NoGoal
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Short really hasn't done anything real great at all. I may be mistaken, but I haven't really seen her push up because she is at that RB spot and should be, at times, joining the attack. I feel like I've seen her win the ball by getting out of bounds but not really make good plays with it if it stays in. I completely agree with you, she has no wow factor
Sheriff Joe
DA
They sure don't play out of the back.
MakeAPlay
DA
Short has been playing left back and has been extremely underwhelming at it. Norway and Sweden exposed her weaknesses.
outside!
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I wonder what position she played in club?
Kicknit22
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I think it was outside back. Not certain
outside!
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I was just wondering if she was a forward converted to defense.
Dude what a riot! With the talent she has and no clue how to play attractive attacking soccer she just needs to go. Just keep recycling the same crap - definition of insanity.
MakeAPlay
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For Florida St. she played centerback and outside back. For her current club she plays leftback and centerback.
MakeAPlay
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She is succeeding in assisting the rest of the world in catching up with us.
Which would help her stay on side for once. Man, it seems every game she forgets where she is supposed to be. Is she not paying attention?
I think some of the "rest" have already caught up.
NoGoal
DA
To shine a light on US Soccer WNT coaches selection. I happened to play a youtube video of Beast Mode Soccer. This video is 5 yrs old, in the video shows 2 Sr WNT team players; Christine Press and Whitney Engen. Whitney is no longer on the Sr team as of 1-2 years ago. What I find amazing, is how average Christine Press skills are and horrible Whitney Engen's is. The best 2 players in the video are Ali Reilly who plays for New Zealand after never getting a call up to the US WNT. DiMartino has a good touch as well, but never called into the Sr team too. I am not sure if Di Martino still plays for the NWSL though. Shows what type of players the YNT head coaches prefer.
Skip to minute 1:45 and you will see Christine Press on the right side. I am not impressed with her on the ball skills.
Skip to minute 1:50 to pass the intro and promotional talk. Whitney Engen can't even juggle a soccer ball!
Skip to minute 1:45 and you will see Christine Press on the right side. I am not impressed with her on the ball skills.
Skip to minute 1:50 to pass the intro and promotional talk. Whitney Engen can't even juggle a soccer ball!
soccerobserver
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NG, that is interesting for sure...the tape is not lying...but what do you make of the fact that she won the Herman Award in college and still is the all time leading scorer in the history of Stanford and was Rookie of the year in one of the women's leagues???...Maybe these drills are not capturing the whole picture...
soccerobserver
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Interesting article ranking the USWNT strikers...interesting comments they rank CP as the second best striker on the team...and others as well...
Here is the link: http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/gal...ex-morgan-christen-press-nwsl-analysis-060817
Here is the link: http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/gal...ex-morgan-christen-press-nwsl-analysis-060817
NoGoal
DA
IDK what to make of it. I thought Press was more technical than that and left dumbfounded. My guess is she is more athletic than I thought she was.
Now I see why the US WNT can't play possession attacking soccer.
MakeAPlay
DA
Press has nifty tricks for sure but what does she do in games against top level defenders? To me that is what defines a great striker.
Maybe (actually I am pretty sure) her touch has evolved tremendously over the past 4-5 years. I would definitely say she is one of the least athletic players on a team that defines its style of play as athletic though.
@ 1:05 was one of her best goals IMO even given that it was against a low, low level team.
With Whitney Engen, well she was never really a star/large/big time player for the team, even though she was in the pool a very long time.
But back to Press, to me, she's always seemed like an on or off player, kind of like how one could say about Carli Lloyd. She has her big moments (for Carli, it was the WWC for Press it's smaller big moments big goals creative moves etc) and then it seems like other times she's barely impacted the game or even worse shouldn't be in the game. I think the latter applies more so to current Carli Lloyd IMHO and previous Christen Press because I'm starting to see a better and better Press who's more consistent and simply better all round in her creativity, playing with her back to goal, etc. In fact, I would say, and even before she started noticeably improving IMO, that she tries to make up for her lack in physical ability in technical prowess, however, especially before, there is only so much she can do without being more athletic, and I think that's why she's had such a difficult time beating the other USWNT strikers for starting spots and time.
@ 1:05 was one of her best goals IMO even given that it was against a low, low level team.
With Whitney Engen, well she was never really a star/large/big time player for the team, even though she was in the pool a very long time.
But back to Press, to me, she's always seemed like an on or off player, kind of like how one could say about Carli Lloyd. She has her big moments (for Carli, it was the WWC for Press it's smaller big moments big goals creative moves etc) and then it seems like other times she's barely impacted the game or even worse shouldn't be in the game. I think the latter applies more so to current Carli Lloyd IMHO and previous Christen Press because I'm starting to see a better and better Press who's more consistent and simply better all round in her creativity, playing with her back to goal, etc. In fact, I would say, and even before she started noticeably improving IMO, that she tries to make up for her lack in physical ability in technical prowess, however, especially before, there is only so much she can do without being more athletic, and I think that's why she's had such a difficult time beating the other USWNT strikers for starting spots and time.
soccerobserver
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PSP, Those were some
Spectacular goals thanks for posting !
NoGoal
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Being a great ball striker doesn't mean she is technically great. Sure she could have improved her skills the last 4-5 years, but she was already in her early 20s. Meaning she isn't a natural with the ball. I relate it to golf, being great ball striker with your driver and iron play, doesn't mean your great around the greens or putting.