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whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet

Move is official now, and she'll be joining the club next week to boot.

Also, jesus Portland, those Red Stars players have families :stonk:

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whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
You all should watch this because:

1. It's goddamn gorgeous
2. It happened against Portland

https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1397697043787829249

Katreus
May 31, 2011

You and I both know this is silly, but this is the biggest women's sporting event in the world. Let's try to make the most of it, shall we?
Thought this was a cool article on the 9 in modern women's soccer: http://analyticsfc.co.uk/blog/2021/06/09/the-modern-centre-forward-in-the-womens-game/.

quote:

One of the main talking points of this UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign has been the improvement of more complex tactical game plans. Coaches at the top teams had to become much more tactical to navigate their way through the knockout rounds, making this season’s competition much more exciting to watch.

During the course of the competition, we witnessed Paris Saint-Germain knock out Lyon while Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich caused Chelsea a host of issues with the latter team even beating them in the first leg. These difficulties have no doubt come from a level of tactical improvement in elite women’s football, meaning the players have had to become smarter, better, and have had to adapt to different roles.

But while we have seen this shift across the pitch, there is one area that has seen more growth than others: the centre forward position.

Jenni Hermoso produced an outstanding display as a false nine as Barcelona’s centre-forward while Sam Kerr, Pernille Harder, and Fran Kirby all played slightly different attacking roles to produce some exhilarating attacking performances in the Champions League. Beyond these players, Marie-Antoinette Katoto is one the finest young strikers who is a lethal penalty box striker.

All of these forwards display a wide range of roles but one common theme between all them is their capacity to be involved in build-up.

Katreus fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jun 9, 2021

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
After having no teams in California during their existence, the league will now have two next year as San Diego will be joining the league alongside their northern neighbors Angel City FC. Former USWNT head coach Jill Ellis will serve as president.

Also, the Reign-Thorns game on August 29th is going to be a double-header with the Sounders-Timbers at Lumen Field, so the league attendance record is going to get smashed to hell.

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


see ya there

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
Italy beat the Netherlands today in a friendly, in traditional late 90s Italian fashion. 1-0 penalty in the first 15.

Italy was actually the better team imo; couple of good chances went begging or were defended well. In particular there was an a awesome backheel pass to Serturini who ran all the way to the touch line and put in a good cross that Bonansea managed to make a mess of in the face of the keeper.

Anyway it was a better match than the Roma - Milan cup final a week or so ago which was a disaster from start to interminable end of penalty kicks.

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet


That's a nice crest and it makes me kinda sad that the old Reign crown crest is no more.

In other NWSL news, a 15 year old sued the league over it's age limit requirement and won an injunction, allowing the Thorns to sign her for a 3 year deal.

Now if only my team would stop sucking so much :smith:

rantmo
Jul 30, 2003

A smile better suits a hero



It pains me to say nice things about LA but Angel City is such a good loving team name and that crest is genuinely excellent. Who's your disappointing team?

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Reign. Last game against Sky Blue was so goddamn painful to watch since they weren't particularly threatening in front of goal and gave up 3 counterattacking goals. The latter is more worrying since giving up soft goals has been a rather recurring theme this season and having a bunch of attackers who play on national teams isn't going to fix that.

rantmo
Jul 30, 2003

A smile better suits a hero



You have my sympathy, I'm a Red Stars fan and I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the last few weeks because there's just nothing happening.

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


Olivia Moultrie won her lawsuit against the NWSL and has signed a 3 year contract with Portland.

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Farid Benstiti just resigned for undisclosed reasons :tinfoil:

e: Amazingly, that did not fix the Reign's defense or finishing ability in one fell swoop :smith:

whypick1 fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Jul 3, 2021

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Let's see if this revives the thread:

https://twitter.com/OurGameMagazine/status/1421661842884096001

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
Phwoar the ankle breakers. There is a thread in the olympics sub for the tournament btw.

