As many of you know, I live in LA which is NOT DC. I had been pretty resolute in my decision to not spend money/time and travel to watch the girls play these friendlies here in the USA but I have to say that after some thought I do have one regret and thinking back, even though logistically it wouldn’t have worked anyway, I might’ve changed some plans around.
My regret is that I missed the open training session which to be completely honest, interests me more than a match itself. Not just because it’s a friendly with zero stakes, but also because I have been to a couple of matches, whereas I’ve never witnesses a training session and this is something that I sadly passed on and I didn’t even know it would take place, but I should’ve known better.
In the couple of matches I’ve been able to attend, one of my favorite parts, if not may favorite was the anticipation right before and nothing exemplifies that more than the pre match warmups. It’s fascinating. The idea of watching them train is basically that on steroids, while taking away any sort of nerves and anxiety on my end, making it all much more enjoyable.
This is one of the many things I envy people that get to see the girls play every weekend. It’s so amazing that they get to experience and it makes me so very happy plus from the people I know directly I know most, if not all, absolutely love this too and they cherish and value it so very much.
Looking ahead there’s a big chance I won’t be able to watch the match vs Chelsea live and not sure there will be an option for me to watch a replay but I have to say that I feel that this is a transition season in a way and I’m more anxious than I am excited.
Very curious to know what you think!
The reason is because I feel we need a world class player in midfield unless the current manager plays Katie there, and I’m willing to die on that hill and million times over because she’s an incredibly gifted player that can play literally anywhere. There’s more depth needed and I’m also not against another defender so there’s less pressure on Leah and LWM.
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