Australian Womens Football

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I would most definitely not be judging foords performance last night when playing jet lagged under Jonas lol. She’s a star for the national team, will probably score in the China series. Foord, raso and Fowler shine when they put on the Australian shirt. The huge support going into this tournament shouldn’t be underestimated at all. When you get the love you deserve it pushes you to another level.

Agree with this anon. Listening to Cait's post match interview, it seems like she's lacking in confidence. In past interviews, it's been said she performs better when the coach has confidence in her. Luckily, Tony G has definitely got her back, so she can rest and focus for the Olympics.

It was frustrating to watch last night her be pushed out so wide. She was often hugging the touch line, while Viv and Cloe were given more freedom on the RW to drift inwards. She has so much more confidence with the Tillies because she can get centrally and create those chances.

She was a standout for me on the pitch. She is sooo fast and her ball work is insane to see in person. Arsenal just don’t have players in the box ready to score the goal. So many times the ball ended up at someone’s feet and they didn’t attempt a shot, or just entirely fumbled it.

Agreed. Every time she got the ball, she was able to move it forward and into the box. It really frustrates me that she is constantly only on the wing and never moves more centrally when she plays for Arsenal, at least this season. This was not an issue last season.

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I would most definitely not be judging foords performance last night when playing jet lagged under Jonas lol. She’s a star for the national team, will probably score in the China series. Foord, raso and Fowler shine when they put on the Australian shirt. The huge support going into this tournament shouldn’t be underestimated at all. When you get the love you deserve it pushes you to another level.

Agree with this anon. Listening to Cait's post match interview, it seems like she's lacking in confidence. In past interviews, it's been said she performs better when the coach has confidence in her. Luckily, Tony G has definitely got her back, so she can rest and focus for the Olympics.

It was frustrating to watch last night her be pushed out so wide. She was often hugging the touch line, while Viv and Cloe were given more freedom on the RW to drift inwards. She has so much more confidence with the Tillies because she can get centrally and create those chances.

She was a standout for me on the pitch. She is sooo fast and her ball work is insane to see in person. Arsenal just don’t have players in the box ready to score the goal. So many times the ball ended up at someone’s feet and they didn’t attempt a shot, or just entirely fumbled it.

Agreed. Every time she got the ball, she was able to move it forward and into the box. It really frustrates me that she is constantly only on the wing and never moves more centrally when she plays for Arsenal, at least this season. This was not an issue last season.

Last season with the injury crisis I think they all had more freedom to play how they like. This meant cait could play more freely across the front three and stick true to her instincts. Now with everyone back, the coaching staff clearly have very strict tactics. One of them is for Cait to stay far left on the wing to draw defenders out of the box. Cait can do this because her 1v1 and dribbling is much stronger than the average winger, but it can be frustrating to watch because she has to do the same thing over and over based on where he has her playing. Honestly hope she’ll have some good games at the Olympics and Jonas will see she works better when able to move more freely. He did mention that he noticed that in the last few games of the season, and Cait got assists in those games often from RW area with Beth in the number 9 position. But it was reverted back for the Aus game, likely due to the available squad and who can play where.

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I'm just glad Arsenal remembered to pack socks

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My friend just messaged me from the Panthers Cronulla match. As they were leaving they ran into Mary Fowler in the car park by herself. Said she was super sweet and took some pics with her young daughters and spoke to them for awhile. They said how they were planning to buy her Barbie and she was excited by this and hugged the girls.

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My friend just messaged me from the Panthers Cronulla match. As they were leaving they ran into Mary Fowler in the car park by herself. Said she was super sweet and took some pics with her young daughters and spoke to them for awhile. They said how they were planning to buy her Barbie and she was excited by this and hugged the girls.

Cute!! The Barbie’s unfortunately will not be for sale though. The Barbie Instagram account replied to someone asking when they would be going on sale saying that they are one of a kind and only one doll was made for each of the women. So there is only one Mary Fowler Barbie, we won’t be able to buy it ourselves

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My friend just messaged me from the Panthers Cronulla match. As they were leaving they ran into Mary Fowler in the car park by herself. Said she was super sweet and took some pics with her young daughters and spoke to them for awhile. They said how they were planning to buy her Barbie and she was excited by this and hugged the girls.

