The women also got owned in the midfield. They'll have to fix their gaps if they want to win it.
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Just saw the 3rd goal. Not sure about the first but the last 2 were definitely due to height advantage on corner/crossing plays.
It's not just about the goals, though. Those were the highlight plays but Sweden cut through the US midfield on attacking runs at will, especially in the first half. The women should have been down by more and they were on their heels almost from the start. The US couldn't keep possession in the attacking third -- or really even get the ball to the attacking third -- because they were so disorganized in the middle. They also were too soft winning the ball back or making challenges on attacking players. They really missed Ertz who is a strong defensive presence in front of the backline from her midfield role.
New coach, new systems and all that so they have time to get things straightened out and Sweden will likely be their toughest opponent in the group (Sweden is ranked #5 in the world, Australia #9, New Zealand #22) but I think the height advantage was the least of their worries yesterday.
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Oh I'm not saying it was a good showing by any stretch. They were sub-par all over the field, imo. I was mostly noting what I saw as a possibly key advantage the Swedes may have tacked on since last tourney.
From what I saw the US women looked frustrated and confused by what Sweden was doing. In the middle and defensive thirds I saw too many cutesy plays or just bad passes & decisions as a result of Swedish pressure in numbers. The US was probably expecting Sweden to sit back but that didn't happen. Instead the Swedes swarmed the ball in all thirds while the US women largely stuck to formation or watched 1-2 of their own try to break down 3-4 opponents. Once in the offensive third chances were few as a result, and at the other end Sweden created turnovers and shots.
Again I didn't see all of the game but that's how it looked to me. And when those scoring chances in the air presented themselves the US women were outmatched.
Very tough draw for game 1. They'd better be ready for the inevitable rematch.
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That's what I saw, too, and was part of the frustration that was coming out on the US side. There was some hard contact all over and a little bit of retaliation imo.
Getting a Bulls vs Pistons vibe all of a sudden. lol
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before the US was just better technically…..now I’m not sure if Sweden closed that gap or of it just didn’t matter that day.
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Wayne Rooney apologises to family and Derby over online images
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They looked really good the last 35-40 minutes or so of the game. The first half was garbage but they settled in nicely in the 2nd half. And their keeper has been playing terrific.
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The US goalie saving three penalties (one in the 80th minute, two during the PK round) was real clutch.
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I like how Mexico's coach didn't deny the allegations, he just tried to suck up to the refs. Should be a good one.
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