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I think the bigger issue is the tactical gap. The team is still clearly technically more skilled than the non-European squads (excluding Japan). Smith, Swanson, Rodman, Lavelle can all dribble, turn, and shoot phenomenally, but the NCAA and NWSL style of physical transition play is just not developing any sophistication in possession. We're going to need more young players to go to Champions League teams in Europe if we want to see improvement.

@@Steve-606the lack of team cohesion was pretty stunning. Playing in "Panic mode" and not having any creativity on the ball. The US can't seem to play from behind very well. While we talk about Emma Hayes, she hasn't even shown up ... and had an opportunity to fully impact the team and the culture. The squad that goes to the Olympics will be a reduced 18, they need figure out a starting 11 and stick with it. Have that team develop the chemistry. Skill-wise, I feel they have a deep bench, but the USWNT need to figure things out because Concacaf is the least of their worries ... with France, Spain, England, Australia, Japan out there with very strong teams ... the Olympics will be interesting.

So right. Even when the USWNT were dominating against under funded amateur and semiprofessional teams the most technical and skilful players were coming from other countries, but the USA would win games by being fitter and more athletic because the title 9 collegiate system was the best funded female soccer program in the world so the USA had a massive physical advantage over teams that were full of girls who were amateur or part-time players who could train every day like the USA. Now you have fully professional teams from traditional soccer powers, the USA have lost the athleticism and fitness advantage and now the weaknesses in the US women’s game are being exposed because we are no seeing USWNT lack technical quality and tactical intelligence because USA female game has overemphasised training girls to be fast and powerful and not technical or skilful.

@@Steve-606You comment shows the problem with US football, you don’t understand what skill and technique is if you think USWNT have higher quality skilful players. I saw the last World Cup and the USWNT were technically inferior to European, African, Asian and South American teams in terms of individual quality and there are fundamental problems that could the USA decline even more. The men’s team were never the best team in the world, so had to learn from other countries how to develop players, so you got more technical men’s players like Pulisic, Reyna and Weah. But in the women’s game because the USA was the number 1 team, there was no learning from other nations in women’s youth development, women’s soccer developed in a very American sporting bubble physicality was more important. So having fast forwards, powerful big women who were powerful runners that were difficult knock off the ball and hard powerful long range shots that were dead from corners and had stamina to outwork teams. And this very primitive approach to football was enough to beat the world when they were amateur or semiprofessional. But the professionalisation of women’s football in the last 5 years has completely closed the 50 year head start the USWNT had and that primitive transition football the USWNT play doesn’t work now they are playing fully professional opponents who can match them for fitness but superior in technique and tactics so it is game over for the USWNT have fast wingers with no skill or flair doesn’t win games anymore and teams with technical midfielders who can control possession are dominating now and this is a fundamental weakness of the USWNT because technical play is neither coached or played in the women’s game in the USA.

​@@SergioQuiniolaYou know the striker is good when they make the USWNT defense look like amateurs.

@@SergioQuiniolaok sure but they allowed it because Mayra fooled them and then took a perfect shot that ended any possible chance the US had to equalize 😂

@@SergioQuiniola quality defending can stop 99% of shots you still give the striker credit. Otherwise who kicked it?

@@DiO-fy5ex Hokies play in the close side because it’s easier to defend a long shot like that than a straight strike to goal, the ones who failed here were the defenders who’s job is to try and stop strikes to the far side from the outside of the box, again golies have more time to stop a strike to the far side and it happened earlier in the game when the same striker made a similar shot, this time though she was closer and had less obstruction so the goalie made a spectacular save, I hope it helps

Are you talking about the next generation of players? Cause the team just won two World Cups.

​@@Steve-606Sounds like you're hurt. It's obvious he meant the current team.

@@Steve-606what a smooth brain lol.. no he’s talking about the team from 100 years ago.. hahaha godamn bro.

Ouch, Ricky now I feel very insulted. My point is that since the worst players in this game, like Sauerbrunn, have previously won the World Cup, it's not some psychological defect and maybe the bigger issue is that we're playing players that are ancient and can't run. @@RickyRicardo84

yes, they use Americans.

