Love this style! Think it’s so easy to focus on individual performances when we watch, but this helps highlight how a flashy player like Rodman can succeed because of the support around her. Would love to see more like this.
So happy to hear that, this one was a challenge but really fun. There's a few NWSL teams where I think this style of a more "whiteboard" heavy breakdown would work. Orlando threw me for a loop with their love of quick buildup!
Great job of combining short clips with the tactical layout. It really made the "passing sequence" and the "formation switch" clear. I have heard analysts state "On offense, it is a 3-5-1 and on defense it is a 6-3" yadda-yadda, but you are the first one to show me the adjustment in real time. Fascinating.
Looking at all the games individually was really worth it, I don't think I could've pulled the examples without having analyzed each of the games they way I did. So glad to hear this was laid out well!
excellent. I like the mat because you can describe the intent clearly with all 11 players. When referring to video or screenshots, too often not all the players are in frame or not set up quite in a way that makes your point. With the mat you can say "here's the intent and here's what it actually looked like."
Another great video. Particularly great was explaining how two defensive midfielders is not a double pivot unless they play as a double pivot, which you demonstrated. Also, like the concept of play calls and identifying the players who are carrying the load for making the reads.
Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear my pedantries on the double pivot haven't gone to waste! Those heatmaps gave me the confidence in what I thought I was seeing with the two special players, always nice to check it against something and confirm.
@@BusyWatchingWomensSoccer awesome, as Reign fan i'd love your break down of Laura Harvey's tactics (after the olympic break). I just started coach HS Girls and am going make your channel required/strongly recommended viewing!
Also i was always hoping Tobin heath or Sam Mewis would get this technical on their shows but alas nothing, i hope you gain steam on this level of analysis
Reign is a fantastic team with a fantastic coach, plenty to learn from them. I suspect folks like Sam Mewis are tied down in terms of what they can do with film but it would be an absolute dream to write for them!
Brilliant! I love the mat with the video clips, making it very clear to see what you are describing. This is the best tactical analysis channel on youtube.
Very informative. i love watching the USWNT for any match even friendlies. The Triple Espresso is awesome! I think you should send your video to FS1/FS2 so you could become an analyst.
Excellent breakdown as usual - and the visual aids were a nice plus. I could see the offensive/possession formation fairly clearly during the run of play. What concerns me about it is that Horan as one of the double pivots generally seemed more in the 8 or 10 role. Not sure if that was by design or just the way Horan played it. This left Lavelle a bit more at loose ends, seemed to me. She just didn't have the impact on the game, especially unlocking the low blocks, that she usually does. Maybe that was due to a physical limitation. The midfield seemed to be a weakness, and I'm not sure the midfield roles are completely worked out and trained. Germany's midfield dominated - and that was without Oberdorf. Classically, a possession game requires the midfield to do a lot of that work to keep possession and advance the ball. But these players are capable of adding unique wrinkles, which Hayes obviously recognizes. I think we'll see this system even more developed heading toward the next World Cup. - especially with the return of Macario and Shaw. I expect them to allow Hayes to further develop her midfield strategies.
Thank you. I think you're right on that the midfield roles aren't completely worked out, Macario seems like she made the right decision to ensure she can start for this team for years to come and Albert seems like a lock going forwards. Outside of that I'm just not sure. There were definitely some matches where Horan played an 8/10 role and the midfield box moved to a triangle but it never looked like Plan A to me. Lavelle had a really great tournament defensively but didn't seem like she got to do her thing on offense. I'm not sure either of those two played their way into a guaranteed spot going forwards, we'll see.
Amazing. This changes everything for the better as a fan. So happy to subscribe. And your concise, expert recap is the best of any major sport. Great work!
Happy to see you back on RUclips. You're one of the few platforms that actually understand and dive deep into the technical and tactical nuances of women's football. Any plans on expanding your platform and depth of knowledge into the WSL? There a huge gap in that market.
