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| SheBelieves Cup 2018: USA v France – live! | SheBelieves Cup 2018: USA v France – live! |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| 27 mins: The USA remain strangely attached to these 40-yard passes from their own half. France’s defenders have been up to the challenge thus far. | |
| 25 mins: Adventure for Alyssa Naeher, the No. 1 U.S. goalkeeper (we’re assuming that from the fact that she’s the only one who ever plays). She runs out of the box into a group of players and knocks the ball up the field, grimacing a bit as she gets up and returns to her post. | |
| 24 mins: The USA rev up the high press, with Rapinoe buzzing around several defenders. | |
| France respond with a ball over the top to Le Sommer, who has no defenders near her. Nor, unfortunately, does she have any defenders in front of her. She’s several yards offside. Meters, even. | |
| 21 mins: Finally a tiny bit of possession for the USA in the French box, but Mallory Pugh is dispossessed by a pair of defenders. They try again on the left flank, but Lindsey Horan impulsively whacks a ball that skitters across the field for a throw-in. | |
| 18 mins: CHANCE at the other end. Young American defender Tierna Davidson has to slide to break up a promising low cross. | |
| These chances might get both teams going a bit. The ball is moving much more than the players, like some sort of tentative Subbuteo clash. | |
| 17 mins: CHANCE. Sort of. After the teams trade hopeful balls forward, the ball goes wide to ... well, possibly meant for O’Hara, but Rapinoe is also there, and she plays it nicely into the path of Alex Morgan. Morgan puts the ball in the net, but the whistle had gone. She was a foot or so offside. | |
| 14 mins: France returns to their right flank, challenging Kelley O’Hara, a versatile player who loves to wander forward. They find some space and win a corner that’s headed wide. | |
| Encouraging start for France, as if you haven’t noticed. | |
| 12 mins: Can France punish the USA for sending its flank defenders forward? They’re trying, with a good ball down the left to force right back Taylor Smith to recover. The cross doesn’t get the job done. | |
| 9 mins: France with sustained possession on the right flank. This is looking more like the tactically and technically sound French team we would expect. | |
| The USA are evolving ... | |
| Remember that disastrous match vs. France at the last SheBelieves Cup? Sure you do: https://t.co/umfTrYrHqU Well, only 2 players on the field right now started at that France match-up a year ago: Naeher and Brian. #USWNT | |
| That lineup: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 20-Allie Long, 7-Casey Short; 16-Rose Lavelle (2-Mallory Pugh, 46), 3-Samantha Mewis (9-Lindsey Horan, 70), 6-Morgan Brian (8-Julie Johnston, 70), 17-Tobin Heath, 10-Carli Lloyd (capt.) (5-Kelley O’Hara, 78); 12-Lynn Williams (13-Alex Morgan, 70), 23-Christen Press (19-Crystal Dunn, 46) | |
| 6 mins: End-to-end. No chances. | |
| But then the USA tests the reconfigured French defense, with Taylor Smith marauding up the right flank and crossing toward Morgan, where Bouhaddi and her defenders don’t handle it convincingly. | |
| 4 mins: Alex Morgan tangles with Aissatou Tounkara to the referee’s disapproval. Eugenie Le Sommer does the same to Abby Dahlkemper at the other end. And both keepers make a play outside their respective boxes. | |
| Curious start here. It’s as if they’re making up for all the long balls they couldn’t play in the wind a few days ago. | |
| 2 mins: France shows some intent early. Thiney’s through ball to Gauvin is just a hair too long. | |
| The USA responds with some direct play -- Tierna Davidson blasts it forward for Mallory Pugh, who blasts it on goal for an easy save. | |
| 1 min: France kicks off and blasts the ball down the right wing. | |
| It appears the ad break is over. ESPN commentator Ian Darke (yes, dear folks from across the pond, we’re still borrowing him) is showing pictures from his treacherous trip from Columbus to New York through the snow. | |
| Darke and Julie Foudy attribute the Ertz and Lloyd absences in the starting XI to nagging minor injuries rather than the utterly sensible idea of rotating your squad through what’s essentially a friendly. | |
| Revenge on the mind: A reminder of what went down 362 days ago with your commentator in attendance, a 3-0 win for France. | |
| Ellis doesn’t use the 3-5-2 any more. | |
