hearing christen talk about alex with such praise is so endearing. these two were never โenemiesโ or โcompetitionโ and the full potential of the their partnership on the field was never utilizedโฆthese two mean everything to me
christen talking abt how alex would get brutalized but then be able to put herself back together to go again, and how thatโs what it takes to win major tournamentsโฆ such a good little anecdote
i just genuinely feel so awful for alex i canโt IMAGINE the emotions she is feeling, these last few weeks, months, years have been so challenging and she manages to be THE โalex morganโ through it all when she really is just another human trying her best
not having alex on this team to lead them through what is undoubtedly going to be hardship in these first few games is going to prove to be a mistake especially for a young sophia smith who is going to feel all the pressure to lead this front line
this is completely unrelated and obviously no where near as significant but the fact that she has USWNT in her bio too really irks meโฆ.like girl youโve been with the team for a couple of camps calm the fuck down you havenโt earned anything
still will never get over alex with ice in her veins sinking the pk to send the team to the olympics against a goalie her knew her so well in such a pressure situation
omg this is dansbyโs (mals boyfriend) bestfriend and pitcher on the braves the MLB team, bruh now they both are dating a mlb player, are roommates, and are the future stars of the USWNT and they are under 25....goals
people act as if alex doesnโt have 22 goals in 43 appearances with wave, everyone acts like sheโs been nonexistent for the past two years likeโฆ.?
she literally did this at age 22 in the world cup semifinal before proceeding to score in the final as well(a final in which alex DIDNโT take a pk because she was a young star and there were veterans more prepared to take itโฆvlatko looking at u ๐)??? alex morgan was LIKE THAT๐ฅ
I never have. Vlatko did. You gotta earn. A 22 year old Smith ainโt ish compared to a 22 year old Alex Morgan. She was peaking and you gotta build to her which no coach ever did. I see no next face. No next great team. This was prolly my final rodeo. I leave with Morgan.
i canโt imagine how alex is feeling right now after the tournament she had, the media and fans bashing her, and then her coach not trusting his veteran star forward to take a pk...wow
i feel so absolutely awful for mia but why are people acting like they didnโt just add ALEX MORGAN to this rosterโฆlike the legend of the game, alex morganโฆthe disrespect is crazzyyy
wow wow wow this sure has reached everyone nowโฆthis is such an amazing statement tho and why rapinoe is one of the best things to ever happen to womenโs soccer ๐ฃ๏ธ
every time i watch christen press it amazes me that people even compare her and alex. they are such different players you canโt even compare. ugh i just love them both so much and canโt wait to see them thrive the rest of 2020 together
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the fact that chi is getting called up as an outside back but not ali krieger is actually outrageous, can someone ask jill what happened?
oH mY GoD, remember even just like a year and a half ago where they would block people who said โkrashlynโ look how far theyโve come omg i love them
NOT PEOPLE SAYING ALEX DOESNT DESERVE THIS NOMINATION.....please donโt act like she hasnโt worked her ass off to be one of the best female players in the world and like it or not she was a huge asset to the USWNT winning the WWC this year please come up with something else ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
sophia had an insaneeee season but alex definitely had more of an impact on the waves success than sophia did for thorns, when alex was gone you could see how much the team fell apart
vlatko asking a us soccer legend to change her game to a 23 year olds who has played just 17 matches with this team is insaneโฆnot taking anything away from cat but instead of revamping the teams plan to center around morgan he did the opposite oof
Tactics ๐
Finishing ๐ฅ
Injuries ๐ค
Sophistication ๐คตโโ๏ธ
There are big-picture issues that need deep thought, but there are also really specific shortcomings that, more than anything else, are why this loaded
#USWNT
went home so early
ali krieger deserves an olympic gold medal and nwsl championship. period. she has gotten so close so many times itโs just so cruel for a player like her not to have either
i was one of those annoying fans always saying whereโs ali and eventually i just realized she wasnโt coming back but then THERE TF SHE IS WHAT IS THIS OMG IM SO HAPPY
her presence alone creates so many opportunities, the way she fights for every ball and is always all over the field defending making runs etc makes her so valuable even when sheโs not scoring
i love this team so much but the hype they are getting before winning ANYTHING is crazyโฆlike no this doesnโt deserve a top uswnt goal spot until it proves to be one that led to a gold medal lol
WAMBACH minute 122 ๐ฅ
RODMAN minute 105 ๐ฅ
Where does Trinity Rodmanโs moment of improvised wonder rank at n the pantheon of exclamation point late, late USWNT big game goals? ๐บ๐ธ
if alex just lost her coach and was also not selected for the olympic roster my heart is going to break for herโฆoh my god does that explain her excused absence
when tobin couldnโt play after her 100th cap ceremony so alex scored for her. & then ran all the way to the sideline & JUMPED INTO HER ARMS. this was so planned ๐๐๐๐๐
GAWWDD when will people stop saying alex has had a tough year for club too when she leads the team in goals and assists yet jaedyn is getting nonstop praise (she should but) itโs literally wild?!!!??
Exclusive: Two-time
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World Cup champion Kelley O'Hara has announced that she's retiring from professional soccer at the end of the 2024
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season. I spoke to O'Hara for
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about why now's the time, what she'll remember, and what's next:
i canโt believe the US had one bad world cup performance and everyone acted like we were done for and would never be good again like whatโฆ?๐คฃ๐คฃ sure the years leading up werenโt great either but we still medaled in tokyo and have always had some of the best players in the world
wait like after seeing all this im actually laughing and loving this but also just WISHING she coulda scored to really put the cherry on top of all of this
wait stop alex wonโt get to play with sophia for so long imagine how much sophia has looked up to her and now when she gets her call up alex isnโt even there ๐ฅบ
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's Sophia Smith on Mallory Swanson: "Mal is like a big sister to me. She is just a ball of energy every day, on and off the field. She is so positive and energetic. She brings the best out of everyone.
She adds a different kind of fiery that we have been missing a bit."