Thank you so much, it makes me so happy to hear how wanted this type of content is. UWCL and by virtue WSL is high up on my to do list for when I can put more time into this. Some massive transfers have happened for the NWSL recently and I’d love to eventually provide context around those players and their clubs.
super fun! this is the part of the game i don't remember as a kid in the 70's. the coaching board. i know it was used quite a lot, but i don't think i paid much attention to it, lol. (i was an outside midfielder much of my "career", who had a real knack for knocking in headers off the corner, along with good downfield passing skill). as a much older guy, i really enjoy listening to and watching tactical strategy. keep up the great work!
I had very little interest in the board as a kid, I don't think I learned to like it until I started losing games I cared about as a teen. Funny how things change! Glad to hear you liked this one.
@@BusyWatchingWomensSoccerI watched them all too, but the knockouts made me too nervous, so I almost looked away during the most intense bits. I have to say that besides the pain cave excellence of USWNT, the transformation of Brazil from the round robin to the knockouts was pretty fascinating as well. P.S. Unfortunately, USWNT didn't fix the set pieces issues. Fortunately, it didn't really matter at the end of the day.
@@heppolo Brazil was the first game where I was struggling with nerves, I just kept saying "they're fine" despite not feeling that way to try fix it! Brazil look like a heck of a team and they're loaded with young talent, going to be a great rivalry for years. Set pieces need to be better to make it back into the videos, I'm ready!
Fine analysis. I had noticed the three at the back in possession changing to the compact 4-4-2. I hadn't seen the other variations and connections. Great to see the growth of the women's game and the supporting fan ecosystem emerging around it. BTW being Irish your name rings a bell of recognition. Anyways God bless the work.
Love hearing that I was able to show you some new things. And I always hear what a strong Irish name I have when I’m in Ireland, I’m so thankful for it!
What's your take on how Albert came on? It seems to me that Hayes brought her on when she wanted to push Horan up the field a bit. I'd also be interested in your view on how Swanson would sometimes come really low (Williams goal) or Smith would come wide (Swanson goal vs Zambia). Were these just examples of freedom or were they tweaks in formation?
Against Japan I think a single pivot was used where Horan got to move higher to pair with Lavelle and Swanson at the top forms a diamond. Albert played well after settling, and she seems very capable in most of Hayes' midfield positions. Those clips were really fun to look at! Zambia is a perfect example of freedom. At 23:14, I think Hayes yells "high" and Swanson corrects by pressing higher. She ends up higher than Smith so when they repossess off the long ball, they trade positions with Smith becoming the midfielder. Probably Swanson's call and what a good one! Williams' goal is more of business as usual to me. Swanson's positioning seems a little wide right, a little low, but that's just her sniffing out the right space to be in.
Loved this. I've been looking for tactical analysis of these matches. I'd love to see how you break down the match against Brazil. I'm really interested in what adjustments Hayes made to get us on the front foot. What did she change in the second half. It seemed to me that in the 2nd we decided that if they were going to press so hard they'd leave their defense disconnected and on an island. So, when we won the ball back, rather than possess through the mid into an attack we went right from the backs to the strikers with a long aggressive ball to try and get Swanson or Smith in a 1 v 1, 2 v 1, or even behind the D. Once we did that, Brazil had to drop more to defend that. Once they did that we had the space and time to get into our possession game. Love to hear your take.
So glad you enjoyed this one. I did cover the Brazil game on Patreon where it's much easier for me use film (www.patreon.com/posts/uswnt-vs-brazil-110182227). We're very close on our analysis. I made the point that I think the adjustments actually started a bit earlier at 30 minutes and carried through to the 2nd half. I think they were less focused on maintaining possession and more focused on where possession was, hence the aggressive balls. Your point on the long balls took me a while to figure out, I think they were aiming for a 1v1 down the left side, targeting Lauren specifically. Let me know what you think if you check it out!
Love that suggestion. It's no coincidence to me that the three roles with a bigger recovery are three of the faster players, I can see that being a really effective change to address a lack of speed at LB if Dunn needs to come out of the rotation.
Fantastic post. Very British presentation btw! 😉 Agree on the box midfield and the 9, though I don’t think Rose and our captain were great together. Also, CD’s long pass to Rodman’s space against Japan was a special play by both stars and a reminder that as a coach deep down Emma believes her playmakers are better than your playmakers with every fiber of her being. Time and again, US players rose to be just a bit better in the clutch or in the hell of extra time than their opponents which is a testament to Emma’s belief in them.
