AmandaJR
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Funny! I did think it a bit daft when one pundit said "the level of opponent goes up a notch for the final"...ummm...
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Funny! I did think it a bit daft when one pundit said "the level of opponent goes up a notch for the final"...ummm...
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How refreshing has it all been
The games have been great to watch , we had a great time at MK stadium , atmosphere has been electric but friendly
The play has been highly skilful without all the acting
No tribalism
Sport how it should be played - fair but tough
The England team have been superb , so clinical but at times having to grind like the Spain game
Really hope the final is a great game and they get over the line - would be fully deserved
But even if they don’t they will have made the country proud and also I hope boosted Womens Football and that more can get behind the leagues
The games have been great to watch , we had a great time at MK stadium , atmosphere has been electric but friendly
The play has been highly skilful without all the acting
No tribalism
Sport how it should be played - fair but tough
The England team have been superb , so clinical but at times having to grind like the Spain game
Really hope the final is a great game and they get over the line - would be fully deserved
But even if they don’t they will have made the country proud and also I hope boosted Womens Football and that more can get behind the leagues
Neilds
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Pity that the gutter press have to resort to posting bikini pics of some of the players. Why do they always try to drag things down to the lowest level. What's the betting we have a glamour parade off between England and our opponents before the final? It is cringeworthy and does nothing for moving the ladies game forward.
Neilds
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She clearly has a plan and a settled starting eleven, even her substitutes are mainly the same and made around the same time each match. All those managers who tinker with line ups and formations should take a leaf out of her book.
hairball_89
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This for me is a huge part of it. I've mentioned a few times I have a season ticket for Brighton women. It's £40 for the year. The men's team that's 1 match. Kids are £3 on the gate.
That is football accessible to anyone. I've seen awful matches in the rain. I've seen brilliant football in the sun. But it's still going to the game. And for me, that's what it's about. Go watch a game and have some fun. Standing on a concrete terrace is also just better than sitting in a plastic seat that's too small for any normal sized human! Although there aren't enough good songs yet... That'll come tho.
GB72
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From watching it on TV, the womens' game also appears to have a lovely, friendly family friendly atmosphere and that is a massive bonus for me. My wife has said she would consider going to watch a womens' game but the mere thought of going to a mens' match fill her with dread.
clubchamp98
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It was a good backheel.
But it’s masking the fact she missed an absolute sitter ( from six yards hit it straight at the keeper) in the build up so goal of the season I think not
nickjdavis
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Surely the 2nd phase of play means that the original miss does not count in the analysis of how good a goal it was?
Seriously though....one could say that the goal deserved special credit simply because Russo didn't dwell on the miss and feel sorry for herself, but instead regained possession, composed herself, and did what she did.
I can only imagine that if Ronaldo or Messi did something similar the pundits would be gushing like adoring schoolkids, waxing lyrical about how it was something that only they could conjure up.
Beezerk
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Great save by the keeper but then I’d say the Sweden keeper wouldn’t be happy with all 4 England goals ?
Neilds
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Blimey, someone's glass is half empty!
Swango1980
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Sort of get your point. I hate the gutter press anyway for lots of reasons, so if they are focusing on pics like that instead of the quality of the football played then that is a joke. I've not seen the context of the photos / articles you refer to as I don't buy or look at the tabloids. However, I'm sure they did exactly the same thing when the likes of David Beckham chilled out at the beach in his swim shorts. Until the general population are no longer interested in such articles, I believe their general philosophy will be "sex sells"
Swango1980
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They don't get tackled as hard...
Although, the more likely point is that many male footballers grow up to believe they are invincible. They are Gods in many people's eyes and they can do no wrong. So, if an opponent dares to tackles them, they'll throw themselves to the ground and cry like a baby, to try and send the signal out that losing the ball was not their fault, and they were somehow cheated out of it. And, because the refs are fooled by it, it has embedded itself into the game.
Whereas the womens game is nowhere near that high profile. This could be one of the biggest growing points in the game, at least in the UK. But, up until this point, none of the England players are household names, unless that household have already had an interest in the ladies game. The players do not have the same exposure as the men, and therefore their egos have not had the chance to get ahead of themselves. Given that so much fewer girls play football, and all the obstacles they would face as a child (basically, lack of other girls or teams to play for) trying to get into the game, I am sure the girls that make it to this level have had an extra special drive to get to this point. Things not exactly handed to them on a plate. So, I guess they are more likely to have that pure love of the game, unlike a handful of male footballers who were sort of lured into the fame and fortune of it, and had the ability to benefit from it.
Would be nice to see this move the women's game forward, and hopefully the players will continue to play the game without the theatrics. The games have been great to watch (certainly much better than watching the male England side, or my side man Utd over the last few years)
AmandaJR
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I agree. I was howling at the TV when she missed (felt we needed a 3rd to be sure) but she chased the loose ball and had the presence of mind to try something outrageous. So outrageous the two defenders and keeper didn't see it coming. Felt a bit sorry for the keeper!
Bunkermagnet
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Did you watch the Spanish?
Even my wife commented on how easy they went down and started rolling around. Obviously the Spanish play book is gender neutral
Tashyboy
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????Did you watch the Spanish?
Even my wife commented on how easy they went down and started rolling around. Obviously the Spanish play book is gender neutral
nickjdavis
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A bit like pro golfers then when they shout MUD BALL!!! to let the world know that it wasn't their fault when they hit a bad shot.
clubchamp98
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Pretty sure Ronaldo or Messi would have put the first chance away.
Not saying it wasn’t a good goal it was a very good clever finish.
But goal of the season really.
clubchamp98
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I would pull the prem players for it and have many times.
Six yds out open goal and hits it straight at the keeper.
Goal of the season not.
Mind you that reminds me of a few prem strikers , miss easy chances then score a world class goal.
pokerjoke
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Wait till Salah scores a tap in you will be wetting ur pants.
Absolute class finish
clubchamp98
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That’s down to the coaching.Did you watch the Spanish?
Even my wife commented on how easy they went down and started rolling around. Obviously the Spanish play book is gender neutral
So it will come as the money and pressure gets higher.
