Not a big surprise, but now it’s time to reset and get a new coach to guide the transition to the next generation.
Obviously the issues are deeper than one person, and a more thorough post-mortem is due. Still, in all, a bronze in Tokyo and a round of 16 exit in the World Cup is not a great legacy for a USWNT coach.
Sure. First thing to me is criticism doesn’t equal to anti-woke. Personally I couldn’t care less to what each or all footballers think regarding politics or lifestyle choices or anything. I meant it in the sense that their minds may not have been in the game. They were the favorites and so there is an expectation (that’s for any competitive sports) that they would perform well. The fact that they only didn’t perform but got out early tends to mean something else was at play. I agree with you that this may be a too simplistic approach to the matter but more complex explanations aren’t necessarily more accurate. Sometimes (not always) the obvious is the right choice.
Second thing, fuck Trump and his orange tanned ass!
Regarding “fair pay” and the lack of American support for the USA women’s team, I strongly advise you to watch someone like this guy or risk being misinformed yourself (https://youtu.be/KHdRBrH2x2Q). Just to make sure I’m not misrepresenting here, I’m not claiming Nate the Lawyer is the absolute source for truth or whatever but he does a good job at showing the facts, leaving links for supporting documents and all round mostly unbiased opinions.
So, that’s my point of view. Thank you for the well thought out response and I wish you a lovely weekend! =)
“Their minds weren’t in the game” is not more simplistic than “years of underperforming paired with some bad luck against a well organized opponent who went on to beat another favorite in Japan the next game”.
We know what’s wrong with this team and it isn’t a focus problem.