Thank you, I suppose my british-ness is leaking! Rose never really seemed to get to do her thing, I did think she looked nice defensively though. The Dunn pass against Japan was fantastic, pinpoint accuracy. It truly felt like Emma was confident enough to wait until it was really necessary, I loved it.
I loved, loved, LOVED Dunn's dime on Trinity's foot. (I grant you, Trinity had to track the ball in the air to arrive at the clear space Crystal saw - a real team effort.) Thank you for pointing out the play that blew my mind! 😁
Glad to hear this was informative. I'm slowly learning RUclips is a no go for Olympics and World Cup footage, I've got a good NWSL video in the works right now though!
Good tactical content, keep it up! Would have liked to hear why pivots forming a line with the defender on the ball's good. Doesn't that close off passing angles to the one further forward?
It's a good question, my guess is by creating more diagonal passing lanes than square passing lanes, you're starting to set up for the next passes in a sequence. There's three diagonals backwards so you have a short, medium, and long option. Tons of diagonals forward to support an attack, but by pivoting in the midfield you've also left space for your forwards to leave their position and have a bit of freedom in. And then you have the flexibility to use those structures together, I sort of think of it like pinball, the ball goes up to the defensive mid, bounces back to the centerback, and it plays out from there. Just my take.
great, super helpful video as always. sorry if this is a dumb question, im still trying to learn, but would these formations be created based on player skills or do we just assume this level player can play however Emma wants them to with the system she likes? or i guess im asking how does a coach decide what formation they are using?
There's no dumb questions in life! It totally differs by coach but with Hayes I think conceptually she's executing what she's done recently at Chelsea. An offensive shape that's focused on building from the back (3 defenders instead of 4 creates space to move into and pass out of, lots of width around the midfield to start stretching the opposition), and a compact defensive shape. My guess is she then looks at the specific players skills to decide how she wants the team to function. Think about the back three in possession, it's Davidson/Girma/Fox and Dunn's higher up. That could just as easily have been Dunn/Davidson/Girma with Fox higher up. What was Hayes looking for when deciding between Dunn or Fox for that role?
Could you create a video discussing which players could be part of the USWNT player pool moving forward? I'm particularly struggling with identifying which defenders to look out for. With Dunn, Krueger, and Sonnett probably not being part of the next cycle, there are quite a few spots opening up.
I have no background with college soccer so it’s a big mystery to me too but I’m hoping to use the U20 WWC that starts next week to investigate. Sounds like a good video idea!
as a chelsea supporter i loved this video ! i was wondering if you can do one for chelsea women's and men's teams under bompastor and maresca respectively ?
I think the Nats got lucky not having to play a full-strength germany, or Spain/France where possession would have been more at a premium. The midfield was a weakness at the Olympics so I expect Hayes to make the biggest changes there. Everyone loves Horan. but she is slow, not a great defender and that's a problem playing the 6 so Hayes tried to get her upfield more. Playing 3 at the back avoided the problem with outside backs unable to go 1v1. Hayes must have seen all the backpassing in the friendlies and decided to go with the back 3. Lots of changes in store between now and 2027. I do wish USSF did a better job sending off retiring Nats heroes like Press and Morgan.
Spain and France didn’t look fully themselves, but they’re still teams you don’t want to gamble against. I saw enough to feel good that they can win different ways, I definitely haven’t seen enough to say through the midfield is one of those ways. Looking forward to any new ideas Hayes has. Surely we’re getting an Alex Morgan appreciation night?! I’m ready to buy my ticket!
None of these strategies matter as long as Emma Hayes avoids instructing this group of talented players on what to do. They have the potential to be world leaders. The goals that won us the Gold came from individual brilliance, driven by instinct, like Trinity Rodman's goal in the game against Japan and Korbin's pass to the center during the Brazil match. Captain Horan was ineffective, playing too passively according to Emma's plan. We won thanks to the exceptional players, especially goalie Maher.
