Im officially saying every other team has caught up to the womens team, its a fact. With that said, smith and pugh are the most selfish players, and its NO LONGER going to work anymore now that other teams can defend now. Cooks defending is bad, huerta looks like a shadow of her former self, sullivan is bad. Rapino should be kept to a late sub, shes slow but atleast passes and can hit sitters passed in from morgan. Lavelle is still the best player on the team. Fox is better than cook, cook shouldn't even be on the team, with this backline we will lose every top game. I think vlatko sucks as a coach, but hes still probably the best coach we got "IF" he can come to the realization that hes not doing good. Im a ashley hatch fan, you can sub her for any forward

They just don't like to share a ball. Alex, who is deadly scorer herself, has always assisted her teammates (Abby, Carli).

Smith and Pugh are very good. They created so many chance on the press too. The issue is sullivan does zero in the buildup. They need a deep lying midfielder who can relieve the back line.

First and foremost, this team is dysfunctional because they have a dysfunctional coach who either has bad communication skills and can't relay properly to the players or he's just plain overrated as a coach. - Alex (the useless) Morgan has been mostly useless and ineffective as an offensive player for the US since and during the last WC. Most of her contributions have been on can't miss put backs and the occasional lucky goal when she's in the right place at the right time. She can no longer take on defenders and score like a top 10 player in the women's game. The US doesn't even have a world class offensive player in the top 20 in the world. - Sophia (the clueless) Smith doesn't know how to shoot or score for that matter because she gets brain freeze like Tobin had even after getting pass defenders often. Makes me wonder if anyone is working with her on shooting skills, and simple faking left and right to keep defenders on their heels instead of just waiting for defenders to make the first move so she can reply. Both her and Malory and I'm afraid even the under 17 squad have the same issues. - Dunn should have never replaced KC Short on defense back in the day and even now. She fell asleep on defense to allow that 2nd goal. She's been more effective on the left midfield when she's playing with confidence which has been rare for a while now. She along with Rapinoe and even Morgan belongs on the bench, but unfortunately, the rest of team is deficient overall. - Rose Lavelle played surprisingly well in that game but like I've been commenting for a while now she needs to put on some muscle weight on the frail body to get stronger and faster and play with more confidence, and if I may say, be a little more selfish at times when she gets a chance at goal. Mia Hamm was the last great American striker that belonged in the top 10 for women worldwide, but even she was a little too unselfish at times to her detriment. I wouldn't be shocked at all if the US didn't make it out of the second round of the WC. Don't be surprised if they don't win the 2nd game today.

I agree. I think a big part of why Alex was developed so good was that she was playing with Lloyd and Wambach. I think Smith and Pugh and even Rodman need to watch her play to build up the skill they need.

Dahlkemper having/had back surgery 😬. Scant details on what type. Didn’t play in playoffs for the wave.

@@Why0825 Thanks for the info! Glad they had a better game in the second match vs. Germany. Heal up, Abby!

It’s women’s soccer who cares 😂

Mas bien , aprovecharon un error. En jugadas elaboradas , no pudieron anotar.

@@tpndgo2061 pero el error fue provocado por la presion de Alex Morgan, despues saca un centro preciso y Rapinoe le pega de primera

Gracias a ellas hay nivel en concacaf almenos en la femenil

But she wasn't the only one. It's a team infection because coaching sucks. Not one player on the team can shoot or pass the ball properly even when they're wide open. lol

Or a brand new built stadium with no Var technology

Did you watch the game lol. Athleticism speed and physicality is a major part of Germany winning the game. And in major parts the USA dominated. They just didn’t finish their chances and there you go. This was much much better than the European games they did. Mentality is trash tho

@@danw4711 yes Germany are powerful but they also have technique, which the Americans have always been insufficient in due to the bad coaching and non street soccer culture in the USA

All teams go through a transition when they bring in new players. We can look at Germany and now they have seasoned players. We are going through our transition with VERY GOOD young players. It's okay for them to lose and grow from those losses.

@@danw4711 with respect @Dan W I didn’t reference any specific details about the match content nor the physicality of the opposition, I merely quoted statements of facts that were mentioned by the commentators , so your statements are not based on anything I said in fact most of your statements support my comments. Historically the success of the the USWNT was there superior athleticism which is no longer such an advantage over European teams as they have improved massively over the past decade or so, supported by your comment about the physicality etc of the German team being a winning factor, hence other teams are no longer being railroaded as occurred historically! You state “ they just didn’t finish there chances” which is literally what I said when I mentioned lack of cohesion and consistency in the final 3rd, but there is a difference between team cohesion and individual ability . Yes at times the USWNT appeared to dominate but failed to gain any results from that success due to lack of cohesion and skills of understanding the game that many European teams have due to the way they are bought up on the game. Many kids in many South American and European countries play football from an early age playing in the park or on open ground using jumpers / tops for goalposts ……not the collegiate pay to play system the Americans have. So even though USWNT had a period of possession they failed to get anything from all those opportunities whereas Germany had fewer chances but took better advantage of the opportunities they got , hence they won.

