"Never puts a foot wrong" is commentator talk, not us critical people here at STF. It's easy to magnify a player's or a team's reputation with the passage of time and forget the flaws, be it Becky, Sincy, or previous iterations of the Thorns. Sauerbrunn's performance at Portland has generally been in line with her previous seasons, adjus…
"Never puts a foot wrong" is commentator talk, not us critical people here at STF. It's easy to magnify a player's or a team's reputation with the passage of time and forget the flaws, be it Becky, Sincy, or previous iterations of the Thorns. Sauerbrunn's performance at Portland has generally been in line with her previous seasons, adjusting for aging.
In 2019, Thorns defense went into a bad skid. In 2021, with Menges/Brunn as our primary pairing, we had the fewest GA and most SO of any season. I'd even argue that Hubly and Kling have been more consistent in the last 2 seasons than previous and Bixby took over as the #1 in mid-2021. We've won silverware of some sort in both of the last two seasons. We've been in the top defenses of the league in the last two seasons. That's pretty consistent. But then we have very high standards at STF.
"Never puts a foot wrong" is commentator talk, not us critical people here at STF. It's easy to magnify a player's or a team's reputation with the passage of time and forget the flaws, be it Becky, Sincy, or previous iterations of the Thorns. Sauerbrunn's performance at Portland has generally been in line with her previous seasons, adjusting for aging.
In 2019, Thorns defense went into a bad skid. In 2021, with Menges/Brunn as our primary pairing, we had the fewest GA and most SO of any season. I'd even argue that Hubly and Kling have been more consistent in the last 2 seasons than previous and Bixby took over as the #1 in mid-2021. We've won silverware of some sort in both of the last two seasons. We've been in the top defenses of the league in the last two seasons. That's pretty consistent. But then we have very high standards at STF.