#USWNT 2019

[fictionalwomenenthusiast]

Currently wishing for my favorite group of girls to come back

#i miss you #2019 world cup #uswnt #uswnt players #womens world cup #soccer

[womanwithahotdogstand]

Just finished Tobin and Christen’s interview with Jill Ellis and I have one glaring thought:

She might be an asshole or whatever but Jill Ellis will go down as one of, if not THE best, most tactical and unbelievably thorough coaches we will ever see coach the USWNT.

I truly do not understand how US Soccer thought Vlatko was anywhere CLOSE.

#I just hope the 9 players who played in a WC under Jill will carry on her tactics because HOLY HELL that woman thought of EVERYTHING in 2019 #tobin heath #christen press #uswnt #2023 women's world cup

[dom-arktos]

I honestly disagree with the people who oppose supporting Spain (the players) because of Jorge Vilda.

Would a Spain victory be counterproductive to the players's struggle? Maybe. But the man is so widely disliked at this point I think it is more likely that, if they win, it'll give the players a significantly bigger platform to protest his coaching of the team.

If they win, they'll have won in spite of him, not thanks to him, and I'm sure the players will make that clear.

#wwc #Kind of like with the USWNT and them winning the 2019 WWC #(I know it was not the same issue) #wwc23 #wwc 2023 #wwc final #fifa wwc #espwnt

[morgansohara]

everybody moved on i stayed there etc etc

#i remembered these pictures existed and wow . 2019 was certainly a YEAR #i remember when they first got posted and i had a complete breakdown over them #like i’d just returned from the world cup and then this hit me like a truck . i felt like i’d lived a thousand lives #kelley o'hara #alex morgan #kellex #uswnt #2019……. you were such a special year to me #women’s soccer #woso

[leveloneandup]

Oh, are you ever going to get it over here?

#megan rapinoe #tobin heath #uswnt #wwc 2019

[c-23-p]

#christen press #tobin heath #uswnt #world cup 2019

[randompiggy]

Every time I think I've seen Alyssa Naeher do the most insane thing a person could possibly do, she somehow proves me wrong

#2019 wc england semi-final; 2023 wc sweden; 2024 gc canada semi-final #uswnt #w gold cup

[justinssportscorner]

Ken Schultz at Outsports:

Megan Rapinoe has had a rough couple of days. Ever since her penalty kick miss played a significant role in the USWNT’s elimination at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, a seemingly endless online troll parade has made her into the symbol of the team’s failure this year. If you search “Megan Rapinoe” on Twitter, it’s like asking, “Hey Siri, show me what it looks like when the internet’s worst people are happy.” I never knew so many eagle avatars rooted for the USA to fail. Even former President Donald Trump weighed in, taking a victory lap while America lost and leveling a bit of smack talk in Rapinoe’s direction. Clearly he has nothing else going on. As I wrote a few months ago, when Pride pisses off the right people, that means it’s doing its job. Based on the type of people who are celebrating one of Rapinoe’s few public defeats, she’s one of the greatest representatives of Pride in sports history. Instead of destroying her reputation, the alt-right backlash only serves to affirm it.

These politically motivated attacks were inevitable after Rapinoe willingly accepted the mantle of athlete activist, fighting back against Trump during the USWNT’s victorious World Cup run in 2019, advocating for transgender rights, and kneeling during the national anthem to protest systemic racism. [...] Yes, the USWNT’s lackluster play was dispiriting to watch over the last month, and the results of this World Cup were alternately depressing and maddening. It’s OK to feel those emotions in the wake of such a stunning disappointment.

[...] Add in the backlash she’s now facing largely from conservatives and it’s understandable that this is a very difficult moment for Rapinoe. That’s why choosing gratitude is not only better for our mental health as fans but also the best way to shout down the cacophony of howling nonentities who are trying to dim her light.

This Outsports article sums it up: Megan Rapinoe, despite that costly penalty kick miss that helped cost the Americans the game against Sweden on Sunday, has given the USWNT plenty of good moments over her career.

