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greetings! thereโs still time to send us your burning (or cooling tbh!) questions for our special mailbag episode this week. we really do love hearing from yโall, so hit us up ๐โฝ๏ธ
as always, you can email us at fulltime@theathletic.com too
17.12.2024 18:20
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what a year for the #USWNT! before I dive back into my deadlines, just want to put it out there that Bluesky housekeeping is on my to do list! but I'm happy to see so many of y'all here already ๐๐พ
following people back and curating my shit soon come!
03.12.2024 21:46
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I said this on the pod but it bears repeating: it's looking more and more like Emma Hayes has appointed Lynn Williams the auntie (complimentary) of the #USWNT next gen.
she has supreme "Keep Calm and Ball TF Out" presence, and she can literally keep up with the youth. win-win if you ask me!
03.12.2024 21:31
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can we also talk about the texture on Yazmeen Ryan's cross to Lynn Williams?? that ball was deep conditioned under a shower cap, under a hair dryer, then marinated in some Shea butter before it was twisted into place.
top. tier. service. #USWNT
03.12.2024 21:21
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whew baby!! Lynn Williams is the actual royalty of the Netherlands, it seems. been ruling the country left and right for years now ๐ #USWNT
03.12.2024 21:18
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oh, what a trio of subs: Alyssa Thompson, Hal "cat person but she a dawg" Hershfelt, and Lily Yohannes making her โจfirst official debutโจ with the team since committing to the US
breath of fresh air, all three of em!
03.12.2024 21:12
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whew, the typo. y'all knew what I meant ๐คช
03.12.2024 21:11
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I can think of one 17-year-old whose feet are absolutely twitching her their boots to touch this grass rn #USWNT
03.12.2024 21:03
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one of my more pressing, long-term concerns abt this emerging #USWNT is the lack of *assertive* 360-degree leadership on the field. feels especially glaring in games like this.
Becky Sauerbrunn-type energy: leading from example, *and also* vocal and firm, you know?
03.12.2024 20:54
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not an own goal, Netherlands ๐ณ
strange to see the #USWNT on the receiving end of such bizarre, undeserved (we can be honest with each other, right?) mercies, but here we...are?!
03.12.2024 20:34
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I'm a fan of Romรฉe Leuchter btw. she's with PSG now but I enjoyed watching her play alongside Lily Yohannes at Ajax last szn. dynamic, saucy, strong eyebrow game โ real triple threat of a player
03.12.2024 20:30
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is Alyssa Naeher SURE she wants to retire? lol because girl...the form... ๐ค๐พ #USWNT
03.12.2024 20:27
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not the swim cap ๐ญ๐ญ but you right!
03.12.2024 20:24
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hope it's not serious for Uncle Naeher ofc but you have to read this as a possible (v much needed!!) game management for the #USWNT.
time to readjust the ponytails, swig some water, ponder an existential question or two...a "get your shit together" timeout, if you will
03.12.2024 20:23
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a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail .
hmmm! Netherlands up 1-0 on a goal that was quite *Oprah shrug of inevitability* and looking like they want more.
seasoning the longstanding beef!! also, this is โ and I can't emphasize it enough โ exactly what the #USWNT needs: a tough match vs an angry opponent w their home crowd behind them. yes
03.12.2024 20:08
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how do you say "front foot" in Dutch ๐ #USWNT
03.12.2024 20:00
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it's still early but #USWNT v Netherlands already feels like a straight continuation of their World Cup meeting, almost like they only hit pause on the game and picked it up 17 months later.
intense, quick, crisp, solid. none of that tentativeness we saw at Wembley, thank god
03.12.2024 19:53
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I think there might be one more goal in this Italy v Germany match but the fact that Italy's up 2-1 at 79' moves me. they've been playing with confidence; pounced on cringey defensive blunders from Germany on both goals too
02.12.2024 21:09
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I hope JCA and Gotham are prepared to meet todayโs price on Yazmeen Ryan. canโt imagine European teams are watching this game and arenโt feelingโฆmoved ๐ (sheโd do well in Europe too) #USWNT
30.11.2024 19:04
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think itโs safe to say this was one of the correct answers. Yazmeen Ryanโs service alone, such threatening through balls. and sheโs playing the ball quickly, v good
30.11.2024 18:33
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you know ball!
30.11.2024 18:23
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good enough, but as I go heat up some Thanksgiving leftovers at halftime, I have to wonder: where is the gravy on this #USWNT side that connects all the side dishes? whereโs the tart cranberry sauce for a spark of something different?
30.11.2024 18:08
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not naming names but this has been a humbling year for less pace-y players tasked with tracking the exceptionally fast ones. the chasm is growing and the girls are TIRED ๐ฎโ๐จ #USWNT (but club level too)
30.11.2024 17:52
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happy to see Jess Park and Jessica Naz in Englandโs starting XI tho โ not only bc theyโre fun to watch but their club performances earned them this opportunity. nice to see some porosity in the Lioness roster too tbh ๐
30.11.2024 17:40
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this #USWNT game at Wembley being the second most highly attended game (80k+) for them since the 99 World Cup (90k+) is something for US Soccer to ~hold space~ for imo.
hoping for some โwe have 80,000 fans at homeโ energy in the next few years
30.11.2024 17:30
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Orlando Prideโs historic NWSL Championship shows capability of coach Seb Hines, Black coaches
KANSAS CITY, Mo. โ When the referee blew the final whistle at the National Womenโs Soccer League Championship match between the Orlando Pride and the Washingtonโฆ
2022: @ORLPride hire Seb Hines as head coach. first full-time Black manager in the #NWSL
2024: Pride win the shield & championship, bring Orlando its first national title in any pro sport
and Hines will keep championing Black coaches. for@espnplus.bsky.social/Andscape andscape.com/features/orl...
25.11.2024 19:26
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