Seriously one of the best analysts in women’s soccer. Great job of explaining all of these tactics.
That's so nice to hear, thank you!
Love this style! Think it’s so easy to focus on individual performances when we watch, but this helps highlight how a flashy player like Rodman can succeed because of the support around her. Would love to see more like this.
So happy to hear that, this one was a challenge but really fun. There's a few NWSL teams where I think this style of a more "whiteboard" heavy breakdown would work. Orlando threw me for a loop with their love of quick buildup!
Great job of combining short clips with the tactical layout. It really made the "passing sequence" and the "formation switch" clear. I have heard analysts state "On offense, it is a 3-5-1 and on defense it is a 6-3" yadda-yadda, but you are the first one to show me the adjustment in real time. Fascinating.
Looking at all the games individually was really worth it, I don't think I could've pulled the examples without having analyzed each of the games they way I did. So glad to hear this was laid out well!
SOMEONE BUY THIS WOMAN A GIANT CNN ELECTION TOUCH SCREEN! lol why isn’t more coverage like this? You are the best!
Now I could do some real damage with a studio style touch screen! Putting that on my wishlist.
A lot of soccer content feels like “filler”, but yours feels like a GIFT. Thank you!
Thank you so much, that's beyond nice to hear!
great video, so obsessed with this channel. I always say it but women's football needs more content creators like this!
Love it! There's more people coming I can feel it, so much room for growth around the women's game.
Fantastic video, I wish we got even 20% of this info on the broadcast
Thank you so much. I’m with you on the coverage, we’ll get there eventually.
excellent. I like the mat because you can describe the intent clearly with all 11 players. When referring to video or screenshots, too often not all the players are in frame or not set up quite in a way that makes your point. With the mat you can say "here's the intent and here's what it actually looked like."
Holy crap! I get to watch this content on RUclips for FREEEEEEE!? Great work!
Thank you, trying to make the type of content I would want to watch!
Best explanation of football tactics I've ever seen on RUclips
High praise! Thank you.
Another great video. Particularly great was explaining how two defensive midfielders is not a double pivot unless they play as a double pivot, which you demonstrated. Also, like the concept of play calls and identifying the players who are carrying the load for making the reads.
Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear my pedantries on the double pivot haven't gone to waste! Those heatmaps gave me the confidence in what I thought I was seeing with the two special players, always nice to check it against something and confirm.
Love the Mat work! I'd love more analysis of other teams.
I’m hoping to redo this for a few NWSL teams, we’ll see!
@@BusyWatchingWomensSoccer awesome, as Reign fan i'd love your break down of Laura Harvey's tactics (after the olympic break). I just started coach HS Girls and am going make your channel required/strongly recommended viewing!
Also i was always hoping Tobin heath or Sam Mewis would get this technical on their shows but alas nothing, i hope you gain steam on this level of analysis
Reign is a fantastic team with a fantastic coach, plenty to learn from them. I suspect folks like Sam Mewis are tied down in terms of what they can do with film but it would be an absolute dream to write for them!
I love the mat! Thanks again!
Glad to hear it, you're welcome.
Great video, I always learn something here
Music to my ears, thank you
Brilliant! I love the mat with the video clips, making it very clear to see what you are describing. This is the best tactical analysis channel on youtube.
So lovely to hear that I made it clear to follow along with a new format. Thank you!
Another awesome one, Bridie!! Thank you again for informing us, even with our varied levels of knowledge and experience.
You're so welcome, I tried to get this at a level that had a little something for everyone.
Very informative. i love watching the USWNT for any match even friendlies. The Triple Espresso is awesome! I think you should send your video to FS1/FS2 so you could become an analyst.
