Comments on: Bad Coaching Cost Americans World Cup Glory

By: Brad Barnett

Brad Barnett — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:04:54 +0000

I agree you cannot blame Scurry for the loss…and I don’t. When you make a switch like that you mess with a teams chemistry, especially if the team works best with the benched player. Hope Solo gave them the best chance to win, couple that with a bogus red card and you have a bad day for the Americans. I give Brazil credit for the win, they deserve it, but watching the game I saw nothing but a team that was tired of the controversy and lost trust in their coach.

By: RMJ

RMJ — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:29:19 +0000

scurry didn’t kick the Americans out of the world cup..they themselves did..the American team finally got at taste of how bitter Brazilian samba can be…i think coach ryan forsaw a possible drubbing and brought in a more agile Gk..it might have worked if the rest of the 10 players did well but they didn’t but instead were overwhelmed…

By: Fifth Column

Fifth Column — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:22:04 +0000

Marta – wow, what a player. She would get kicked to pieces in the men’s game and would not get near any level due to lack of strength (relative). I don’t know why people when they see a good women’s footballer “I’d love to see her in the men’s game”… it’s not a relevant comparison. She is the best in the world at her sport (women’s football). How she would do in the men’s game is irrelevant. Don’t get me wrong, if she played against me and my mates I am sure she would be stronger, faster and better… but at any professional level in the men’s game she would have no chance – but then I wouldn’t be much good at childbirth.

Hope Solo – just saw her on the bench. Does she win the award for hotty of the tournament (not that there was a lot of competition)? Am I allowed to say that? Is it sexist?

That was truly an appalling refereeing decision. Utterly inexplicable. If she saw it, she could surely not have got it wrong. If she didn’t see it, she cannot give a free kick never mind another yellow card. Mad.

By: dureelaw

dureelaw — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:43:55 +0000

What a pitifull attempt by Ryan to be a genius. Hope Solo obviously should have played. Why did Ryan substitute for additional defensive players? To attampt to keep the score down so his bonehead decision wouldn’t turn out to be a disatorous blowout. Oops.

The bogus yellow-red didn’t help matters. I wonder what the outcome would have been if the referee had actually seen the incident involving Boxx instead of reacting to seeing two fallen players and a Brazilian asking for a yellow (the ultimate simulation).

By: Wolfsburg03

Wolfsburg03 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:47:53 +0000

The American Women were out paced by Brazil. I thought that the Brazil women ran by our defense, and the pace the demonstrated was tremendous.
Coaching decisions were questionable but as Tony said, he made mistakes also.
Refereeing was poor, and the decision on the red card was terrible, where was the linesperson. Wow! That referee should be tossed from FIFA.
Brazil whipped the Americans, no doubt.
What team is going to get Marta! I would love to see her play against men! She is awesome!

By: Brazil cruises pass US at Womenâ€™s World Cup at Square Tan dot Com

Brazil cruises pass US at Womenâ€™s World Cup at Square Tan dot Com — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:29:10 +0000

[...] presence between the sticks is somewhat questionable. US coach picked Scurry ahead of Hope Solo. Hope Solo started from the first match but was unbeatable on the following 300 minutes while [...]

By: Brad Barnett

Brad Barnett — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:22:48 +0000

Yes, this is only the second win in 23 games for the Brazilians. And they deserved to win the game, but questionable coaching decisions did not help the US.

By: Vaugh

Vaugh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:25:54 +0000

Didn’t US Womens team beat Brazil a few years ago at the World Cup? Nothing to do with the article, was just wondering.

I also think Germany is going to win, not by much though, should be an awesome game to watch.