Match Thread: World Cup Group B - Matchday 1 - Nigeria v Canada - July 20, 2023 - 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT / 12:30pm local time (July 21)

[youllneverwalkalone]

Who can make a difference off the bench?

[Jack1997]

This ref is letting them go to war holy shit

[dyslexic nam]

Just now, Onelessstar said:

Buchanan is class.

She has long been my fav player on this team.  

[beachesl]

Whoops, lost the Nigerian  feed, Argie governemnt must have caught win, ior Nigerian power cut.

[Colonel Green]

Shoot, for God's sake.

[Onelessstar]

2 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

She has long been my fav player on this team.  

Yes.... mine also..

[Gian-Luca]

Leon is the wrong player to take off 

[beachesl]

New forwards, PLEASE

[dyslexic nam]

Kind of miss Tancredi out there smashing into people.  The Cavalini of the women’s team. 

[beachesl]

Get it together, or we will miss second round.

[beachesl]

bad ref , clear hand ball

[El Hombre]

We won gold at the Olympics on a bunch of penalties.  It would be cool if we could score some open play goals.

[Unnamed Trialist]

Considering our push and superiority, and the well-stopped penalty, we are doing fine.

But that does not mean I like how we play. We have no quality midfield work, and then there are bewildering blunders, like from Sincy, Quinn. I mean really poor decision making, not being able to hold up, making a really amateur pass. You have to squander a few to get one, that is not how to impose yourself on a rival who is better than I thought they'd be, but still inferior.

Lawrence is having a mediocre game too.

What I think we are really missing is to take away the Nigeria chances. When they are able to blow through our first line of pressure, they are countering dangerously. We are not effective against this, not really. Meaning that as we stand our 60%+ possession might still not be enough to avoid them nabbing one.

BTW, I know this ref and never liked her, but that is the case with the majority of refs doing women's Champions League, they are for the most part very irritating.

Edited July 21, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist

[Free kick]

So now she decides to issue a yellow🙃

Edited July 21, 2023 by Free kick

[gwsmith63]

Far too many wayward passes tonight. Very uncharacteristic by so many experienced players. 

[Colonel Green]

Watching this team without Fleming is painful.

[Onelessstar]

3 minutes ago, Colonel Green said:

Watching this team without Fleming is painful.

Although Fleming might struggle with the physicality of this match

[Unnamed Trialist]

Grosso is doing well. Huitema is having a very good game and is just missing assisting or getting the goal.

Sheridan, but to be expected, except for that one miscue in the first half.

[beachesl]

squeaky bum time, last 8 mins

 

[Colonel Green]

Goddamnit, shoot at the net!

[dyslexic nam]

Where did they find 8 minutes of stoppage? 

[Free kick]

too many hit and hope crosses where we are not winning the aerial battles. 

Cant construct anything off of the buildup.   But the good news is, this is no different than at that Olympics and we won gold at the Olympics.  

[dyslexic nam]

Jesus….

[Gian-Luca]

Completely shit decision making by Lacasse

[dyslexic nam]

Just now, Gian-Luca said:

Completely shit decision making by Lacasse

Would have been fine with a shot. Or a pass.  She did neither.