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Post by rjdgull on May 31, 2015 14:26:31 GMT
linkAs can be seen from the link, this starts on Saturday 6th June for the duration of a month. Anybody interested? I saw my first international game at the Millennium Stadium during the Olympics a few years ago and very watchable it was too! 
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 9, 2015 16:56:55 GMT
England about to kick off with France in their first group match.
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Post by petef on Jun 9, 2015 19:30:51 GMT
Top quality game last night Sweden v Nigeria ended 3-3 . Some talent (er footballing) in that side!
England looked pretty average - nothing new there.
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 13, 2015 11:51:39 GMT
Good luck to the lionesses tonight who kick off tonight at 9pm and can be seen on bbc3...
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 13, 2015 21:58:14 GMT
A well deserved 2-1 victory with lots of pressure resulting in two late goals before Mexico got an injury time consolation. |
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Post by stewart on Jun 16, 2015 23:56:11 GMT
As the former manager of a leading English team in the 1970s, I am very pleased that the women's game has finally achieved due recognition. There are some very skillful players in the world game now, although skill does not always prevail against physical brutality, viz. Switzerland v Cameroon this evening.
Nevertheless, there are a few things I have seen during this competition which I find rather distasteful and which seem to have been copied by coaches from the men's game:
1. Almost every corner kick has been taken with the ball outside the quadrant;
2. Many corner kicks have been taken with a block of four or five players standing in front of the goalkeeper and trying to block her from getting to the ball;
3. There have been many instances when a player has pretended to be injured in order to waste time, but has then sprinted back on to the field as soon as she has been led off for treatment.
The women's game has habitually progressed without the need for gamesmanship, but it seems that male coaches have now taken over and those days of innocence are sadly no more. Perhaps the fact that even a moderate player like Steph Houghton reportedly earns £65,000 a year goes a long way to explaining this change in tactical behaviour ?
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 17, 2015 17:59:13 GMT
Yes, I saw that match last night! Thought it was a game of two halves - Switzerland looked good and deserved their lead, playing as a unit with some good skill. Second half, they went to pieces as they could not live with the power and pace of Cameroon who could have got a hatful of goals.
The points you raised were quite noticeable and thought the same myself.
England are looking to qualify tonight in what is a very open group!
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 17, 2015 21:05:53 GMT
2-0 up at half time, great chance of qualification now!
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 17, 2015 22:30:34 GMT
2-0 up at half time, great chance of qualification now! Second half a bit backs to the wall and conceded a goal during last minute of injury time but now play Norway in the knockout stage on Monday. |
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Post by stewart on Jun 18, 2015 20:04:16 GMT
2-0 up at half time, great chance of qualification now! Second half a bit backs to the wall and conceded a goal during last minute of injury time but now play Norway in the knockout stage on Monday. Poor management really. He should tell them to remain composed and simply keep possession for a while, not just keep lumping the ball forward and leaving the midfield in no (wo)man's land. |
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 22, 2015 23:49:01 GMT
Another 2-1 win again against a well fancied Norway team who dominated the first half and only some good goal keeping from Karen Bardsley ensured it was still scoreless in the first half. England did play better in the second half but still went behind from a headed corner before equalising in the same way a few minutes later. The winner 15 minutes from time was pure dynamite and possibly one of the best goals of the tournament so far....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 8:50:46 GMT
Matilda's beat Brazil and are looking the dominant team. Yet another Aussie team punching well above their wait.
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Post by stewart on Jun 26, 2015 19:34:29 GMT
The format of this competition is seriously flawed.
The two best teams in the world both won their groups but have to play each other in the quarter finals !
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 27, 2015 10:02:30 GMT
The format of this competition is seriously flawed. The two best teams in the world both won their groups but have to play each other in the quarter finals ! Does not seem quite right but not sure if the men's world cup seeded in some way either? Looks like a late one tonight and looking forward to watching it - details in link below, worth clicking even if just to see the Lucy Bronze winning goal! link |
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 27, 2015 22:52:12 GMT
Matilda's beat Brazil and are looking the dominant team. Yet another Aussie team punching well above their wait. Matilda's go down by solitary goal to world champions Japan. |
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