trece verde
Well-Known Member
Complete brain fart. Don't believe there was a fix involved, because she put on a pretty convincing "oh shite!" face right afterward.
No, it's still relevant
Canada were finally exposed for what we were this tournament, poor. Sesselemen, Tancredi, Schmidt just awful, I was really hoping for the win but England capitalized on their chances and deserved the win. Tancredi had a glorious chance at the start and blew it, could have changed the way this game went but it wasn't meant to be. Winner of Germany vs USA will win this tournament.
If we can't have it I'd like to see England win. It's gonna be tough but I think they have the talent.
Not giving England much of a chance against Japan. They're just technically that much better. Also, I'd rather see Zee Germanzz in the final instead of that over-privileged Wombat.
I just re-watched the Canada-England game again to see if my perspective from being at the stadium would be any different - nope, Lauren Sesselmann is still concentrating more on being a model than a centre back, Tancredi is still mince, and the reffing was still atrocious. Yes, it's nice to have a natural left-footer, but not one who's so one-footed she can barely even stand on that other foot, let alone kick with it. Surely there must be a better choice in the program to play with Buchanan? Stick Sesselmann outside on the left as a sub for Chapman, but by no means have her in the middle. Her decision making is way too slow and she is too frequently caught with the ball between her ankles.
Listening to Herdman's post-game press conference, you can see why he is as popular with his players as he is. He definitely has their backs, but I'd question if maybe this also means that he's not objective enough to be critical when he should be.