Just got back to the hotel from the stadium and it was rocking folks. I have no voice left as I was completely drowned out by 20,000 football mad Mexicans....lmao.
Our girls more than held there own to a very strong , smart and well disciplined sqaud. That was a very tough goal to give up in the 44th min and really took whatever momentum the Princesses have built up straight down the tubes... The Princesses have to stay mentally focused as their loss of concentration when they had all the time in the world to trap and control and look for a player was very frsutrating from this spectators point of view. I will not knock anyone individual and or unit on the pitch as it is very easy for you all to sideline coach as you all have all the answers for everything.
No disrespect gentlemen however until you have ran 7-9 kms during a game in 35 deegree heat in a hostile environment like these young ladies have then nobody and I mean nobody should be disrespecting this sqaud.
You all expect a win each and every match. This is not realistic. As they say first you half to learn to walk before you can jog and then ultimately run.
The program has come leaps and bounds from the past four years and I will say right now that in 2015 this squad will be challenging and or beating the top squads in Concacaf. The gap between the middle of the pack and the top of the pack is now closer than it ever has been. We have the infrastructure and the programs in place it will continue to flourish with more hard work and committment from our younger players as they are our future. Now please sit back and get off your high horses and stop with the negativity and pay blessing to these young Princesses who have played their hearts out in the two games so far.
Cheers to the Princesess from 19
I understand what you saying, but the score line is flattering to deceive. Yeah we eh get blow out by goals, but in terms of in the flow of the game we still getting blow out. We eh play no football, none. All we attack were far and few in between and the majority of the time it's an individual effort. Last night we showed no committment to the attack. In the first half it was get the ball to Mollon, who was not up to the task. Then in the 2nd hustle the opponents and we got caught out cause we are more worried aboout being physical than playing.
No one is not saying the girls effort was not or is not good enough, just that we would like to see something resembling football. 1 pass, 2 passes and back to Mexico. Even when we kick the ball we not doing it with purpose. There many times within the game players had time and space to receive and make some thing positive and they just stood and swung their leg, not even stepping to the ball before striking, just stand and swing. Can't agree with that. If my players do that they in trouble. Try to play, it's the only way we will get better.
For the ability of Tasha St. Louis and Mollon our midfield should have been much more dominant and show some play.Why play Mollon on the side with no proper service? Get her in the middle and let her cause her problems from there, she can always drift out. There was so much wrong tactically and technically last night. It can be argued that I'm nit picking but at this level that's what it's about, the little details. You have to make as least mistakes as possible.
This is not being negative, just realistic of the entire situation.