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Category Archives: Football/Soccer
WWC2019: The Final
I’ve been oddly reticent about writing up a preview of this one. I suspect it’s because I will be rooting for the Orange, without thinking they have much of a chance at all against the USA. Soccer analytics still feels … Continue reading
WWC2019: The Semifinals (for real this time)!
Four games remaining … How We Did Meh. No exact scores, got Germany – Sweden wrong (along with everyone else), and had basically refused to pick the USA – France match. England – USA Jill Ellis‘ highly conservative style, demonstrated … Continue reading
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Tagged Abby Dahlkemper, Alex Greenwood, Becky Sauerbrunn, Bethany Mead, Caroline Hansen, Crystal Dunn, Danielle van De Donk, Demi Stokes, Desiree van Lunteren, Dominique Bloodworth, Ellen White, England, Fran Kirby, France, Germany, Giulia Gwinn, Holland, Ingrid Moe Wold, Jill Ellis, Jill Scott, Julie Ertz, Keira Walsh, Lieke Martens, Lina Magull, Lucy Bronze, Mallory Pugh, Maren Mjelde, Marina Hegering, Megan Rapinoe, Merel van Dongen, Millie Bright, Nikita Parris, Sara Doorsoun, Sofia Jakobsson, Stefanie van der Gragt, Steph Houghton, Stina Blackstenius, Sweden, Tobin Heath, USA, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2019
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WWC2019: The Quarterfinals!
{ Got ahead of myself and originally published this as the Semis. Whoops. } How We Did Not bad. Not great, but not bad. Evidently, I don’t respect Scandinavia as much as I should, as both Norway and Sweden surprised. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abby Dahlkemper, Alyssa Naeher, Amadine Henry, Amel Majri, Becky Sauerbrunn, Brazil, Caroline Hansen, China, Crystal Dunn, Delphine Cascarino, Ellen White, England, Eugenie Le Sommer, Fran Kirby, France, Germany, Hanna Glas, Holland, Italy, Julie Ertz, Kadidiatou Diani, Keira Walsh, Kelley O'Hara, Lieke Martens, Linda Sembrant, Lucy Bronze, Megan Rapinoe, Nikita Parris, Nilla Fischer, Norway, Sari Van Veenendaal, Sweden, Tobin Heath, USA, Viviane Asseyi, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2019, Yui Hasegawa
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WWC2019: The Round of 16
{ I’m writing this immediately after the Germany-Nigeria game–travel and work got in the way of getting it done before that. } Nothing too surprising coming out of the groups–sure, exactly how Scotland/ Argentina/ Nigeria/ Chile/ China would end up … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Ajara Nchout Njoya, Alex Morgan, Alexandra Popp, Allysha Chapman, Amadine Henry, Argentina, Ashley Lawrence, Australia, Bethany Mead, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Caroline Hansen, Chile, China, Christine Sinclair, Delphine Cascarino, Dzsenifer Marozan, Ellen White, England, Eugenie Le Sommer, France, Gabrielle Onguene, Gaelle Enganamouit, Georgia Stanway, Germany, Giulia Gwinn, Holland, Italy, Japan, Jayde Riviere, Jennifer Hermoso, Jessie Fleming, Leonie Maier, Lieke Martens, Lina Magull, Lineth Beerensteyn, Lucia Garcia, Megan Rapinoe, Melanie Leupolz, Nichelle Prince, Nigeria, Norway, Rachel Daly, Raissa Feudjio, Rasheedat Ajibade, Samantha Kerr, Sara Däbritz, Scotland, Shanice van de Sanden, Spain, Sweden, Tobin Heath, USA, Vivianne Miedema, Wendie Renard, WWC2019
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WWC2019: The Second Games
A note on VAR to open. I’m a fan, for sure–getting calls right strikes me as generally important–but there are two points that, I think, need to be addressed: First, if you look for a penalty, you will usually find … Continue reading
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Tagged Abby Wambach, Alanna Kennedy, Andressinha, Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, China, Christine Sinclair, England, Erin Cuthbert, Formiga, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Khadija Shaw, Kim Little, Marta, Nigeria, Norway, Rachel Daly, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Sydney Schneider, Thailand, USA, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2019
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WWC2019: The First Round of Games
Notes and thoughts on the first games in each group. GENERAL NOTES I really want to highlight the difference between Argentina, Italy, and Brazil on one hand and Spain on the other. Twenty years ago, none of these countries cared … Continue reading
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Tagged Amel Majri, Andressinha, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Dzsenifer Marozan, England, Estefanía Banini, France, Francisca Ordega, Germany, Giulia Gwinn, Griedge Mbock Bathy, Holland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jill Roord, Marta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Patricia Guijarro, Rachel Daly, Sara Gama, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Wendie Renard, WWC2019
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WWC2019: Predictions & What-Not
Scrambling to get these out there before kickoff tomorrow. Remember, the top 2 teams from each group, plus the next 4, make the knockout rounds. It’s hard for the key match to not just always be the clash between the … Continue reading
WWC2019: It’s Almost Time
Gosh, it feels like 1200 days since we were here last … I’m not sure what I plan to write about the World Cup about to kick off in France, but I’m sure I’ll probably match my output for WWC2015. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Hegerberg, Aitana Bonmati, Alex Chidiac, Australia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Deanne Rose, Delphine Cascarino, Ellie Carpenter, England, Erin Cuthbert, France, Frida Maanum, Georgia Stanway, Germany, Giulia Gwinn, Grace Geyoro, Holland, Jamaica, Japan, Jessie Fleming, Jill Roord, Jody Brown, Jordyn Huitema, Kadeisha Buchanan, Khadija Shaw, Klara Bühl, Lena Oberdorf, Linda Motlhalo, Lindsey Horan, Mana Iwabuchi, Mary Fowler, Nahikari Garcia, Nigeria, Norway, Patricia Guijarro, Raissa Feudjio, Rasheedat Ajibade, Samantha Kerr, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tang Jiali, Vivianne Miedema, WWC2019
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Dashing: 30 April v Sky Blue FC
There’s just not a lot to say about this game. The story of the night was about who wasn’t on the pitch, and not a lot of import happened on it. Sigh. See other writeups at Midfield Press, Dynamo Theory, … Continue reading
Dashing: 16 April v Chicago Red Stars
Welcome back to Dashing, an occasional series on Houston’s professional women’s soccer team. As a reminder, I try to focus more on tactical/evaluative comments than game reports. Fantastic game writeups can be found in the usual places: Dynamo Theory, KeeperNotes, etc. … Continue reading