​@@edmundooliver7584 Menos de la mitad del equipo eran mexicanas estadounidenses. Deja de llorar

Canada? 😂😂

@@JW-28Canada have been really good in this tournament. Perhaps the best team so far alongside Brazil.

yes Canada will spank your US team just like how Mexico did but it'll be worst.@@JW-28

@@richtranspank ? Relax

Canada is good I predict a close one stay tuned

You may be right in general but Emma Hayes can't solve your problem. English accents may be popular on CNN and MSNBC but English coaches don't win European far less World titles.

@@mlsarchitectMy hope is that, as a typical working class British football lover, she will expand the appeal of the game in US to similar folk there, not by replacing NFL, but by showing how it can bring joy and purpose to kids who currently cannot afford to participate in such activities. If she does manage to get US back in love with football, she will give them more potential success going forward and get a bigger talent pool for the here and now. Imagine US versions of Salma Parallueolo, US population size making it possible to have plenty of kids with talent and athletic ability. My county, Yorkshire, has five million people, yet the front line attackers would be Beth Mead, Beth England and Rachel Daly, arguably better than US.

Not going to happen

USA off the ball movement is poor, not enough combination play in midfield. Always playing to feet. So predictable.

Nothing wrong with the payment and what they where asking for

@@benadek6703 They are not entitled to more millions when they don't generate as much revenue as the men. It's simple economics.

@@Zagirus you sure they don’t ?

First win for Mexico since 2010 is VERY alarming.

don't agree, need to bring the smoke. losing to Mexico is Never just another game, why is everyone normalizing it? Players and coaches need to feel the heat or get out of the kitchen.

@@r2dad282Ahhh, only one of two extremes is possible, either it's just fine or the sky is falling. Sure.

@@reycito001Rather, be pleased we went 14 years. No streak lasts forever.

the sky IS falling. This last match was just confirmation, after going out in the quarters to Sweden at the last WC. Vs Mexico the whole back line just passing into pressure to get rid of the hot rock, or just endlessly backpassing.

What's funnier is the thought they don't. GTFOH if you think that you've never actually watched.

@@alex1vid USMNT coach is criticized way more than the team. Men’s team doesn’t even come close to what the women go through and they have won 4 world cups. So obviously you haven’t been watching

As if it was that easy 😂 the played that the US has don’t have the skill or athleticism that other players have in other leagues in the world, all that you just mentioned was obvious since the last World Cup so there’s no excuses, even CONCACAF is catching up fast!

Yes they are 😂

she did play

Let’s be real here 😂 if you only play the new girls the game would’ve ended in an 8-0 for Mexico instead of the traditional Dos a Cero 😂

The uswnt is young this team is full of young guns . I don’t see a me me me with this new squad

Yet you clearly missed out England.

she has been playing in this tournament and has been largely ineffective outside her goal against argentina

But Morgan is not a scapegoat

Don’t underestimate Colombia. They beat Germany in the Women’s World Cup

The US is past history. Teams from Europe are going to dominate.

Old news something happend and now the uswnt is sleeping and underperforming

Oh, little bigot. Funny how you folks have no problem with right wing entertainers speaking out but is liberals do it's just terrible. No, little one, those of us who support soccer are still good with the team and a number of us are hoping Rapinoe runs for office as so many entertainers such as Steve Largent, Clint Eastwood, Fred Grandy, and so many others including two b-list actors you put in the White House have done.

one thing has nothing to do with the other though

@@user-is1xu1dp9b it does, though. The team crapped all over the flag and they have yet to address it. They're just hoping it all goes away with the absence of Rapinoe, but no one's forgetting any time soon. So they can lose and people can hope the whole program gets revamped. Or they can win and no one will care.

Stop inserting dumb political agendas. They are losing because the rest of world cares and funds their female programs now and proves USA dominance was fake because the rest of the world never cared about female football and now they do, game over for USWNT success and they will become a mediocre nation now in female football

USSF embracing the wokeness. until that goes away it will be difficult for the Nats.

How about we create a separate channel for you? 😂