World Cup

[egri]

Watching the US team reminded me of the 2014 US Ryder Cup team; poorly coached, with a lack of cohesion among the players, and both of those were evident on the field.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by egri

Watching the US team reminded me of the 2014 US Ryder Cup team; poorly coached, with a lack of cohesion among the players, and both of those were evident on the field.

Scott that is a good comparison and summary.

Hopefully the US learns from it and comes back better prepared to play.

Someone I believe said it earlier but the US Team came across as Entitled or Smug. They just expected to walk into the finals and potentially did not prepare/playas hard as they should have.

The gap in talent has definitely shrank and the coaching as well. Many strong teams and this World Cup overall play is a lot more entertaining then in past years

[ClementeFanOh]

WOW! Australia over France. If Netherlands had beaten Spain, it would
have been perfect (interesting that Spain's team has united despite
controversy, how refreshing...?)

I've been waking up at the odd hours, watching and enjoying these
matches. I've tried to imagine how the current USWNT would have fared
against these quarterfinalists, seeing if US just ran into a buzzsaw and was
somehow worthy of a quarter slot. The answer is no. Each of the teams I've
seen has been superior, particularly with short passing and offensive game
play, meaning players understanding and using each other to advantage.
The US #1 ranking was faux. Getting ready to watch England/Colombia and
don't have the desire to research, I just wonder if US #1 rank was built on
wins over clearly inferior teams. Anyway, Sweden and Spain should be
awesome and, if the stars align, so would an England/Australia matchup.
Great stuff!!

Trent King