Thank you, I'm hoping they let me on a larger screen someday.
ty for your content as someone getting into womens soccer and being very informative
Love hearing that you’re enjoying the sport, you’re very welcome
Excellent breakdown as usual - and the visual aids were a nice plus. I could see the offensive/possession formation fairly clearly during the run of play. What concerns me about it is that Horan as one of the double pivots generally seemed more in the 8 or 10 role. Not sure if that was by design or just the way Horan played it. This left Lavelle a bit more at loose ends, seemed to me. She just didn't have the impact on the game, especially unlocking the low blocks, that she usually does. Maybe that was due to a physical limitation. The midfield seemed to be a weakness, and I'm not sure the midfield roles are completely worked out and trained. Germany's midfield dominated - and that was without Oberdorf. Classically, a possession game requires the midfield to do a lot of that work to keep possession and advance the ball. But these players are capable of adding unique wrinkles, which Hayes obviously recognizes. I think we'll see this system even more developed heading toward the next World Cup. - especially with the return of Macario and Shaw. I expect them to allow Hayes to further develop her midfield strategies.
Thank you. I think you're right on that the midfield roles aren't completely worked out, Macario seems like she made the right decision to ensure she can start for this team for years to come and Albert seems like a lock going forwards. Outside of that I'm just not sure. There were definitely some matches where Horan played an 8/10 role and the midfield box moved to a triangle but it never looked like Plan A to me. Lavelle had a really great tournament defensively but didn't seem like she got to do her thing on offense. I'm not sure either of those two played their way into a guaranteed spot going forwards, we'll see.
Amazing. This changes everything for the better as a fan. So happy to subscribe. And your concise, expert recap is the best of any major sport. Great work!
So fantastic to hear after trying something new out here, thank you.
Fantastic video. Kudos and thank you. :-)
Thank you so much!
Happy to see you back on RUclips. You're one of the few platforms that actually understand and dive deep into the technical and tactical nuances of women's football. Any plans on expanding your platform and depth of knowledge into the WSL? There a huge gap in that market.
Thank you so much, it makes me so happy to hear how wanted this type of content is. UWCL and by virtue WSL is high up on my to do list for when I can put more time into this. Some massive transfers have happened for the NWSL recently and I’d love to eventually provide context around those players and their clubs.
Love this type of video. Well done!
Thank you so much!
The mat makes it easier to understand and follow the explanations
Glad to hear, the mat will be back.
Thank you, you related the tactics in a very straight forward and easily understandable way.
I really appreciate hearing that, just what I was aiming for
super fun! this is the part of the game i don't remember as a kid in the 70's. the coaching board. i know it was used quite a lot, but i don't think i paid much attention to it, lol. (i was an outside midfielder much of my "career", who had a real knack for knocking in headers off the corner, along with good downfield passing skill). as a much older guy, i really enjoy listening to and watching tactical strategy. keep up the great work!
I had very little interest in the board as a kid, I don't think I learned to like it until I started losing games I cared about as a teen. Funny how things change! Glad to hear you liked this one.
That was some Tifo quality analysis! Keep'em coming!
Thank you, Tifo was a big inspiration for this, stoked to hear that!
Tremendous work. A lot of attention to the detail.
Thank you, I surprised myself a little with this one but I suppose you can summarize a tournament when you watch all the matches!
@@BusyWatchingWomensSoccerI watched them all too, but the knockouts made me too nervous, so I almost looked away during the most intense bits.
I have to say that besides the pain cave excellence of USWNT, the transformation of Brazil from the round robin to the knockouts was pretty fascinating as well.
P.S. Unfortunately, USWNT didn't fix the set pieces issues. Fortunately, it didn't really matter at the end of the day.
@@heppolo Brazil was the first game where I was struggling with nerves, I just kept saying "they're fine" despite not feeling that way to try fix it! Brazil look like a heck of a team and they're loaded with young talent, going to be a great rivalry for years. Set pieces need to be better to make it back into the videos, I'm ready!
You got a new subscriber out of me when you hit on the double pivot! Great stuff!!
I love when I find people that just get me!
love these tactical breakdowns. good job Bridie!!
So happy to hear it, thank you!
thoroughly enjoyed watching this video!
That's awesome, thank you!
Welcome back coach
It’s good to be back!
Fine analysis. I had noticed the three at the back in possession changing to the compact 4-4-2. I hadn't seen the other variations and connections. Great to see the growth of the women's game and the supporting fan ecosystem emerging around it. BTW being Irish your name rings a bell of recognition. Anyways God bless the work.
