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FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 Canada |OT| Blatter's Last Voyage

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If China shoots halfway decent they will work new Zealand.

New Zealand and CanAda seem like two teams that rely on fitness, power, athleticism, defense. I barely saw any passing moves and technical ability.

They don't get called out on it much
 
Ugh. Canada's not going to get far in this tournament if the strikers don't find that killer instinct for goal scoring. Seems like every time they drive to the box, they suddenly pull the brakes and kill their own momentum. Polish up dat finish.
 
Kazerei said:
Ugh. Canada's not going to get far in this tournament if the strikers don't find that killer instinct for goal scoring. Seems like every time they drive to the box, they suddenly pull the brakes and kill their own momentum. Polish up dat finish.
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I find it hard to believe there's no better forwards in Canada than Filigno, Tancredi and Leon. They never do anything. Filigno especially has been a starter for years and she's always invisible. Surely you could find a good prospect in the u-20 pool of players. She couldn't do worse and would gain experience.
 
Pedrito said:
I find it hard to believe there's no better forwards in Canada than Filigno, Tancredi and Leon. They never do anything. Filigno especially has been a starter for years and she's always invisible. Surely you could find a good prospect in the u-20 pool of players. She couldn't do worse and would gain experience.
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If only Kara Lang had not retired due to injuries.. :/
 
Pedrito said:
I find it hard to believe there's no better forwards in Canada than Filigno, Tancredi and Leon. They never do anything. Filigno especially has been a starter for years and she's always invisible. Surely you could find a good prospect in the u-20 pool of players. She couldn't do worse and would gain experience.
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I guess now I understand why the Leroux hate is real.

She'd be the best player on their team imo.
 
Pedrito said:
I find it hard to believe there's no better forwards in Canada than Filigno, Tancredi and Leon. They never do anything. Filigno especially has been a starter for years and she's always invisible. Surely you could find a good prospect in the u-20 pool of players. She couldn't do worse and would gain experience.
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Christine Sinclair seems pretty good.
 
Big game today! It's going to be in the middle of the night over here though.

Between USA - Sweden game at 2 in the morning, GoT finale at 3 in the morning on Monday, and E3 Sony presser at 3 in the morning on Tuesday, I won't bet getting much sleep the next few days.
 
Good news about the turf for todays game, they'll be watering the artificial turf so the ball won't be sticking to the ground as much, and won't stop when bouncing.

Should result in much more movement from both sides.

It's bad enough with the turf having to be artificial, no need to make it worse by having it dry as well.
 
Paganmoon said:
Good news about the turf for todays game, they'll be watering the artificial turf so the ball won't be sticking to the ground as much, and won't stop when bouncing.

Should result in much more movement from both sides.

It's bad enough with the turf having to be artificial, no need to make it worse by having it dry as well.
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They've been watering all along but insufficiently. Usually when you have a pro level artificial turf watering solutions are built in on pitch, but on several stadiums here I've seen a whole team of people carrying a simple fire hose around.
 
Anyone know what the Canadian women were wearing underneath their jerseys on their upper back/neck? Looked like some sort of cooling device or something? Didn't see anything about it.
 
Paganmoon said:
Big game today! It's going to be in the middle of the night over here though.

Between USA - Sweden game at 2 in the morning, GoT finale at 3 in the morning on Monday, and E3 Sony presser at 3 in the morning on Tuesday, I won't bet getting much sleep the next few days.
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What's the word on Asllani's injury? Can she play today?
 
Cerberus said:
What's the word on Asllani's injury? Can she play today?
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The injury was a minor one. It was mostly cramps, a big problem for the Swedish team for some reason in the game against Nigeria, half the team had cramps before the game was over, could've been due to not enough hydration. She said herself in an interview yesterday, it was a one time thing, and not connected to any prior injuries or anything that would hinder her playing the next game.
So she's in the team, but will start on the bench (according to rumors)
 
Paganmoon said:
The injury was a minor one. It was mostly cramps, a big problem for the Swedish team for some reason in the game against Nigeria, half the team had cramps before the game was over, could've been due to not enough hydration. She said herself in an interview yesterday, it was a one time thing, and not connected to any prior injuries or anything that would hinder her playing the next game.
So she's in the team, but will start on the bench (according to rumors)
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I'm guessing Schough will replace her in the starting lineup? She had a nice backheel pass to Schelin that led to the third goal.
 
Cerberus said:
I'm guessing Schough will replace her in the starting lineup? She had a nice backheel pass to Schelin that led to the third goal.
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Linda Nilsson apparently to replace Asllani in her position, and Jessica Samuelsson to replace Linda in the leftback position, but these are rumors from 3 hours ago, starting lineup isn't released until a few hours before game starts. So nothing is really known yet.
 
I'll sadly be missing all of the games tonight because I'm going to a Toronto-GAF meetup. Have fun.

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All times EDT.
 
#AUS XI: Williams, Alleway, Catley, Kellond-Knight, Foord, Van Egmond, De Vanna (C), Kennedy, Simon, Gorry, Kerr

#NGA XI: Dede, Ohale, Ebi, Chukwunonye, Oshoala, Oparanozie, Ayinde, Okobi, Nwabuoku (C), Ordega, Ebere
 
This schedule sucks. I missed out on Switzerland's first match and their match today conflicts with the USA match. I wanna see the Ramona Bachmann show. She looks like the most electrifying player in the tournament.
 
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