Yes, thanks for the reminder. July and August are sports deadzones for me, so nice to have something to watch.
At 3-1 (on the verge of 2nd straight home loss), I thought this was an all-time low in USW soccer history.
Then an incredible comeback, led by a certain Husky's significant other.
I am one of the biggest US WNT fans on the planet, as are my daughters. But I was really hoping they would lose tonight. A bad loss might've been enough to force a coaching change after the tournament. Jill Ellis, unfortunately, is an awful coach and the team's future is not very bright as long as she is at the helm. Too bad the US can't trade coaches with Australia. That would be a massive upgrade. The US for most of tonight's game had no cohesion, poor spacing, and rarely could connect a pass. Painful to watch.
The win was due to exceptional individual plays, not anything Ellis did. I would assume that anyone evaluating the coach would recognize that.
I believe she said she would be tinkering through this TON's tourney. Then start to work on building for 2019. This is the off year (after WC and Olympic years). If there is any time to experiment, this is the year.Ellis is doing what Klinsmann did with the men's team, constantly tinkering with new players in new positions and trying different formations. That seems like a reasonable strategy this far in advance of the world cup, but if in the process the team starts to lose it's confidence and cohesion then maybe it's not such a good idea. I'd say it's time to settle on what you think is your best lineup and formation and start getting everybody comfortable in their roles.
[Full disclosure: my wife didn't change hers (20+ years ago), nor did I encourage her to.]
Damn, how the hell did I miss that???Well, yes. "Mrs. Bigboote" doesn't exactly roll of of the tongue now, does it?
Well, yes. "Mrs. Bigboote" doesn't exactly roll of of the tongue now, does it? I can sympathize. My spouse gets pretty upset when someone calls her "Mrs. BigBird."