Love hearing that I was able to show you some new things. And I always hear what a strong Irish name I have when I’m in Ireland, I’m so thankful for it!
What's your take on how Albert came on? It seems to me that Hayes brought her on when she wanted to push Horan up the field a bit. I'd also be interested in your view on how Swanson would sometimes come really low (Williams goal) or Smith would come wide (Swanson goal vs Zambia). Were these just examples of freedom or were they tweaks in formation?
Against Japan I think a single pivot was used where Horan got to move higher to pair with Lavelle and Swanson at the top forms a diamond. Albert played well after settling, and she seems very capable in most of Hayes' midfield positions.
Those clips were really fun to look at! Zambia is a perfect example of freedom. At 23:14, I think Hayes yells "high" and Swanson corrects by pressing higher. She ends up higher than Smith so when they repossess off the long ball, they trade positions with Smith becoming the midfielder. Probably Swanson's call and what a good one! Williams' goal is more of business as usual to me. Swanson's positioning seems a little wide right, a little low, but that's just her sniffing out the right space to be in.
Great analysis!!! Loved it. I did see the dropping back into a 442. But I didn't catch the scripted starts.
I'll tell you what, it would've been a lot easier to notice if it worked!
You're the best, Bridie!
Thank you, very happy to be back!
Loved this. I've been looking for tactical analysis of these matches. I'd love to see how you break down the match against Brazil. I'm really interested in what adjustments Hayes made to get us on the front foot. What did she change in the second half. It seemed to me that in the 2nd we decided that if they were going to press so hard they'd leave their defense disconnected and on an island. So, when we won the ball back, rather than possess through the mid into an attack we went right from the backs to the strikers with a long aggressive ball to try and get Swanson or Smith in a 1 v 1, 2 v 1, or even behind the D. Once we did that, Brazil had to drop more to defend that. Once they did that we had the space and time to get into our possession game. Love to hear your take.
She did a breakdown on the final on her Patreon page
So glad you enjoyed this one. I did cover the Brazil game on Patreon where it's much easier for me use film (www.patreon.com/posts/uswnt-vs-brazil-110182227). We're very close on our analysis. I made the point that I think the adjustments actually started a bit earlier at 30 minutes and carried through to the 2nd half. I think they were less focused on maintaining possession and more focused on where possession was, hence the aggressive balls. Your point on the long balls took me a while to figure out, I think they were aiming for a 1v1 down the left side, targeting Lauren specifically. Let me know what you think if you check it out!
Great analysis! I love the mat. I would love to see little models of the players, but that's probably asking too much lol.
Thank you. Little model players would be adorable but knowing my abilities with arts and crafts by the time I finish a player they'll be retiring!
I feel they could drop Coffey as a CB if needed. It’ll eliminate exhaustion on the full back
Love that suggestion. It's no coincidence to me that the three roles with a bigger recovery are three of the faster players, I can see that being a really effective change to address a lack of speed at LB if Dunn needs to come out of the rotation.
Feels like the coaches didn’t trust Nighswonger to get back.
Love this format!
Sounds like the mat will be back!
Great to see you back. Love the Subbutio! IYKYK
Great to be back, I so badly wanted to film this with the little subbuteo ladies. Love that you recognized the ball still!
i loved this so much!!!
So happy to hear that, thank you!
Awesome video!!!
Thank you!
Fantastic post. Very British presentation btw! 😉
Agree on the box midfield and the 9, though I don’t think Rose and our captain were great together. Also, CD’s long pass to Rodman’s space against Japan was a special play by both stars and a reminder that as a coach deep down Emma believes her playmakers are better than your playmakers with every fiber of her being. Time and again, US players rose to be just a bit better in the clutch or in the hell of extra time than their opponents which is a testament to Emma’s belief in them.
Thank you, I suppose my british-ness is leaking! Rose never really seemed to get to do her thing, I did think she looked nice defensively though. The Dunn pass against Japan was fantastic, pinpoint accuracy. It truly felt like Emma was confident enough to wait until it was really necessary, I loved it.
