Great Britain v Sweden Womens Football

[pork pie]

Anybody looked at any of it? It is worse than pub football.

 

[pipkin112]

I watched for 10 minutes, and then turned over.

 

[pork pie]

I saw them pass the ball. So better than the England mens team!

I think that is a stupid statement.

 

[Landgull]

Watched on TV Englands recent game and they passed the ball better than the mens team.

 

[Potters mate]

to be fair, that game was not a great advert for womens football. We are lucky to have two local sides who are very good, Brighton and Lewes. If you took the physical differences away, both teams would walk the county league (in my opinion).

 

[pork pie]

to be fair, that game was not a great advert for womens football. We are lucky to have two local sides who are very good, Brighton and Lewes. If you took the physical differences away, both teams would walk the county league (in my opinion).

So are they better than the GB team? Probably not.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

in a warm up game for the biggest tournament of your life how hard would you have played, tbh it was just a kick about if you expect the men (who are used to playing in big competitions )to be rushing around putting in crunching tackles tonight i think your in for a bit of a disappointment

 

[pork pie]

in a warm up game for the biggest tournament of your life how hard would you have played, tbh it was just a kick about if you expect the men (who are used to playing in big competitions )to be rushing around putting in crunching tackles tonight i think your in for a bit of a disappointment

Exactly what have "crunching tackles" got to do with anything. The players were just useless. Crunching tackles have unfortunately been taken out of modern football for men, let alone women. I had expected higher technical ability, than was on display. Obviously women cannot match mens' physical ability and pace, but they should be able to obtain a reasonable level of technical ability.

 

[severnside gull]

Exactly what have "crunching tackles" got to do with anything. The players were just useless. Crunching tackles have unfortunately been taken out of modern football for men, let alone women. I had expected higher technical ability, than was on display. Obviously women cannot match mens' physical ability and pace, but they should be able to obtain a reasonable level of technical ability.

I can watch womens' football (and enjoy the passing which is so much more a part of their game than the pace and power of mens' football) right up to the point the goalkeepers get involved then I find myself alternately laughing and cringeing - they are so uniformly abysmal in every game I have ever seen

 

[TheMajor]

Me and Sepp Blatter turned on at the end to watch the shirt swapping.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

Exactly what have "crunching tackles" got to do with anything. The players were just useless. Crunching tackles have unfortunately been taken out of modern football for men, let alone women. I had expected higher technical ability, than was on display. Obviously women cannot match mens' physical ability and pace, but they should be able to obtain a reasonable level of technical ability.

how much womens football have you watched (just out of interest )

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

Me and Sepp Blatter turned on at the end to watch the shirt swapping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSsBn0_i4k

 

[pork pie]

how much womens football have you watched (just out of interest )

I had to watch and England v Germany match about ten years ago at Scumhurst Park. That is all, and I am very glad. Women and football does not work very well. It is second only to them trying to play rugby.

 

[pork pie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSsBn0_i4k

Now I get it! And can see why you are such a fan!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Me and Sepp Blatter turned on at the end to watch the shirt swapping.

Amazing. I have never, ever heard anyone say that in relation to women's football before. Really.

 

[TheMajor]

Amazing. I have never, ever heard anyone say that in relation to women's football before. Really.

Thank you.

 

[element]

Two things spring to mind...

1) Women don't spit when they play football, unlike the men, and...

2) Did I read that a GB/England player got sent off recently? What for, I wonder. Was it a two-footed, knee-high scythdown, or for two yellows, for criticising an opponent's less than natural root colour, and overly prominent VPL

 

[TheMajor]

I'm amazed that the games kick off on time.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

womens game is far rougher than men posted this on another thread the other day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=eQEb1L3N8EI

 

[Potters mate]

So are they better than the GB team? Probably not.

As I said, that game was not a good advert. Everyone has an off day. In answer to your question, no they are not. Was merely using two womens teams i have watched as an example of the technical and tactical levels in the womens amatuer game currently.