Just wanted to share this really, very lovely and well-written article about Crystal. Some good quotes from Soph and Becky as well. There are some good, eye-opening bits about where the Soubrier’s heads are at with his whole suspension, and makes me more hopeful that she won’t actually be leaving Portland. She opines about wanting to ope…
Just wanted to share this really, very lovely and well-written article about Crystal. Some good quotes from Soph and Becky as well. There are some good, eye-opening bits about where the Soubrier’s heads are at with his whole suspension, and makes me more hopeful that she won’t actually be leaving Portland. She opines about wanting to open an Afrobeat night club in Portland in the future, says Pierre is spending a lot more time with Marcel and doing things he never had time for with a full-time job, and apparently, meets with the NWSL monthly to stay in touch about his progress. I didn’t realize his ban for the league was only a year, and the way it sounds/looks to me (pure speculation ofc), he may try to come back to the Thorns for next season. Not sure how I feel about that given the image problems we already have, but, I guess we’ll see…
Also, some nice bits from Sophia about how this is kinda just the beginning of what they can do together on the field, so I’m hoping this means they’re both sticking around a bit longer. ::)
Quote:
“I have always wanted to play with a player who just understands me and knows what I’m gonna do before I do it, and I feel like we kind of give that to each other,” Smith said. “That’s why you see us combining a lot. If I’m wide and I’m about to cross it, I don’t even have to look up and know Crystal’s there. It’s just so fun to play with a player like that. I feel like we complement each other, and this is really just the beginning of what I feel like we could do together.”
Either way, the article is good and makes it seem like Crystal has a nice life here in the PNW.
"Portland's warehouse-y Pearl District" got a chuckle out of me. There's about 5 blocks of warehouse left in the entire Pearl at this point. Wonder what coffee shop they were at!
Good to see that they're being pragmatic about his situation.
In his case he fucked around with controlled meds and found out. Hopefully he'll learn from that and return with a more professional mindset. Much as I slap the Perregrines around for their sloppy procedures it was no one's fault but his own, and they seem to be willing to own up to that.
She seems to accept that people fuck up, and if they learn, well, okay. That's pretty mature.
As for the squad...sport is the ultimate "what have you done today" business. Tomorrow might be a dream, or a nightmare, or it may never come at all. If Smith and Dunn are growing as teammates in realtime? That's good, and all we can do is wait and see if that growth continues here tomorrow..
Just wanted to share this really, very lovely and well-written article about Crystal. Some good quotes from Soph and Becky as well. There are some good, eye-opening bits about where the Soubrier’s heads are at with his whole suspension, and makes me more hopeful that she won’t actually be leaving Portland. She opines about wanting to open an Afrobeat night club in Portland in the future, says Pierre is spending a lot more time with Marcel and doing things he never had time for with a full-time job, and apparently, meets with the NWSL monthly to stay in touch about his progress. I didn’t realize his ban for the league was only a year, and the way it sounds/looks to me (pure speculation ofc), he may try to come back to the Thorns for next season. Not sure how I feel about that given the image problems we already have, but, I guess we’ll see…
Also, some nice bits from Sophia about how this is kinda just the beginning of what they can do together on the field, so I’m hoping this means they’re both sticking around a bit longer. ::)
Quote:
“I have always wanted to play with a player who just understands me and knows what I’m gonna do before I do it, and I feel like we kind of give that to each other,” Smith said. “That’s why you see us combining a lot. If I’m wide and I’m about to cross it, I don’t even have to look up and know Crystal’s there. It’s just so fun to play with a player like that. I feel like we complement each other, and this is really just the beginning of what I feel like we could do together.”
Either way, the article is good and makes it seem like Crystal has a nice life here in the PNW.
https://andscape.com/features/crystal-dunn-is-playing-with-freedom-and-fury/
"Portland's warehouse-y Pearl District" got a chuckle out of me. There's about 5 blocks of warehouse left in the entire Pearl at this point. Wonder what coffee shop they were at!
Did not know Pierre grew up in Abidjan, either.
Excellent profile!
Good to see that they're being pragmatic about his situation.
In his case he fucked around with controlled meds and found out. Hopefully he'll learn from that and return with a more professional mindset. Much as I slap the Perregrines around for their sloppy procedures it was no one's fault but his own, and they seem to be willing to own up to that.
She seems to accept that people fuck up, and if they learn, well, okay. That's pretty mature.
As for the squad...sport is the ultimate "what have you done today" business. Tomorrow might be a dream, or a nightmare, or it may never come at all. If Smith and Dunn are growing as teammates in realtime? That's good, and all we can do is wait and see if that growth continues here tomorrow..
Thanks for the link. I'm glad not to miss this areticle.