“I swear to god if she plays Pugh in the attacking midfield behind the striker and Press out wide...I just don’t get it. I think the opposite way around is a clearly better use of both of their skills.”

Everyone else can get wrecked. It’s the World Cup, not some Shiba Leaves bullshit. And this team needs every bit of confidence going into the knockout rounds because I’m terrified of France. Anyway, if you wanna be mad, then blame the federations who don’t give a flying fuck about their women’s team until they’re on…

I’m disappointed in DMath. I expect sour grapes from Kyle, but not everyone’s favorite little ankle breaker DMath. Fuck them. Maybe they’re just mad Canada looked weak against Cameroon. Tell em, Syd.

Could be a Germany without Maro, though. Still not worth ducking France.

Right. I mean it “makes sense” to avoid France, but fuck that shit. Fuck shit up. Kick ass. Take names. Stomp on throats. To some people, it’s arrogance. And yeah it is, but it’s also just going out there and getting results. Letting people know we (well, they) came to play.

You’re surprised that Canadian, Chinese, and German media didn’t like an American blow out? They’re three of our biggest rivals in woso. Of course they hated it. Canada barely edge past Cameroon. China hacked the shit out of Germany and now Germany will be without Maro for however long. And Germany, similar to Canada,…

Honestly, this team will win with anybody but that Olympics loss did her no favors. I can only see her as Bilbo now so thanks. I can't unsee it.

I think they were playing a 10-1 instead of their usual 4-3-3 by the end.

What, that she shouldn’t be the starting striker? It’s Thailand. Good for her with her 5 goals, and likely the golden boot at this point, but it’s Thailand. Everyone was expecting a rout and we got one. Now if she puts up 5 goals against France in the quarterfinals? Then she deserves a fucking parade. Fuck France.

They’ll end with Chile, and likely after the Chileans are equally demoralized from playing the US (and if Ellis has any decency, Morgan won’t be starting that one).

Probably not? I mean, Daly barely made the team and she still isn’t a forward. And it’s not like players who go through your youth system don’t come over here for college (like Daly or Bronze, and probably Bardsley, and I’m sure there are more). I don’t think it’s a matter of where they develop, but how quickly they d…

You could take away Morgan’s goals (good for her) and Sweden still won’t touch that goal differential.

The US just did the Swedes a favor by effectively winning the group. 

It’s a great idea and I would love to see it, which means it won’t happen.

Much more parity in the NWSL, but a more direct style of play. Last year the NC Courage beat Lyon 1-0 in the first ever Women’s ICC. They’re having another this year.

“If she has good assistants getting the job done, her personal technical knowledge is inconsequential.”

Yes. But Heath at LB is a nightmare scenario if all the subs are used (see: the Sweden game during the Rio Olympics, where they lost). The backup LB is Davidson, who is—you guessed it—a CB.

It is. And Ellis rightly put JJ in the backline and Mewis in the midfield.

Their game against Chile should be exciting at the very least. Both will want a result.

I hope teams bunker so hard that they forget to counterattack and this will become a moot point. If Sonnett’s on the field, how do you not attack down her side? It would be foolish not to.