My takeaway from the KC-Orlando game has to do with attitude. KC, like all of Andonovski's teams, was constantly working the ref, pushing the limits of physicality and whining about calls or no-calls. (They also focused on getting Lawrence ejected, which backfired IMHO.) I know this is something of a universal plague, but few do it as mu…
My takeaway from the KC-Orlando game has to do with attitude. KC, like all of Andonovski's teams, was constantly working the ref, pushing the limits of physicality and whining about calls or no-calls. (They also focused on getting Lawrence ejected, which backfired IMHO.) I know this is something of a universal plague, but few do it as much as KC, now and in past incarnations. It works, to an extent, but when you take this approach, you put your fate in the ref's hands. Orlando took their fate in their own hands, and their will (and specifically Marta's) carried them through.
Targeting Lawrence (who was only playing because McCutcheon was sick) was a great strategy that worked perfectly, they just didn't have a plan B against a low block. Really missed Bia's hold up play and Dibernardo's ability to create imo.
Yeah. Which is ironic because Vlatko’s FCKC had the worst disciplinary record in the league and by a huge margin. Bad Shea Groom was the stereotype Blues player, clattering and injuring opponents all over the place.
Shea Groom at FCKC! I always wondered if McCall Zerboni's infamous footstomp to Groom's back nine years ago convinced Shea to dial back the recklessness, if only for her own well-being.
My recollection is that Groom did one of her trademark "going in hard" moves on someone (don't recall whom) and she was the one who got injured. I know she tore her ACL with Houston, but she broke a rib in 2019 and was out for some time. So, yeah, that was kind of what happened, only not from Z-Bone but from her ownself.
My takeaway from the KC-Orlando game has to do with attitude. KC, like all of Andonovski's teams, was constantly working the ref, pushing the limits of physicality and whining about calls or no-calls. (They also focused on getting Lawrence ejected, which backfired IMHO.) I know this is something of a universal plague, but few do it as much as KC, now and in past incarnations. It works, to an extent, but when you take this approach, you put your fate in the ref's hands. Orlando took their fate in their own hands, and their will (and specifically Marta's) carried them through.
Targeting Lawrence (who was only playing because McCutcheon was sick) was a great strategy that worked perfectly, they just didn't have a plan B against a low block. Really missed Bia's hold up play and Dibernardo's ability to create imo.
Yeah. Which is ironic because Vlatko’s FCKC had the worst disciplinary record in the league and by a huge margin. Bad Shea Groom was the stereotype Blues player, clattering and injuring opponents all over the place.
If I were the ref, the first time Labonta gestured for a card, I'd give her one.
FIFA needs to stamp that out - it has no place and is both cringeworthy and unsporting.
Shea Groom at FCKC! I always wondered if McCall Zerboni's infamous footstomp to Groom's back nine years ago convinced Shea to dial back the recklessness, if only for her own well-being.
My recollection is that Groom did one of her trademark "going in hard" moves on someone (don't recall whom) and she was the one who got injured. I know she tore her ACL with Houston, but she broke a rib in 2019 and was out for some time. So, yeah, that was kind of what happened, only not from Z-Bone but from her ownself.
Ah, thanks for the clarification.