@@barrycarey7521 you have an agenda simple as. Good luck with that.

Amen!! Rule #1: ALWAYS start your best players. Just like the Olympics, why does the head coach insist on playing Rapinoe off the bench?

@kostas vasliopoulos - I had commented the same in this channel once. We need to let this dude go somewhere else. He is not the right person for this job.

Lol Spain, germany, england already good with their young player 🤷

@@berndelt8971 excuse me, last time I checked the US has 4 World Cups, more than all of Europe combined so a little more respect

@@clarkkent3854 That was then when the team was more solid and had better coaching. This is now and most of the potential is still stuck on a Soccer instead of Football mindset.

@@clarkkent3854 only because women's soccer was never taken seriously in Europe. But over the last 5 years, women's soccer in Europe has been taken seriously by all the big soccer institutions and big clubs. Huge investment etc. Europe is here to dominate from now on. You won't see another world cup win by USWNT

Yes the US needs better coaching that's for sure because the talent is there. 2019, was a mix of a great coach plus experienced players, this young US team will be okay with the right coach

I think its due to an injury she has,

Should have never replaced KC Short back in the day but was more effective in the left midfield when she played with confidence on rare occasions. The fact the Vlatko still have her in the positions definitely speaks to the fact that this guy is a fraud, and US officials are full of it too.

If soccer were the top sport in the US from the beginning (late 1800s) like most countries, and the US had a proper soccer culture that understood that technique and creativity, not athleticism, were the most important aspects of the sport, the US men would have won multiple World Cups. It's easier to make up the difference in having a little less funding but being part of a country with a proper soccer culture (European women's teams) than having a bit more funding but not having a proper soccer culture (US women). If you equalized both; European women had the same amount of funding as US women from the beginning, but soccer was also the top sport in the US from the beginning (late 1800s), the US men and women would have both won multiple World Cups and always been top teams

Yeah, something is missing.

@@AW-zk5qb Nope

@@AW-zk5qb Wow, what a load of arrogant horsecrap. It was very unusual for European women to even play football up until recently, let alone the funding. They just started to take it more seriously and it already shows.

the more weight you pump, the more goals

Well where has Europe been for the past ten years? The USA has been steamrolling them for the past decade, but as soon is the USA has a major team switch up, y’all say stupid shit like this lol.

@@jordan84 you appear to be showing true ignorance to the growth and development of the womens game across the world and the historical privilege the USWNT has had for decades because of circumstance. Historically about 50 yrs ago the US had the only professional womens soccer league in the world supported by the collegiate pay to play system and you had a very athletic and fast team . Whereas no other countries had any equivalent league or infrastructure for the womens game so they have spent the best part of 50 yrs playing catch up hense the apparent dominance in a one horse race! It’s only in the past decade with lots more investment in leagues and professional academies across the world , especially Europe that has resulted in teams being equal to / competitive with the USWNT, I would hardly call losing to Nederlands and Sweden in competitions as steamrolling and in current form of losing 3 on the bounce would also contradict your “ steamroller “ statement. Many teams have gone through transition to replace veteran players , however the USWNT seems to have left it extremely late relying on the glory team of 2015 to represent them for so long. Given the investment in European teams for example there is a strong chance some of those nations will supersede the USWNT through better skill and understanding of the game. There is evidence of this already so the next decade will truly be interesting to see how the womens games improves and changes for all its participants.

@@jordan84 women's soccer was never taken seriously in Europe until a few years ago. The US had no competition because of this. But over the last few years,. Women's soccer in Europe has grown loads and the huge clubs of Europe has invested heavily in growing women's soccer. It is game over for the US women now. In all honesty, women's soccer in Europe is still in its infancy too... But the pace that it is growing, and the money in it now, coupled with the fact that Europe has the huge infrastructure and everything else of the men's soccer, for the women to use, means they will just continue improve at a fast pace.

When it comes to finishing and making smart decisions.

They probably do. They only beat the Canadian women's team on a bogus foul in the box.

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 are the best female football team on the planet

Us sucks

She wasnt finished kneeling

Rapinoe is 37 years old. Most professional players are retired at that age.

@@HerrKazuya yeah, well she’s the best they have!

