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webmeister posted:I dunno what you guys are watching but this game the US keep threatening while Sweden can’t string 3 passes together and barely get out of their own half Sweden looked much better during the first 20 minutes, but yeah as soon as the ball got on to the swedish half it never really moved out of it.
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habeasdorkus posted:Wait, are you not even English? Christ, what an rear end in a top hat. Worse, I'm Polish. This is the best US played all tournament. Sweden really need someone like van de Donk to kick the American speedsters into oblivion. Still can't really see the US beating Japan but they really improved.
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webmeister posted:I dunno what you guys are watching but this game the US keep threatening while Sweden can’t string 3 passes together and barely get out of their own half It def didn’t look like Sweden was playing all that well and I’d be worried that US not scoring while they had the momentum might bite them full in the rear end if Sweden’s able to make the appropriate halftime adjustments that seem to have escaped Vlatko so far this tournament.
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Terminally Bored posted:Worse, I'm Polish. I dunno. To me it looks like the US defense is explicitly set up to be mindful that Japanese style counter attack. They're not pushing high up. I think Japan could be fairly toothless against them.
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xeria posted:It def didn’t look like Sweden was playing all that well and I’d be worried that US not scoring while they had the momentum might bite them full in the rear end if Sweden’s able to make the appropriate halftime adjustments that seem to have escaped Vlatko so far this tournament. I really hope his halftime adjustment is bringing someone who is definitely not Rose Lavelle wearing a mustache as a disguise to try to fool the refs, what would give you that idea?
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whypick1 posted:I really hope his halftime adjustment is bringing someone who is definitely not Rose Lavelle wearing a mustache as a disguise to try to fool the refs, what would give you that idea? "No, ref, this hairband is fuschia, not pink."
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Mrenda posted:I dunno. To me it looks like the US defense is explicitly set up to be mindful that Japanese style counter attack. They're not pushing high up. I think Japan could be fairly toothless against them. japan didnt play counter attack last night. They dominated possession and choked norway to death. They can do both.
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webmeister posted:I dunno wtf that is but no, short corners never loving work (to be fair, corners rarely work either) Katie McCabe’s olimpico would like to disagree. Haven’t been fully paying attention but even as rough as the performance has been, it’s still the best they’ve played so far. Having a midfield is useful, turns out.
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I hope Sweden win, but the knowledge that a bunch of awful talking heads will be smug if the US team gets knocked out will make it tougher to enjoy.
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Eau de MacGowan posted:japan didnt play counter attack last night. They dominated possession and choked norway to death. They can do both. Third goal was a strong counter but yeah, for sure.
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The USA will want to have scored that half
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Eau de MacGowan posted:japan didnt play counter attack last night. They dominated possession and choked norway to death. They can do both. I was thinking of the Spanish game. Credit where it's due the US defence looks solid, even if Sweden didn't show much past 20 minutes, but it looks like they're trying to play a complete defensive game to stop threats rather than work cohesively between both attack and defence.
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Sweden's come out with a higher press, it's at least gotten them some touches in the US third.
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Literally let Horan touch every ball and USA will certainly win this.
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Naomi Girma has been quietly imperious at the back for the US. Also, nothing in it ref!
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ARRRGH, JUST FUCKIN' SHOOT. Oh, offside anyways.
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smith completely useless, much like the entire swedish team
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Will Vlatko be making a substitution this game
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tristeham posted:two bad teams Who ever wins this will not see the final, thats for sure (probably)
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skasion posted:kind of harsh on Rodman FOX commentators saying she's been playing while battling an illness, so probably for the best.
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This game has been scrappy and not in a good way, but at least the usa actually attacks sometimes.
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Horan was fouled mercilessly in CL this year so this seems to be a general strategy nowadays.
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I'd be scared to foul Horan because most of the challenges I've seen done on her the other party winds up worse for wear.
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Terminally Bored posted:Horan was fouled mercilessly in CL this year so this seems to be a general strategy nowadays. it wasn’t even close to a foul there
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Not a fan of this ref’s yellow whistle, every time they cut to her I think she’s about to book someone
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webmeister posted:Not a fan of this ref’s yellow whistle, every time they cut to her I think she’s about to book someone I was just thinking this
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