With Smith in a slump and Sinc instead of Moultrie the SDW submarine low block was impossible to break down. That’s frustrating but understandable.
What was irking was to see Stoney do the same exact thing she always does - go Route One over the top - and get burned anyway. Lucky that Menges made a terrific play to dispossess Morgan on th…
With Smith in a slump and Sinc instead of Moultrie the SDW submarine low block was impossible to break down. That’s frustrating but understandable.
What was irking was to see Stoney do the same exact thing she always does - go Route One over the top - and get burned anyway. Lucky that Menges made a terrific play to dispossess Morgan on the first one.
What was really encouraging was seeing Portland still going for the points after conceding in what must have been the most discouraging way possible. The history of this team was that they tended to hang their heads after something like that. This squad has been very different, and I’m happy to see that.
But how many times did we get burned by the long ball? Like, if you covering defender makes a good play, that's what's supposed to happen. I actually think we did a much better job than usual a) forcing San Diego to go long into midfield rather than over the top and b) making sure we won the second and third ball.
Twice definitively, and one of those two shipped a goal while the other forced a piece of individual defensive brilliance to prevent a point blank shot. In a game where the Thorns weren’t scoring? That was enough to damn near get no points at all.
Yeah, after SD scored, we definitely had a vibe of "We are NOT going to let this happen." And we didn't! Unfortunately the vibe disappeared once we scored, but it was good to see us even things up that way.
Yes, and to add to that how awesome the announcers thought Stoney was, such an excellent coach. Sorry but dropping 8-9 and counting on one superstar to score isn't exactly the pinnacle of coaching genius.
With Smith in a slump and Sinc instead of Moultrie the SDW submarine low block was impossible to break down. That’s frustrating but understandable.
What was irking was to see Stoney do the same exact thing she always does - go Route One over the top - and get burned anyway. Lucky that Menges made a terrific play to dispossess Morgan on the first one.
What was really encouraging was seeing Portland still going for the points after conceding in what must have been the most discouraging way possible. The history of this team was that they tended to hang their heads after something like that. This squad has been very different, and I’m happy to see that.
But how many times did we get burned by the long ball? Like, if you covering defender makes a good play, that's what's supposed to happen. I actually think we did a much better job than usual a) forcing San Diego to go long into midfield rather than over the top and b) making sure we won the second and third ball.
Twice definitively, and one of those two shipped a goal while the other forced a piece of individual defensive brilliance to prevent a point blank shot. In a game where the Thorns weren’t scoring? That was enough to damn near get no points at all.
The second one is hardly a long ball. It's a passage of play in midfield and then a quick ball over.
Yeah, after SD scored, we definitely had a vibe of "We are NOT going to let this happen." And we didn't! Unfortunately the vibe disappeared once we scored, but it was good to see us even things up that way.
Yes, and to add to that how awesome the announcers thought Stoney was, such an excellent coach. Sorry but dropping 8-9 and counting on one superstar to score isn't exactly the pinnacle of coaching genius.