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Watched the England v USA friendly and thoroughly enjoyed it. The football on offer was certainly better than I have seen in League 1 and League 2. Also worth noting that the attendance of 78,000+ was a record for a women's football friendly. That is something to think about for the misogynistic dinosaurs on here.
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I imagine you also watch Strictly etc - nothing wrong with watching a bunch of lasses trying to play football.
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I imagine you also watch Strictly etc - nothing wrong with watching a bunch of lasses trying to play football.
I sincerely hope that was said "tongue in cheek" or you really are a misogynistic 🦕. Oh, and by the way I think you will find that the women's England football team is mostly women, not lasses - also what is Strictly?
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Didn't see it myself but my Dad said the women's game was really enjoys. The review in the Graun is a bit dismissive of it, saying it was a tactical battle with little excitement.
Impressive attendance, so it's a pity they didn't see a few goals.
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Watched the England v USA friendly and thoroughly enjoyed it. The football on offer was certainly better than I have seen in League 1 and League 2. Also worth noting that the attendance of 78,000+ was a record for a women's football friendly. That is something to think about for the misogynistic dinosaurs on here.
Comparing women's teams to men's teams from different leagues isn't particularly useful because they're fundamentally different competitions with their own dynamics. Women's football should be appreciated for its unique qualities and the talent on display. Claiming it is of a better standard than League 1 and League 2 is demonstrably not true because men tend to be quicker and stronger and that is a huge advantage. Now you may enjoy women's football more but let's stop these pointless comparisons. There's no need to exaggerate or downplay the quality of women's football, it offers its own rich, competitive, and entertaining football experience. A 78,000 crowd shows that.
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I think one thing we can all agree on is that the standard has improved massively since the introduction of the WSL and the advent of professionalism. There are a lot of players who have very good technique, even if they lack the pace and power that we're used to from the men's game. That said, the likes of Hemp are very aggressive and direct with the ball at their feet. I'd say the biggest weakness seems to me to be the goalkeepers who tend to be pretty diminutive in general terms and they also don't have quite the spring that the male goalkeepers do when diving. It means lots of goals seem to float in over their heads more than you might expect. As I say, though, men's keepers tend to be massive now and somebody a foot shorter is never going to be able to reach the same shots in the same-sized goals.
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I think one thing we can all agree on is that the standard has improved massively since the introduction of the WSL and the advent of professionalism. There are a lot of players who have very good technique, even if they lack the pace and power that we're used to from the men's game. That said, the likes of Hemp are very aggressive and direct with the ball at their feet. I'd say the biggest weakness seems to me to be the goalkeepers who tend to be pretty diminutive in general terms and they also don't have quite the spring that the male goalkeepers do when diving. It means lots of goals seem to float in over their heads more than you might expect. As I say, though, men's keepers tend to be massive now and somebody a foot shorter is never going to be able to reach the same shots in the same-sized goals.
Some good points. The standard has improved massively even the keepers. Sometimes, it looked like an episode of keystone cops.
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