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It will become a question of can keep up with the European countries. They are finally getting more investment in the women's side of the game!
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Huitema will be very good, she needs more experience though.
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Yes, but right now Sinclair is passed her prime and Huitema needs more experience. We really lack that player, so it makes sense to just defend well and scrape out games.
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More of our players going over to the WSL or other places in Europe will help I think.
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Canada beat Brazil, US and Sweden and gave up that late goal to Great Britain but could have won that as well.
Tough route to the final but they did it.
Tough route to the final but they did it.
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I’ll be honest though. Both teams choked pretty badly there. 2/5? One post each. Sweden with two chances to win it. Canada could’ve tied it a lot earlier too.
Grosso almost got stopped too.
And we kept shooting left for some reason, lol.
Grosso almost got stopped too.
And we kept shooting left for some reason, lol.
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I was going to go with Fleming, but Labbe is fair. Fleming is the engine of the team right now, so much in attack and defense goes through her in the midfield.
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Nerves.
I saw Italy and Germany’s national men’s teams put up one of the worst PK exhibitions I’d ever seen.
Interesting that the late sub didn’t take a kick.
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Fair enough.
We didn’t create a whole lot all tournament IMO which made me question selecting a positional player.
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True. Although shooting left every time felt like it was a mind game. Or maybe they just weren’t disguising their kicks very well.
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It’s pretty close between her and Labbe. I’d actually give the edge to Labbe given how many big game changing stops she made, both in free play and penalties. If we had a worse goalkeeper we don’t win these games 1-0.
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The few steps and kick approach always irks me.
Get some momentum behind it and the goalie can’t react fast enough.
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It just depends on what technique you feel comfortable with. Some people can’t control the power or direction as well going with that much speed.
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I just have to go with her because she's a dominant presence in the midfield and scored those two huge penalties for us in critical moments. I still remember when she first played for them at 15.
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I think the ladies in particular need a little more power on those shots or they have to be absolutely perfectly placed.
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If Canada can permanently become one of the top nations in women's soccer, that would be incredible. Christine Sinclair is one of the greatest Canadian athletes ever in any sport, and now there's a new generation of talent to keep things going.
I've never been a big soccer fan, but I've loved wawtching this team grow since the 2012 bronze.
I've never been a big soccer fan, but I've loved wawtching this team grow since the 2012 bronze.
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Depends on your definition of top nation.
I think we are a top 10 team in general.
I think we played better in 2012 but had some bad luck.
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If you place it well enough it shouldn’t matter. Remember that the keepers in women’s soccer aren’t as tall either.