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


In case you need a better look at this filth.

https://twitter.com/olreign/status/1421891015145787397?s=21

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


Here's a pallet cleanse if posting nice things about Tacoma makes you feel icky.

https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1422139012295311361

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


Juve Women out here doing big things racisms.
https://twitter.com/JuventusFCWomen/status/1423361933508587520

The couldn't delete it fast enough.

https://twitter.com/YerBoyPDK/status/1423368229020487681

highme fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Aug 5, 2021

Eric Cantonese
Dec 21, 2004

You should hear my accent.

They erased it. What happened?

Woodenlung
Dec 10, 2013

Calculating Infinity

Eric Cantonese posted:

They erased it. What happened?

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
That's a racism alright.

Mr. Mambold
Feb 13, 2011

Aha. Nice post.



Eric Cantonese posted:

They erased it. What happened?

Conehead Lobby.

I know, I know that's a dot, lighten up, gimme a joke here eh

That smirk is like 100megawatt meme tho

Doctor Teeth
Sep 12, 2008


im watching portland v lyon and after 32 mins the thorns have been offside 7 times lmao

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


meh
https://twitter.com/meddocle/status/1429302572012081157

edit
https://twitter.com/mparsons_1/status/1429327629073543168

highme fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Aug 22, 2021

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


Tonight’s Thorns - Spirit game postponed because the dumpster fire that is the Washington Spirit.

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Portland will be hosting the NWSL Championship this year on November 20...at 9AM PST :ughh:

Thaddius the Large
Jul 5, 2006

It's in the five-hole!
Hoofta, is that because they had a broadcast schedule to accommodate or what?

psyer
Mar 26, 2013

Thaddius the Large posted:

Hoofta, is that because they had a broadcast schedule to accommodate or what?

The broadcast window is 9 AM Pacific/12 PM Eastern but CBS is pushing the decision to NWSL and saying that it was NWSL's decision to put it in Portland.

There are also people complaining about Portland hosting a final when they have artificial turf and a final should be hosted in a grass turf field.

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet

highme posted:

Tonight’s Thorns - Spirit game postponed because the dumpster fire that is the Washington Spirit.

The dumpster fire grows:

https://twitter.com/itsmeglinehan/status/1436770482993483782

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/itsmeglinehan/status/1436799618696757250

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


I love how last Saturday they were acting like a Tuesday replay was possible if “protocols are all followed”.

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Spirit-Thorns match officially forfeited

highme
May 25, 2001


I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!


People were estimating that cost the Thorns ~$1mil in match day revenue.



This is pretty rad though.
https://twitter.com/EqualizerSoccer/status/1438888713321320454

habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

highme posted:

People were estimating that cost the Thorns ~$1mil in match day revenue.


That'd be a noticeable dent in an NHL team's budget.

Doctor Teeth
Sep 12, 2008


this friendly v paraguay might be more lopsided than the match v thailand in the 2019 world cup good lord

e: maybe not, paraguay settled down a bit after the 5th goal (i swear i don't mean that like it sounds)

Doctor Teeth fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Sep 22, 2021

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Things are super duper not good for the Washington Spirit.

xeria
Jul 26, 2004

Ruh roh...
Things are super duper not good for the NWSL as a whole (it's Paul Riley)

https://twitter.com/itsmeglinehan/status/1443531717688578049

whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
:tif: x1000

More fuel for the fire (click for longer thread):

https://twitter.com/nadia_nadim/status/1443585873954553866

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
I read that Riley article this morning. I feel like a lot of people should lose their jobs over this, not just him.

clean ayers act
Aug 13, 2007

How do I shot puck!?
https://twitter.com/TheNCCourage/status/1443656907894534151?s=20

At least they didn't wait. I just went to my first Courage game a few weeks back and was hoping to adopt a new/sport team to invest some attention to, but this is offputing to say the least

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whypick1
Dec 18, 2009

Just another jackass on the Internet
Good on them for acting quickly at least.

trem_two posted:

I read that Riley article this morning. I feel like a lot of people should lose their jobs over this, not just him.

I have a feeling far fewer heads will roll than should over this shitshow.

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