| Get in touch: As Oklahoma celebrates its apparent come-from-behind win in the national cheerleading competition in the lead-in to our game on ESPN2, a quick reminder that you can reach me by email at beau.dure.freelance@theguardian.com or share your thoughts @duresport | Get in touch: As Oklahoma celebrates its apparent come-from-behind win in the national cheerleading competition in the lead-in to our game on ESPN2, a quick reminder that you can reach me by email at beau.dure.freelance@theguardian.com or share your thoughts @duresport |
| In case you were wondering what one of England’s brightest women’s soccer minds is doing over here in the States ... | In case you were wondering what one of England’s brightest women’s soccer minds is doing over here in the States ... |
| Turned over to ESPN 2 to watch @ussoccer_wnt and caught a remake of bring it on. Goooooo Toros | Turned over to ESPN 2 to watch @ussoccer_wnt and caught a remake of bring it on. Goooooo Toros |
| Last night, Annapolis, Md. (Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, outdoors at the U.S. Naval Academy’s football stadium). Today, Harrison, N.J. | Last night, Annapolis, Md. (Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, outdoors at the U.S. Naval Academy’s football stadium). Today, Harrison, N.J. |
| Busy time for women’s hockey gold medalists: | Busy time for women’s hockey gold medalists: |
| The gold medalist of US women’s hockey on the sideline! pic.twitter.com/66hMOBFQQL | The gold medalist of US women’s hockey on the sideline! pic.twitter.com/66hMOBFQQL |
| Starting XI for the USA ... | Starting XI for the USA ... |
| 1-Alyssa Naeher, 3-Andi Sullivan, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 6-Morgan Brian, 7-Abby Dahlkemper, 9-Lindsey Horan, 11-Mallory Pugh, 13-Alex Morgan (capt.), 15-Megan Rapinoe, 17-Tierna Davidson, 22-Taylor Smith | 1-Alyssa Naeher, 3-Andi Sullivan, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 6-Morgan Brian, 7-Abby Dahlkemper, 9-Lindsey Horan, 11-Mallory Pugh, 13-Alex Morgan (capt.), 15-Megan Rapinoe, 17-Tierna Davidson, 22-Taylor Smith |
| So the tradition / mistake of playing one and only one goalkeeper ad infinitum, firmly established during the Hope Solo era, continues here. | So the tradition / mistake of playing one and only one goalkeeper ad infinitum, firmly established during the Hope Solo era, continues here. |
| The only changes are in midfield, with phenom Andi Sullivan and Morgan Brian replacing the cornerstone Julie Ertz and big-goal scorer Carli Lloyd. | The only changes are in midfield, with phenom Andi Sullivan and Morgan Brian replacing the cornerstone Julie Ertz and big-goal scorer Carli Lloyd. |
| Coach Jill Ellis has opted for the rarely seen 5-6 formation: | Coach Jill Ellis has opted for the rarely seen 5-6 formation: |
| 3️⃣ Spirit players named to the #USWNT Starting XI for today's #SheBelievesCup match! Let's go @sunshine_sully, @taylornsmith11_ & @MalPugh!#WeWill // #USAvFRApic.twitter.com/gBSxAHusEi | 3️⃣ Spirit players named to the #USWNT Starting XI for today's #SheBelievesCup match! Let's go @sunshine_sully, @taylornsmith11_ & @MalPugh!#WeWill // #USAvFRApic.twitter.com/gBSxAHusEi |
| Starting XI for France, from U.S. Soccer’s email ... | Starting XI for France, from U.S. Soccer’s email ... |
| 16-Sarah Bouhaddi, 2-Aïssatou Tounkara, 6-Amandine Henry (capt.), 7-Amel Majri, 9-Eugénie Le Sommer, 12-Gaëtane Thiney, 13-Valérie Gauvin, 17-Marion Torrent, 18-Viviane Asseyi, 19-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 23-Grace Geyoro In graphical form: | 16-Sarah Bouhaddi, 2-Aïssatou Tounkara, 6-Amandine Henry (capt.), 7-Amel Majri, 9-Eugénie Le Sommer, 12-Gaëtane Thiney, 13-Valérie Gauvin, 17-Marion Torrent, 18-Viviane Asseyi, 19-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 23-Grace Geyoro In graphical form: |
| On connaît la compo de ce 2ème match de la #SheBelievesCup contre les Américaines💪Coup d'envoi à 18h00 sur @CStar #USAFRA pic.twitter.com/85KnlrtmQS | On connaît la compo de ce 2ème match de la #SheBelievesCup contre les Américaines💪Coup d'envoi à 18h00 sur @CStar #USAFRA pic.twitter.com/85KnlrtmQS |
| That’s a change in goal, with Bouhaddi replacing Karima Benameur. And several more. Here’s the lineup from the unfortunate game vs. England: | That’s a change in goal, with Bouhaddi replacing Karima Benameur. And several more. Here’s the lineup from the unfortunate game vs. England: |
| 1-Karima Benameur, 3-Eve Perisset, 19-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 4-Laura Georges, 22-Sakina Karchaoui; 10-Aminata Diallo; 9-Eugénie Le Sommer, 14-Faustine Robert (12-Gaëtane Thiney, 61), 6-Amandine Henry (capt.), 20-Kadidiatou Diani (18-Viviane Asseyi, 61), 11-Ouleymata Sarr (13-Valérie Gauvin, 74). | 1-Karima Benameur, 3-Eve Perisset, 19-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 4-Laura Georges, 22-Sakina Karchaoui; 10-Aminata Diallo; 9-Eugénie Le Sommer, 14-Faustine Robert (12-Gaëtane Thiney, 61), 6-Amandine Henry (capt.), 20-Kadidiatou Diani (18-Viviane Asseyi, 61), 11-Ouleymata Sarr (13-Valérie Gauvin, 74). |
