Really? I was convinced our team was more than 90% female
In seriousness.....it is what it is....pool of available players and that. One thing it isn't is racism. Any more.
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Really? I was convinced our team was more than 90% female
In seriousness.....it is what it is....pool of available players and that. One thing it isn't is racism. Any more.
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There's an awful lot of diversity in that team, I assure you. Just not in the way you mean (and I know you're just fishing anyway).
Creaky
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I think that’s the point - it doesn’t matter what the standard may or may not be, it was fun. Something that seems to have gone out of PL games.
Popeye
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Congrats ladies!
Now take care of business in the final
Now take care of business in the final
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Or something that seemed to have gone out of England (men’s) games. Tonight, instead of berating myself for wasting 2 hours I’d never get back, I am wishing I could have those 2 hours again and again!
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Yep.
I do tire somewhat of folk talking about the standard. I don't know why it keeps being mentioned. We know. If folk don't like it then don't watch it and take their moans elsewhere.
I thought it was so enjoyable again tonight. And we can look forward to Sunday without any of the scenes we saw last year. When England women do well you can really enjoy their progress without all the crap that comes with it.
What's not to like ?
Quite.
It also made a refreshing change to watch a game in which the side I wanted to win scored four times, with four different scorers; each goal with more than a touch of either class or cheek - a one-touch swivel and well-struck shot, a good corner met with a booming header, an extremely cheeky back heel, and a well-thought through one touch lob. Refreshing too to watch a performance from the keeper for my side which included a worldie save and did not include a ridiculous short pass directly to an opposition player (
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Super Steve Earle
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Quite.
It also made a refreshing change to watch a game in which the side I wanted to win scored four times, with four different scorers; each goal with more than a touch of either class or cheek - a one-touch swivel and well-struck shot, a good corner met with a booming header, an extremely cheeky back heel, and a well-thought through one touch lob. Refreshing too to watch a performance from the keeper for my side which included a worldie save and did not include a ridiculous short pass directly to an opposition player (
Yep. Not since 7th May when Brighton beat Man Utd scoring four times with four different scorers.
Yes. Ok the fact we won is obviously a factor, but I enjoyed that more than I've enjoyed about 90% of England men's games over the last 50 years - and more than a lot of Albion games.
Yep! That hits 4/6 of my points. No worldie save (not required of course v United); no ridiculous short pass to an opposition player, allowing them to score.
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Sanchez made several worldie saves v United I thought.
Greg Bobkin
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I thought Wrighty and 'Alec' Scott gave a pretty good explanation after the game. Essentially White can't do the 'supersub' role as well as Russo (i.e. doesn't have the pace, trickery, etc), but will put in the hard work and tire oppo players out during the first part of the game, leaving them to be blown away when Russo comes on. I didn't watch the first half last night, so didn't see much of White, but the second part certainly was true. I guess it's a bit like – but maybe not – when teams see Lamptey coming on at 70ish minutes and think 'Bugger chasing him around, I'm fooked'
Would Russo have the same impact from the off? Who knows, but it's a tough call changing a winning team that's just got to a final by beating the favourites 4-0
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Exactly ... and like I said earlier in the thread (around half time) I thought Kirby was excellent. She's a really intelligent player ... the forward pass isn't always the right one!
Enjoy Wembley ... it's going to be a very different (in a very good way) experience to the Euro 2020 Final!!
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I got a little too excited when Russo's cheeky goal went in ... I was told off by Mrs HS for jumping out of my chair and cheering a bit too loudly as I scared the cat
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Deleted member 37369
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Exactly! Because Premier League players on mega mega salaries never make mistakes do they!
The women's game will continue to improve and this tournament can only help with that.
And no added time in the first half because there were no faked injuries or time wasting. And in the second half the trainers only came on when Stanway (?) took a ball to the side of her head from very close range.
The men could (should) learn from the women's game!
I got a little too excited when Russo's cheeky goal went in ... I was told off by Mrs HS for jumping out of my chair and cheering a bit too loudly as I scared the cat
My cat joined in the celerbrations
Exactly! You get people moaning about women goal keepers, but I am sure I watched Robert Sanchez make a howler on Saturday passing directly to the Reading player that resulted in a pen for them.
Maybe it's just humans that make mistakes not a specific gender.