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I wish they would have possessed the ball in the first half like they started to do in the second once they got the lead. Too many long passes trying for the quick score without really organizing anything.
And to your point above, shocked that Wambach played the entire 90. To be honest, the offense looked sluggish with her influence, too many balls flung up looking for her aerial play. She's a legend, but she should be a role player up top once Morgan is healthy, not the focus.
Other then Rapinoe and Johnston, no outfield player should be happy. And surely Ellis can't get it this wrong tactically on Friday. It came down to stamina but they can't bank on that being successful every match going forward.
I'll stick to watching Copa America right now, the women's game is tough to watch. I'm working a Copa America project for a vendor for a new streaming service on yaveo.com, having fun putting the games on. Two more today.
With all of that talent, the women look lost on offense. They are nearly unable to string together consecutive passes in the offensive end. Always looking for the long pass over the top. Frustrating.
Didn't watch last night but the Chile-Ecuador opener was a quite entertaining 90 minutes. This tournament is always fantastic to watch and played correctly during the winter months. Messi today should be spectacular.
Looking forward to the USA U-20 team tonight. Lots of young talents there that are fun to watch. Zelalem, Rubio, and Hyndmann are real talents. I also like the promise of the two hyphenated center backs, Palmer-Brown and Carter-Vickers. They play in the U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals tonight against Serbia at 11:30 pm eastern on FS1. For anyone looking for a US team to cheer for that can't quite enjoy the ladies game, this may be well worth the watch. Beat a talented Colombia squad 1-0 to get here.
Paraguay just scored in the 90th minute to tie Argentina after trailing 2-0 earlier in the game. Messi and the Argentines are stunned. The whole tournament could be up for grabs now.