_Vic_ Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Imagine being 23 and having played for your senior national team for eight years. Career-wise she's just out of school and getting started, she's in the best place in the world she could be, she trains with the best players in the world and the cultural and language issues are manageable. It takes time to adjust from playing and training day in and day out with university players to the best in the world. It's a process and it just takes time. The recipe and ingredients are world class. Cblake and Mango 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Didn't get on the field for the Champion's League final loss to Barca but played until the 72nd minute in the FA Cup victory over Everton. A terrific experience to be part of a great year for her club. rkomar, Cblake and Trois Reds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Fleming got on for the last 15 minutes against Man U when Chelsea was already leading 4-1, got a hockey assist on one goal, and also scored one herself (her first in the league). Her goal was rather lucky (the goaltender parried a shot right into one of the defenders, and the ball ricocheted to Fleming), but she did chip the goaltender nicely to put the ball in the net. She looked pretty effective out there, although it is hard to know how much of that was down to the Man U players not trying as hard in a lost cause. Here's hoping that it might lead to more time on the pitch when the games aren't already over. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Trois Reds, Cblake, Onelessstar and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onelessstar Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Player of the match on Fotmob today. Nice player rating too: https://www.90min.com/posts/chelsea-women-2-0-leicester-women-player-ratings Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Vic_ Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (FIFA Ballon d'Or World Top 10 shortlist) + (Can't start for club) = Please take a seat Emma Hayes Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I don't know about that. It was her stone-cold penalty takes in the Olympics that got her noticed enough for Ballon d'Or votes. When I watch Fleming sub in for Reiten or Leupolz on Chelsea, I don't notice much improvement in team play. I don't like that she mostly gets subbed on for garbage time at the end of blowouts, but I also recognize that she's still not good enough to permanently replace any of the starters yet. There's probably some plan for her to eventually become a starter, but I don't think that time has arrived yet. She's really good, but she's on a stacked team. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Vic_ Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Sorry but one play doesn't get you on that list. Reiten is another gifted player who couldn't get minutes or starts until recently. Hayes likes her English players. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkomar Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 There is only one English player in the midfield, Spence, and I don't remember her getting much playing time. Cuthbert is Scottish and Ingle is Welsh, but they play wide. Fleming is usually playing in the middle of the park, where Leupolz (German), Harder (Danish) and Ji (Korean) play. I don't think Fleming's lack of playing time has anything to do with her not being English. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Vic_ Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Welsh, Scottish, English. Unless you're sitting just Kerr high, Harder is a striker. Kirby fought for minutes with them too. And other than Harder, who is a striker, Fleming is better than most of the players you mentioned. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Here's Jessie's goal vs Aston Villa this morning. Smart run off the shoulder of the defender, good touch & composed finish. footballfreak, Trois Reds, rkomar and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Fleming with goal & assist in a blowout WCL match against hapless Swiss champion Servette. Previously they lost 5-0 to Wolfsburg. Looks like Servette got achool kids to fill out the stands. Fleming has 3 goals this year after going scoreless last year. Edited November 9, 2021 by red card footballfreak, Unnamed Trialist and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 8:27 PM, red card said: Fleming with goal & assist in a blowout WCL match against hapless Swiss champion Servette. Previously they lost 5-0 to Wolfsburg. Looks like Servette got achool kids to fill out the stands. Fleming has 3 goals this year after going scoreless last year. You can't fairly say "hapless" if you look at most of these CL group stage scorelines. A lot of blowouts. And the sort of embarrassing stuff we haven't seen in elite women's competition recently. There's a major drop off in quality after the top 8-10 or so in Europe. Really the argument for a Super League makes more sense for the women, though I appreciate the logic of getting the 2nd tier of teams into tougher matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 rkomar and footballfreak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 rkomar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Just saw this and it completely passed me by, so others may have missed it. rkomar and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 One of the top stories on the Guardian today: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/14/chelsea-jessie-fleming-the-rivalry-with-arsenal-is-quite-fierce-canada-wsl rkomar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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