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Soccer (women) loses to Sweden 3-0

Discussion in 'Summer Olympics 2021' started by GatorGrowl, Jul 21, 2021.

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  1. Jul 21, 2021 #1
    GatorGrowl

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    USWNT looked lost, confused as Sweden ends unbeaten run
    USWNT looked lost, confused as Sweden end unbeaten run

    There was a moment early in the first half of the United States women's national team's opening match of its Olympic campaign when midfielder Rose Lavelle, dribbling into Sweden's half with the ball at her feet, looked around furiously and put her hands out, as if she was lost. Even without being able to hear what she said in Tokyo's cavernous Ajinomoto Stadium, it's easy to imagine it was something along the lines of, "Where is everyone?"

    That, in a nutshell, was how the USWNT began its 2020 Olympics, looking confused in a 3-0 loss to open Group G.

    The defeat was notable, first, because the team rarely loses. It came into Wednesday's match unbeaten in its previous 44, with 40 of them wins. Its last loss was in January 2019, at a friendly in France.

    To say the reigning Women's World Cup champions arrived in Japan as a favorite is perhaps an understatement. The U.S. has reached the gold-medal match in five of the six Olympics Games since women's soccer became an event, and unlike some of the teams in Tokyo, the USWNT has played warm-up games for the months leading up to this amid the pandemic.

    But the defeat was also notable because of just how bad the loss was. Confused expressions abound as players, including Lavelle, looked for an open American to pass the ball to but couldn't find anyone. As Sweden swarmed, pressing and bossing the midfield, the Americans looked rattled and gave the ball away too cheaply.
     
  2. Jul 21, 2021 #2
    Bazza

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    Did the Great Britain football coach give them a pep talk before the game - or something? :ninja:
     
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    Bazza

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    Didnt think women's soccer would be a topic on this board
     
  6. Jul 21, 2021 #6
    rivergator

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    I watched most of it. It could have worse. The US was dominated all over the field
    Never thought I’d see that
     
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    Losing in your first group stage match isn't the end of the world, but the way they lost does not bode well for them. It's the overall lostness and seeming lack of preparation that's so head scratching. And there's not a lot of time to fix that.
     
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    Too many Subway commercials instead of practicing. :rolleyes:
     
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  10. Jul 21, 2021 #10
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    I am Tired of people who don’t root for their own country.
     
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    rivergator

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    You started a thread about it in Too Hot but didn't watch and don't care? Why, just to celebrate the loss?
    Go USA, huh?
    Geez
     
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    duchen

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    Bingo. Sad isn’t it? Well, the result of the match is shocking to say the least.
     
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    Have the Olympics started? LOL.
     
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    Lol, oh yeah ! Just broke my heart to these fine ladies lose !
     
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    Are u referring to the Women Soccer team ? Forkem
     
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    duchen

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    I don’t know what team you are referring to. I am talking about the US Women’s National Team (soccer). Is that the team you are referring to?
     
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    Maybe they should rename it: Too Slow for Too Hot.
     
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