possession style. Funny thing is I just read an analysis of the Japanese team, and they were saying the team is loaded with (Euro league) experienced players, but they’re midfielders and defense. That if they ever fall behind there’s no one with experience they could count on to keep them in the game. And here they are scoring 4 goals in the final round robin game. 🤣 What's funny is they only had like 7 or 8 actual chances. Basically all on counters instead of the build up in run of play. They were just deadly efficient with them. And still that was the perfect strategy against Spain too. Japan will have to play Norway differently, but they seem to have the quality to do so.
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Post by n00b on Jul 31, 2023 15:13:42 GMT -5
This Women's World Cup is kind of a disaster in terms of scheduling for Americans in general. The other US matches were on at reasonable times, but I have watched way less of the European powers than I originally planned because so many of their matches are on in the middle of the night. pairs well with a DVR. you can watch the match at a more reasonable time, plus you have the option of putting it at 4x speed for the boring parts and if you see some excitement you can put it back to normal playback Even for the teams that I am a die-hard fan of, I'm never interested in watching recorded matches. It's live or bust for me.
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Post by BearClause on Jul 31, 2023 15:53:42 GMT -5
I remember being in Haas Pavilion (maybe 2008?) looking at a wall of endowed athletic scholarship recipients. Saw this photo on the wall and I was thinking that if she had any talent, she could easily be a star. Never thought she'd be that big though.
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 31, 2023 16:58:14 GMT -5
pairs well with a DVR. you can watch the match at a more reasonable time, plus you have the option of putting it at 4x speed for the boring parts and if you see some excitement you can put it back to normal playback Even for the teams that I am a die-hard fan of, I'm never interested in watching recorded matches. It's live or bust for me. I'd bet that with these events being on the other side of the world, even when watching it "live", you aren't actually seeing it until like a minute or more after it has already happened.
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Post by n00b on Jul 31, 2023 17:02:27 GMT -5
Even for the teams that I am a die-hard fan of, I'm never interested in watching recorded matches. It's live or bust for me. I'd bet that with these events being on the other side of the world, even when watching it "live", you aren't actually seeing it until like a minute or more after it has already happened. True. But it’s close enough that I don’t have to consciously avoid spoiler score updates.
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Post by zarsta on Jul 31, 2023 22:01:38 GMT -5
A bit sad to see Canada out in the group stage (completely their own doing though), but relieved to see Australia through with that 4-0 win. This tournament deserves to have Sam Kerr on the pitch, so hope she's fit for the round of 16. I always saw group B as the group of death, and think it lived up to that.
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 31, 2023 22:21:12 GMT -5
A bit sad to see Canada out in the group stage (completely their own doing though), but relieved to see Australia through with that 4-0 win. This tournament deserves to have Sam Kerr on the pitch, so hope she's fit for the round of 16. I always saw group B as the group of death, and think it lived up to that. Dang, Canada got smoked. Good thing they got that gold medal in Tokyo. Looks like Kerr will have another week to recover.
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Post by zarsta on Aug 1, 2023 0:08:42 GMT -5
A bit sad to see Canada out in the group stage (completely their own doing though), but relieved to see Australia through with that 4-0 win. This tournament deserves to have Sam Kerr on the pitch, so hope she's fit for the round of 16. I always saw group B as the group of death, and think it lived up to that. Dang, Canada got smoked. Good thing they got that gold medal in Tokyo. Looks like Kerr will have another week to recover. They really did get smoked. I had zero confidence Canada would be able to muster any kind of response. They just looked shell shocked, were sort of off the whole tournament.
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Post by mervinswerved on Aug 1, 2023 0:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 1, 2023 0:58:58 GMT -5
Lavelle starting? USA not playing around any more.
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Post by zarsta on Aug 1, 2023 1:12:23 GMT -5
Lavelle starting? USA not playing around any more. Not surprised to see Rodman dropped to the bench. (I like Rodman, just think she struggled a bit in the last match)
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Post by myhouse911 on Aug 1, 2023 2:20:29 GMT -5
I have followed Canadian Women's Soccer off and on for the better part of 20 years (since the summer of 2002 when the U-19 team brought so much attention to the sport here), and it is absolutely mind blowing to me that they can medal at 3 consecutive Olympics, but have not advanced past the quarterfinals at the World Cup since 2003 (which ironically enough, they failed to qualify for the Athens Games the following summer.) I can't began to understand the ranking system that FIFA uses, but this team being ranked 7th in the world is wild to me. I almost feel these Olympic medals are a bit fluke-like, or they are simply attempting to peak for the Olympics, even though my millennial mind would argue the World Cup is the grand prize of the sport. Are the times a-changin'?
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Post by zarsta on Aug 1, 2023 2:26:24 GMT -5
Well, Netherlands vs Vietnam escalated quickly. 4-0 within 25 minutes.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 1, 2023 2:29:05 GMT -5
So the deal is, is the US loses then they are out, right? And if they win or draw they are in, but probably as second place unless they keep up with the Netherlands in terms of scoring? Do I have that correct?
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