Paris Olympics 2024
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In this case most of it was performance based. Alex Morgan had her time and should not have been in front of Sophia (or made her play out of her natural position, which got most people saying she was overrated).
The team itself is much more enjoyable to watch on the pitch now that they have gone young.
The team itself is much more enjoyable to watch on the pitch now that they have gone young.
I guess... When I see someone say that they have "performance based" reasons for wanting an athlete off a team, and they're speaking in reference to a veteran who has won championships, my reaction is, "This is a person who takes sports too seriously." I look at someone like Carli Lloyd or Megan Rapinoe or Alex Morgan, and I think, "They have earned the right to leave on their own terms, and to not be forced out, and if that means that we go through a cycle where we don't win, then that's just what it is." I do not have the kind of "name on the front" morality that would compel me to walk up to a player that has helped my national team win two World Cups and an Olympic Gold Medal and say, "It's time for you to step aside." I think the greats should get to leave when they're ready to leave.
In all the time I've known you, I have always thought of you as a person I f***s with, so I am curious to understand what part makes it "more enjoyable"?
In all the time I've known you, I have always thought of you as a person I f***s with, so I am curious to understand what part makes it "more enjoyable"?
Their attack is much more focused. they have a killer instinct and press forward in a way the 2023 team/Vlatko didn't do. I imagine a lot was the coaching, and Alex just didn't work with Rodman and Smith. But again the worst part of that was the tactics of the old coach who had Alex playing a hold up forward position and dishing out to the wings when Smith is much better direct to the goal. And of course Mallory Swanson was injured and she is every bit the killer finisher that Smith is. I think the goal where she put away Smith's rebound today is just something we would not have seen with Vlatko's team.
And the other side to that was it felt like his teams felt they could just turn it on at any time and win and it bit them big time at the Olympics and World Cup. This team was just hungry. They aren't playing like winning the tourney is a forgone conclusion, they are playing like a team with everything to prove.
Tactically Emma Hayes may be the best coach they've ever had and today was only her 6th game with the team. It will be interesting to see where they are in 3 years for the next world cup. They're still a work in progress right now, so a little bit of luck in the knockout seeding won't hurt them.
And the other side to that was it felt like his teams felt they could just turn it on at any time and win and it bit them big time at the Olympics and World Cup. This team was just hungry. They aren't playing like winning the tourney is a forgone conclusion, they are playing like a team with everything to prove.
Tactically Emma Hayes may be the best coach they've ever had and today was only her 6th game with the team. It will be interesting to see where they are in 3 years for the next world cup. They're still a work in progress right now, so a little bit of luck in the knockout seeding won't hurt them.
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Yeah they are playing a much more modern style, the build up on Smith's first goal yesterday was so good, the pass to Rodman and then Mal running past the cross (honestly looks like she even played it off her back heel but afaik they gave the assist to Rodman). They can still win with brute force, I think Smith's shot that set up Mal's rebound to go up 2-1 was an example of that, but under Vlatko the team wasn't really smashing those in. Whether it was a compatibility issue between Rodman, Smith and Morgan or a tactical one is fair game. One interesting thing about that goal was afterwards I think Hayes could be seen barking at Rose Lavelle being out of position on the play, so it's clear she is demanding more from the players than Vlatko, who seemed to be something of a players' coach.
Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS) wins the Women's 200m Freestyle, with a new Olympic Record (1:53.27)! World Record holder and 400m Freestyle Gold Medalist Ariarne Titmus (AUS) settles for Silver, Siobahn Bernadette Haughey (HKG) takes Bronze. Claire Weinstein, the sole American swimmer in the draw, finished DFL.