Off the field, Rapinoe has fought for LGBTQ+ rights (and trans rights in particular), kneeled during the National Anthem for racial justice, criticized Donald Trump, and helped usher in equal pay for the USWNT, which made right-wingers angry as heck.

See Also:

Pink News: Bitter right-wing bigots take aim at Megan Rapinoe after US crashes out of Women’s World Cup

The Guardian: The Megan Myth: what critics and fans get wrong about Rapinoe

#Megan Rapinoe #USWNT #2023 FIFA Women's World Cup #2019 FIFA Women's World Cup #FIFA Women's World Cup #National Anthem Protests #LGBTQ+ Rights #LGBTQ+ #2015 FIFA Women's World Cup #2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

[melodiousoblivionao3]

The chemistry of the team is so wildly off and that allllll starts at the top

#I saw someone on Twitter say that if rose and Lindsey don’t have chemistry after this many years together #it’ll never develop #and that’s the truth #the teams energy has been off for ages #(I blame Vlatko as always) #uswnt #need 23 best friends 2019 era chemistry back

[uswnt-has-my-heart]

I am absolutely livid about our loss to Sweden, mainly because a bunch of assholes are using this as an opportunity to harass the team, especially our beloved P.

i’ve seen a bunch of people saying that they lost because they were too focused on politics, and my only thought is, “where have you been??”

#this year has been tame compared to 2019 #and anyone who says that’s why they lost had a fundamental misunderstanding of what this team is about #and also women’s sports in general #because god forbid women doing anything ever without being hyper-criticized #but anyway i agree #i think any sort of hate to the players right now is absolutely worthless #it’s not productive and it’s not a great look for the community imo #i think every player that played could have been better #but also any player (alex megan alyssa ANYBODY) could literally be a god on earth #and we still wouldn’t have won because it’s a team sport and the fate of the game is NOT on the shoulders of one person #(besides maybe the coach but that’s a whole other problem) #uswnt #woso #megan rapinoe #women’s soccer

[uswnt-archive]

kellex + that goal celebration™

#alex morgan #kelley o'hara #wwc 2019 #goal celebration #uswnt

[preathuswnt]

preath pre preath

#woso couples #tobin heath #christen press #preath #uswnt #re inc #woso #tobin heath and christen press #tobin and christen #wwc #wwc 2019

[womanwithahotdogstand]

If you had a problem with this:

But not this:

Your 2023 resolution needs to include spending time unpacking your blatant sexism.

#and that’s all i have to say about that #uswnt #thailand wnt #2019 wwc #georgia bulldogs #tcu horned frogs #national championship

[that-soccer-guru]

Now I'm not saying it's going to happen or anything, but we all know that football is weird....

Portugal has the opportunity to do the funniest fucking thing in the world. We'd be moving into a Round of 16 without the reigning Olympic champ and the defending World Cup champ.

It's unlikely, but the World Cup Math dictates it is a small possibility.

Again, I'm sending nothing but great juju to every team, but my dislike for the sheer lackluster reign of Vlatko kinda has me rooting for this to happen if only to get him booted out with his shitty uncreative formations, poor sub management, and ugly senior team development and all.

#woso #fifa wwc #fifa women's world cup #portugal wnt #anti uswnt #i dont want to tag the team because this is something you dont wanna see on your feed if youre rooting for them #i just think it would be funny #and i very much have become a hater since 2019 #porwnt

[bookstoresmp3]

hey! remember when the uswnt was happy? me neither.

#🚶🏿‍♀️missing 2019 bro #simi speaks #uswnt #woso #womens football

[hardtchill]

He is right. the us has by far the deepest pool. if you wouldn't include coaching and management they could have the two best teams in the world

You really want to tell me that the US could field two teams with their pool of players right now and both teams would be better than the teams France, Spain, Germany and England could put together?

You need to start watching more football if you truly think that.

#ask #uswnt #this is honestly just arrogance #in 2019 there was 100% a chance of it being true - now it's just insane to say #if you take away all the complicating factors and just look at the pool of players the US may not even be the best in general #let alone the best 2