| How many of those changes are simply a planned rotation in a busy stretch of games? And how many are a reaction to the catastrophe vs. England? Je ne sais pas. | How many of those changes are simply a planned rotation in a busy stretch of games? And how many are a reaction to the catastrophe vs. England? Je ne sais pas. |
| Weather check: The winds that rocked Columbus for our opening games moved on to the Northeast, where they spent roughly 48 hours picking up tree branches and hurling them at power lines and houses. | Weather check: The winds that rocked Columbus for our opening games moved on to the Northeast, where they spent roughly 48 hours picking up tree branches and hurling them at power lines and houses. |
| Such nastiness has passed. Mostly. The good folks at Red Bull Arena just outside New York City should have a typical March day -- cool but not frigid, windy but not ridiculously so. | Such nastiness has passed. Mostly. The good folks at Red Bull Arena just outside New York City should have a typical March day -- cool but not frigid, windy but not ridiculously so. |
| Good morning, America, how are you? And good afternoon to those of you checking in from Europe to see how the French team is doing, and good middle-of-the-night to those of you in Japan checking out the competition for next year’s Women’s World Cup. | Good morning, America, how are you? And good afternoon to those of you checking in from Europe to see how the French team is doing, and good middle-of-the-night to those of you in Japan checking out the competition for next year’s Women’s World Cup. |
| The first games of the SheBelieves Cup took place Thursday in heavy wind gusts that certainly affected play. We might not be able to read too much into the USA’s win over Germany, where a lot of balls played in the air dropped like lawn darts. The U.S. women looked competent, given the circumstances. | The first games of the SheBelieves Cup took place Thursday in heavy wind gusts that certainly affected play. We might not be able to read too much into the USA’s win over Germany, where a lot of balls played in the air dropped like lawn darts. The U.S. women looked competent, given the circumstances. |
| France did not. Now we’ll see whether that was a one-game aberration in which they forgot how to play defense or a sign of something worse. | France did not. Now we’ll see whether that was a one-game aberration in which they forgot how to play defense or a sign of something worse. |
| Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s how France got on in their opener: | Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s how France got on in their opener: |
| Phil Neville’s reign as England Women’s manager got off to a successful start with a 4-1 demolition of France and a performance that was brimming with attacking intent and purpose. | Phil Neville’s reign as England Women’s manager got off to a successful start with a 4-1 demolition of France and a performance that was brimming with attacking intent and purpose. |
| This mightily impressive display was only a start – acid tests against Germany and the United States follow in the remaining games of the SheBelieves tournament. Then the real work of preparing for an assault on the World Cup begins in earnest. | This mightily impressive display was only a start – acid tests against Germany and the United States follow in the remaining games of the SheBelieves tournament. Then the real work of preparing for an assault on the World Cup begins in earnest. |
| “I was a little bit nervous before the game, I had a few butterflies, but my players didn’t. That’s the most important thing,” said Neville. | “I was a little bit nervous before the game, I had a few butterflies, but my players didn’t. That’s the most important thing,” said Neville. |
| “There is great expectation and I love that expectation. On the bus, on the way to the ground, it felt right. It felt right standing in the technical area and the most important thing is the players are enjoying the raised expectations and the higher profile.” | “There is great expectation and I love that expectation. On the bus, on the way to the ground, it felt right. It felt right standing in the technical area and the most important thing is the players are enjoying the raised expectations and the higher profile.” |