I loved, loved, LOVED Dunn's dime on Trinity's foot. (I grant you, Trinity had to track the ball in the air to arrive at the clear space Crystal saw - a real team effort.)
Thank you for pointing out the play that blew my mind! 😁
Well Done
Thank you, this one was a challenge
love the mat. great video!
Love to hear it, thank you!
I really like this mini pitch🎉🎉😂😂
It’s sounding like it has to make a reappearance!
I really learned a lot from this video. The dots work, but I am sorry to hear about your struggles with your posts-- I don't get that!
Glad to hear this was informative. I'm slowly learning RUclips is a no go for Olympics and World Cup footage, I've got a good NWSL video in the works right now though!
Good tactical content, keep it up! Would have liked to hear why pivots forming a line with the defender on the ball's good. Doesn't that close off passing angles to the one further forward?
It's a good question, my guess is by creating more diagonal passing lanes than square passing lanes, you're starting to set up for the next passes in a sequence. There's three diagonals backwards so you have a short, medium, and long option. Tons of diagonals forward to support an attack, but by pivoting in the midfield you've also left space for your forwards to leave their position and have a bit of freedom in. And then you have the flexibility to use those structures together, I sort of think of it like pinball, the ball goes up to the defensive mid, bounces back to the centerback, and it plays out from there. Just my take.
great, super helpful video as always. sorry if this is a dumb question, im still trying to learn, but would these formations be created based on player skills or do we just assume this level player can play however Emma wants them to with the system she likes? or i guess im asking how does a coach decide what formation they are using?
There's no dumb questions in life! It totally differs by coach but with Hayes I think conceptually she's executing what she's done recently at Chelsea. An offensive shape that's focused on building from the back (3 defenders instead of 4 creates space to move into and pass out of, lots of width around the midfield to start stretching the opposition), and a compact defensive shape. My guess is she then looks at the specific players skills to decide how she wants the team to function. Think about the back three in possession, it's Davidson/Girma/Fox and Dunn's higher up. That could just as easily have been Dunn/Davidson/Girma with Fox higher up. What was Hayes looking for when deciding between Dunn or Fox for that role?
Could you create a video discussing which players could be part of the USWNT player pool moving forward? I'm particularly struggling with identifying which defenders to look out for. With Dunn, Krueger, and Sonnett probably not being part of the next cycle, there are quite a few spots opening up.
I have no background with college soccer so it’s a big mystery to me too but I’m hoping to use the U20 WWC that starts next week to investigate. Sounds like a good video idea!
CD keeps surprising us. Never count her out.
@@glarris1👆
as a chelsea supporter i loved this video ! i was wondering if you can do one for chelsea women's and men's teams under bompastor and maresca respectively ?
Probably not unless I think Hayes or an NWSL coach is about to "borrow" some of their tactics. I will be watching though!
I think the Nats got lucky not having to play a full-strength germany, or Spain/France where possession would have been more at a premium. The midfield was a weakness at the Olympics so I expect Hayes to make the biggest changes there. Everyone loves Horan. but she is slow, not a great defender and that's a problem playing the 6 so Hayes tried to get her upfield more. Playing 3 at the back avoided the problem with outside backs unable to go 1v1. Hayes must have seen all the backpassing in the friendlies and decided to go with the back 3. Lots of changes in store between now and 2027. I do wish USSF did a better job sending off retiring Nats heroes like Press and Morgan.
Spain and France didn’t look fully themselves, but they’re still teams you don’t want to gamble against. I saw enough to feel good that they can win different ways, I definitely haven’t seen enough to say through the midfield is one of those ways. Looking forward to any new ideas Hayes has. Surely we’re getting an Alex Morgan appreciation night?! I’m ready to buy my ticket!
gold medal coverage.
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None of these strategies matter as long as Emma Hayes avoids instructing this group of talented players on what to do. They have the potential to be world leaders. The goals that won us the Gold came from individual brilliance, driven by instinct, like Trinity Rodman's goal in the game against Japan and Korbin's pass to the center during the Brazil match. Captain Horan was ineffective, playing too passively according to Emma's plan. We won thanks to the exceptional players, especially goalie Maher.
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