At this point, she's a super-sub. She can come on and have a late game impact, but she needs the opponents to be worn down a bit first. If she's starting, that means she's playing against fresh opposition, and likely won't be able to have that impact that she can have coming off the bench.

Her shot was like a man’s delivery

Just like your comment and personality

@@Lanriz_aldc cry more.

@Sony Alpha Adventure did you watch it live? I was until I was called in to take my dog to vet and I missed it and the replays. I’m wondering if they showed a straight across shot when the ball was kicked.

@Sony Alpha Adventure lol

No , number 27 is not offside, freeze the film at 5.33

@Sony Alpha Adventure No, the camera angle fools you

@@eternityfreeblue6377 but she was still dribbling into 5:34 so you can’t truly tell

Really, remember Thailand from the last word cup?

@@henrysgvn didn’t even know they were In the World Cup.

@@mon7eban yes, we won 13 - 0 to Thailand

I see what your saying, european women's soccer is just now gaining traction. In my opinion every other team has caught up to US womens soccer. I don't think we have the athletic advantage anymore, and most certainly don't have the technical ability advantage. The only way I see US womens getting more technical is to hire more european coaching staff, that is the only way.

Although I understand your point unfortunately your theories of “ifs” and “buts” and suggested alternative soccer histories do not change the actual history. I’m sure I could write an alternative history for the English womens football considering they were banned for 30 years from even playing the game as it was deemed by the FA to be inappropriate for women to play whereas America didn’t have that ban thus giving you a 30yr advantage of development of the womens league ahead of England but applying your principals theoretically…..if England women hadn’t had the ban the womens game could have potentially developed at the same rate as the mens team and as a parallel to the USWNT with development of leagues and infrastructure, so hypothetically both USWNT and England would have been equally competitive so in theory we could have won the same number of World Cups as USWNT or competed equally for them, however given your grass roots theory about the soccer culture of European teams that would probably have given England that strategic edge so hypothetically England would have won more times than the USWNT under those different circumstances so had Englands women been allowed to play sooner applying your theories England would have won some of the World Cups the USWNT actually won, so hypothetically you may have ended up with less trophies in your cabinet. However history didn’t happen like that ! However what has happened is European countries have caught up with USWNT and potentially if investment increases in those countries then some may supersede the USWNT….not just one but several. The next decade should be very interesting to see how the womens game develops. I’m glad it’s no longer a one horse race due to privilege of circumstance. Atleast from 2019 the competitive level of the teams is a lot more balanced. If USWNT do not reduce the emphasis on being athletically better, then I think they will eventually get left behind as big European teams put both young boys and girls through their soccer academies from the age of 6 and eventually teach them techniques and tactics far superior and at a higher level than WSL / USWNT . I think America needs to develop their own academies and attract European coaches. There also needs to be a social change to encourage the soccer culture you wish you had from 1900’s that enables kids access to the game from a very young age. In theory that could be applied to both the usmnt as well as USWNT. It’s ok to be an avid USWNT supporter but you have to look at it in perspective as they have had a clear and bias advantage over many other countries and still has some advantages just because of simple things such as population ratio.

Pal it’s called football not soccer 🤡

My daughter is playing in a travel team (club team). This is her first season as a club player. She has made very little progress 3 months into the season (now it's over). I am concerned with US women soccer. The coaches at the club level are just awful. They were not great players to begin with. And they are even worse coaches.

But still lost

Shut up. Worst comment of this post.

Nahh germany Will destroy a u15 boy team

That's common all over the planet, that male-U15-teams win against women's A-teams. But women look much better than male players. And what do You want? The difference are 20% more male muscles. It means in 100 meters sprint, 1 second, 8-10 meters. Should women stop making sports? Should Abby Steiner not sprint anymore? It make no sense at all to compare women's and men's sports.

@@hajoos.8360 You say that after all of the huff and puff comparing US women's to US men's soccer in terms of pay. Everyone that was against was specifically saying how you can't compare women's to men's. NOW we're complaining about comparing the two when someone brings up that fact the women's national teams are losing to young teenage boys.

@@robert8755 you do not understand equal pay. It’s got nothing to do with women playing men’s teams. It was about the fact that the USWNT “had” - won 4 WC - and multiple Olympic medals (THIS TEAM WILL NOT ESPECIALLY NOT WITH THIS COACH). so a LOT of the money flowing into US Soccer was from jerseys purchases, game tickets sold, etc. Sadly the USMNT doesn’t have the “following”/fan interaction that the Woman’s team has

Allie Wagner is never nuetral in game calling. Listen to spanish game callers and you will see the big difference. For Allie its all US or nothing