Tomorrow, the expectation is that France are likely to enjoy a large share of possession, so USA must attempt to catch them on the counter and, if they are to do that, there are two areas in which USA can excel and punish France.
First of all USA must stop the supply line to Luisa Necib [...]
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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than
unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
In football, mediocre performances are often remedied by wins.
Aided by the last minute heroics [...]
Brazil’s coach Kleiton Lima knows he has gifted players and he wants to attack. So far in three victories he used a 3-4-3 system.
Unlike the UNC 3-4-3 which relies on a high pressure, high tempo that requires excellent levels of fitness, Brazil sit back (to limit the space behind) and wait for their opponents to [...]
This result was not unexpected.
Casual fans tend to overlook poor performances, such as v Colombia and Korea, as long as goals scored were spectacular.
Few noticed that all three goals v COL were results of naïve mistakes by COL not of creativity or sustained possession and patient build up of the US team.
The immediacy of Twitter [...]
USA beat DPR Korea 2-0 but it was a performance that lacked imagination and fluidity. Good goals by Cheney, who was very effective in her attacking responsibilities but remiss defensively, and Buehler, were enough for USA to secure the all important 3 points.
DPR Korea were short of top quality and lacked experience and tactical acumen [...]
AllWhiteKit.com reported that “Atlanta Beat head coach James Galanis conceded his team had no chance of making the playoffs and made some candid comments about the Beat’s original intentions going into the season.”
Some questionable statement to make for Mr. Galanis but as long as Fitz Johnson is calling the shots there’ll always be [...]
USA’s 1:0 win over Mexico demonstrated that the spine of the team is on its last legs and not likely to participate in another World Cup.
Rampone 36, Boxx 34, Lloyd 29, Wambach 31 are at an age when recovery takes longer and reaction time slows down.
There are physiological changes, which take place as we age, [...]
AWK: Group A is considered the most difficult group in the tournament. Which team do you expect to advance: France or Canada?
SB: France but both Canada and now that Thomas Obliers is involved with Nigeria, they will be a lot more tactically organized and thus more dangerous. Obliers is an excellent motivator, straight talker and [...]
The Women’s Premier League is only in the pre-season stage but realistically there are only three teams who have a chance to win league title. All three are professional teams with comparatively large budgets and not winning would make this season a disappointment for all three.
So, who are the favorites to win and can anyone [...]
Dan Borislow with his team MagicJack is getting a lot of criticism in women’s football circles about his unorthodox way of getting things done. I admit, the way he is going about things is unusual.
Borislow is unorthodox in his women’s football business, but effectively saved the league and extended the sport, earning the right to [...]
