A very subjective look into AWFC

I don’t usually say up late… I struggle with that and I much rather wake up super early any day but today’s match was sorta in the middle. Kickoff was at 12:30am Los Angeles time and I’m usually asleep by 10pm or so. When I have to wake up for WSL matches at say 3am, I would normally be totally cool with that since I would’ve had maybe 5 or 6 hours of sleep, but the 12:30 thing meant I really couldn’t sleep before the match. I feared I would struggle to stay awake but HELL NO.

That was a great match in my opinion. Of course I’m biased and for the most part I love watching this team but overall I thought it was solid. I didn’t love certain things which I will get into in a second. The highlights for me were Daphne being reliable and her kicks distribution were outstanding. Dom and VDG didn’t put a single foot wrong… DVD was lively and I think she’ll only get better.

I don’t think Spitse, Pelova or Brugts were good and I don’t see how they are the answer to whatever question the coach is trying to address. But that’s just me and he clearly knows much better. I don’t think Pelova or Brugts’s decision making was good at all and they looked so young and naive whereas some of the young Americans, Haitians and more, look way more confident. I worry and I will not not worry. Heat maps and twitter hype doesn’t translate into intelligent and efficient playing.

I have to run now but I should be able to do a podcast tomorrow morning.

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