I agree the heat and the humidity were big factors. I have only seen the highlights, but even when Rocky scored the players seemed wasted. There didn't seem to be the joy and exuberance. Plus for Sophia, who is on her way to joint the Nationals, looking at Houston's heat and humidity, Koroleva reffing and Chapman defending, I can imagine…
I agree the heat and the humidity were big factors. I have only seen the highlights, but even when Rocky scored the players seemed wasted. There didn't seem to be the joy and exuberance. Plus for Sophia, who is on her way to joint the Nationals, looking at Houston's heat and humidity, Koroleva reffing and Chapman defending, I can imagine this game looked like a giant pothole, dangerous, but you have to get by, but certainly being a lot more cautious.
Our die hard fans care more about club than country, but these players know that the World Cup and Olympics will be their biggest audience. Alex Morgan didn't get zillions of Twitter followers from playing for Portland and Orlando. The injuries to Swanson, Mead, Miedema and maybe even Macario make it clear that an ill timed injury now would wreck a lot of dreams. I think we are going to see a lot less aggressive play from those that have a ticket to Aus/NZ in the month of May.
I agree the heat and the humidity were big factors. I have only seen the highlights, but even when Rocky scored the players seemed wasted. There didn't seem to be the joy and exuberance. Plus for Sophia, who is on her way to joint the Nationals, looking at Houston's heat and humidity, Koroleva reffing and Chapman defending, I can imagine this game looked like a giant pothole, dangerous, but you have to get by, but certainly being a lot more cautious.
Our die hard fans care more about club than country, but these players know that the World Cup and Olympics will be their biggest audience. Alex Morgan didn't get zillions of Twitter followers from playing for Portland and Orlando. The injuries to Swanson, Mead, Miedema and maybe even Macario make it clear that an ill timed injury now would wreck a lot of dreams. I think we are going to see a lot less aggressive play from those that have a ticket to Aus/NZ in the month of May.