USA Women vs Korea today!

Vipers02 wrote:

WOW, that is a great jersey....

yes defensively we look shakey. i was surprised they didnt kill off the game in the last 10 minutes, haven't they ever watched a real soccer game? I think BC said that Pia was yelling at them to keep the ball, that's a novel idea. also they started kicking the ball down the center of the field to NK or wombat in the 2nd half. as the announcer said it was a good way to get her injured. The problem/advantage to having a big target fwd like that is that the team relies on just kicking the ball fwd or just works on getting in crosses for her to head. Pretty soon thats the only way they know how to score. I would love to see our players be more creative in the final 3rd, the way they rush shots shows a lack of composure around the goal, and for players with that much experience i was surprised.

Hope Solo = Whiskey tango.

But hot, in that sort of "late night at the bar, take this girl home but make sure she's out in the morning without stealing anything from you" sort of way.

DrSoccer wrote:yes defensively we look shakey. i was surprised they didnt kill off the game in the last 10 minutes, haven't they ever watched a real soccer game? I think BC said that Pia was yelling at them to keep the ball, that's a novel idea. also they started kicking the ball down the center of the field to NK or wombat in the 2nd half. as the announcer said it was a good way to get her injured. The problem/advantage to having a big target fwd like that is that the team relies on just kicking the ball fwd or just works on getting in crosses for her to head. Pretty soon thats the only way they know how to score. I would love to see our players be more creative in the final 3rd, the way they rush shots shows a lack of composure around the goal, and for players with that much experience i was surprised.

Did anyone else notice that we scored 2 goals very quickly when we played small short possession ball in the France game versus long ball to the middle...

Well, at least Hope’s not attacking a teammate like she did in 2007 when she viciously stated that “There was no doubt in her mind that she would have made those saves”, that Brianna Scurry let in during a 0-4 loss against Brazil in a 2007 World Cup game.
Whether Hope is correct or not in her statements, she needs to grow a thicker skin and maybe just grow up a little. Her negative comments IMHO are counterproductive and certainly not that of a team leader.
With all that being said, I am still a fan. We all forget sometimes that our words should be sweet, because someday, we might be eating them.