Yeah, I think the coaching + Soph's injury were major on-field factors, but I was at the Angel City game in person last week of the season and the whole team was just totally checked out in a way I've never really seen from a Thorns squad. That, combined with how emphatic the response to the new ownership has been makes me agree that we …
Yeah, I think the coaching + Soph's injury were major on-field factors, but I was at the Angel City game in person last week of the season and the whole team was just totally checked out in a way I've never really seen from a Thorns squad. That, combined with how emphatic the response to the new ownership has been makes me agree that we may have underestimated the cumulative effect of all the uncertainty.
Norris has some major shit to prove and I'm unconvinced that this team will be able to defend properly so the good vibes alone won't carry them to victory every week, but I wouldn't be surprised if the removal of that particular stressor has a clear and noticeable impact on performance nonetheless.
AND......I haven't been this stoked for a home opener in years. It's going to be jam-packed and playoff-game level loud.
I agree completely about the opener-as opposed to last year. Coming off a title, raising the new banner, a terrific match highlighted by Hina's magic trick, and it only drew approximately 14K, a stark illustration of just how deeply the Peregrine alienation ran.
Yeah, I think the coaching + Soph's injury were major on-field factors, but I was at the Angel City game in person last week of the season and the whole team was just totally checked out in a way I've never really seen from a Thorns squad. That, combined with how emphatic the response to the new ownership has been makes me agree that we may have underestimated the cumulative effect of all the uncertainty.
Norris has some major shit to prove and I'm unconvinced that this team will be able to defend properly so the good vibes alone won't carry them to victory every week, but I wouldn't be surprised if the removal of that particular stressor has a clear and noticeable impact on performance nonetheless.
AND......I haven't been this stoked for a home opener in years. It's going to be jam-packed and playoff-game level loud.
I agree completely about the opener-as opposed to last year. Coming off a title, raising the new banner, a terrific match highlighted by Hina's magic trick, and it only drew approximately 14K, a stark illustration of just how deeply the Peregrine alienation ran.