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imagine coaching the best team in the world and having your players have to come together on their own because they felt that they weren't being set up to play THEIR game and succeed
imagine winning only 3 of 10 major tournament games and still saying 'i think we played the way we wanted to'
imagine having the deepest bench in the world and not using a single sub
imagine talking mad shit about how league performance is important and then not taking into account ACTUAL league performance
imagine giving players consistent minutes leading up to major tournaments and then giving them ZERO at the actual tournament
imagine having two of the best players in the world come to you regarding their mental health and punishing them for it
can you imagine that? because vlatko actually did that shit
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Jane definitely deserves a chance! To me Murphy is not ready and if after all this time as the number 2 and she is still shaky then idk if she will ever be ready
I really hope she gets at least the next game, gets a good rotation of them sees how they are doing, and then stick with your best for consistency (my bias is Alyssa obviously). Murphy is tricky, I argue that US soccer looks at her and see a taller, blonder, slightly younger Alyssa. An easy transition in their mind after the last time we had a transition *cough hope solo cough* I think there are goalkeepers who have much more interesting play, who communicate with their field players, and who take control of their area. I think it will be interesting to see what happens going forward because I do see the Olympics as possibly Alyssa's last major tournament.
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Player Profile: Casey Murphy
She’s a keeper (sorry I had to) get to know newbie Casey Murphy!
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Age: 27
Jersey Number: 18
Previous World Cups: 0, one of the 14 newbies!
USWNT Caps: 14
USWNT Clean sheets: 10
Club Team: North Carolina Courage
College: Rutgers University
Star Sign: Taurus
Fun Fact: Casey is engaged to Chris Mirabelli who is a professional track and field athlete and has seen lots of success as a javelin thrower! The two have this adorable golden retriever named Nash!
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