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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFrench women dominated possession and the game but once in the box couldn’t put a shot on goal all night.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYep and they lost too. US defense was very good and their shooting accuracy and goals were great. While Rapinoe got the goals, Crystal Dunn was incredible.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCrystal Dunn is exceptional in the forward 2/3 of the field. LB is not her position though. She struggled at times there early against the French starter.
French strategy was to attack Dunn. She did well at times, as the article states. Other times she was blown aside. The US defense didn’t stop the French as much as they were terrible shooters. They many times got a ball on their head with a clean shot at goal. They just missed. US defense more lucky than good. We’ll see how England does.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCrystal Dunn is exceptional in the forward 2/3 of the field. LB is not her position though. She struggled at times there early against the French starter.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHonestly, what game were you watching? Dunn was terrific at LB the whole game AND was one of the few that could get by their defense on the attack. She has transitioned into this defense role extremely well, but still has her attack instincts/skills from her days as a forward.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Posthttps://apple.news/AWmk-tNnnTY-VrDrA171ddw
French strategy was to attack Dunn. She did well at times, as the article states. Other times she was blown aside. The US defense didn’t stop the French as much as they were terrible shooters. They many times got a ball on their head with a clean shot at goal. They just missed. US defense more lucky than good. We’ll see how England does.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHonestly, what game were you watching? Dunn was terrific at LB the whole game AND was one of the few that could get by their defense on the attack. She has transitioned into this defense role extremely well, but still has her attack instincts/skills from her days as a forward.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFrench women dominated possession and the game but once in the box couldn’t put a shot on goal all night.
Last, no one is talking about the US playing 5:4:1 out of possession. It frustrated the heck out of France’s ability to find clean shooting/passing lanes in the final 1/3. The only goal was from a set piece where a 6’1” french player won a header against a 5’9” us player. How many corner kicks did france get? More than the US for sure...
Oh, and the pundits should be talking about Morgan’s very unselfish work as a target striker in setting up Rapinoe. Both of Rapinoe’s goals were started by Morgan, one on a foul and one on a pass to Heath who got the assist.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostEven Rapinoe said in her interview after the game that the French outplayed them. Here’s the thing, the French tried to rely on their speed on the outside and it didn’t work as service wasn’t great and successful 1on1 opportunities were few. Dunn and O’hara are both very fast and attackers in their previous roles. They know how to go forward, but more importantly they know what their opponents will try and do and can anticipate, or lacking that, use pace to recover from a mistake.
Last, no one is talking about the US playing 5:4:1 out of possession. It frustrated the heck out of France’s ability to find clean shooting/passing lanes in the final 1/3. The only goal was from a set piece where a 6’1” french player won a header against a 5’9” us player. How many corner kicks did france get? More than the US for sure...
Oh, and the pundits should be talking about Morgan’s very unselfish work as a target striker in setting up Rapinoe. Both of Rapinoe’s goals were started by Morgan, one on a foul and one on a pass to Heath who got the assist.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMessi with a red card today.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYes. I saw it and being a big Messi fan I was predisposed to think that Gary Medel (who also got one for the same incident) was the instigator. But alas , after watching several replays I put the blame on Messi who is not quite the angel I thought he was. As Medel was trying to block Messi, Messi reaches with his foot which seemed innocent enough as an attempt to get to the ball. But after watching a couple of times, I noticed that Messi also gave Medel a shove high on his shoulder seemingly in an attempt to trip him. I don't like watching Chile play Argentina because Chile seems to always go on a hackfest. But this time I blame Messi. I still love him though and could watch him 24/7.
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