Cute!! The Barbie’s unfortunately will not be for sale though. The Barbie Instagram account replied to someone asking when they would be going on sale saying that they are one of a kind and only one doll was made for each of the women. So there is only one Mary Fowler Barbie, we won’t be able to buy it ourselves

Oh that sucks. I guess at least they met the real life version

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My friend just messaged me from the Panthers Cronulla match. As they were leaving they ran into Mary Fowler in the car park by herself. Said she was super sweet and took some pics with her young daughters and spoke to them for awhile. They said how they were planning to buy her Barbie and she was excited by this and hugged the girls.

Cute!! The Barbie’s unfortunately will not be for sale though. The Barbie Instagram account replied to someone asking when they would be going on sale saying that they are one of a kind and only one doll was made for each of the women. So there is only one Mary Fowler Barbie, we won’t be able to buy it ourselves

That’s so annoying! There are many people who would buy all of the dolls in that collection. Mary and Christine Sinclair would sell really well but I’m also thinking about the ones of dolls in sports that are less “mainstream popular”, how cool would it have been for girls/adults too to buy a doll representing the sport they play? Missed opportunity by Mattel on that. Surely they’d make profit off of selling those dolls, even if they just did a limited edition run

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

The ones based in Europe (especially with partners there) will definitely be flying back. Others may choose to stay home for a while or go on a holiday wherever they want before heading off to Olympics camp.

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

She just did a week long holiday in a very fancy place with Kirsty in Greece, so instead of going away after the break, they chose to do one before. She'll probably work on a couple of things while still here, make some of that money from the expensive trip back, and spend some time with family before flying back.

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Agree with all this. I reckon the Europe players may spend a week with fam, decompress with family after their long seasons, and then as has been said, pop off back to Europe to go on holidays for a week with their partners (although now that Macca and Kirsty have just spent a week in Greece, Caitlin & Katie and Ellie & Daan are the only two that spring to mind). EVE and Torps are in-season so guess they'll go back to play in games. Same with Polks.

Looking into what they did in Tokyo (baring it mind it was Covid, but still think it'll be similar) they had a transition camp in Sweden that started a month before the Olympics did, and then 2 weeks out from the Olympics they flew to Japan for their final camp and had one last game against Japan.

Applying that to this year. A month before the Olympics is exactly June 25th, which is nicely a Monday. So potentially 2 weeks somewhere in Europe and then they'll move to France for the final 2 weeks before their first game, and line up one last prep game against one of the Olympic teams in the FIFA July window (just prob not the US, Germany or Zambia).

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Agree with all this. I reckon the Europe players may spend a week with fam, decompress with family after their long seasons, and then as has been said, pop off back to Europe to go on holidays for a week with their partners (although now that Macca and Kirsty have just spent a week in Greece, Caitlin & Katie and Ellie & Daan are the only two that spring to mind). EVE and Torps are in-season so guess they'll go back to play in games. Same with Polks.

Looking into what they did in Tokyo (baring it mind it was Covid, but still think it'll be similar) they had a transition camp in Sweden that started a month before the Olympics did, and then 2 weeks out from the Olympics they flew to Japan for their final camp and had one last game against Japan.

Applying that to this year. A month before the Olympics is exactly June 25th, which is nicely a Monday. So potentially 2 weeks somewhere in Europe and then they'll move to France for the final 2 weeks before their first game, and line up one last prep game against one of the Olympic teams in the FIFA July window (just prob not the US, Germany or Zambia).

I do wonder who they will play a prep game against, the European sides have important matches in the FIFA July window so wonder if it'll be maybe Nigeria or Brazil?

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

She just did a week long holiday in a very fancy place with Kirsty in Greece, so instead of going away after the break, they chose to do one before. She'll probably work on a couple of things while still here, make some of that money from the expensive trip back, and spend some time with family before flying back.

Could be that Kirsty flies out to aus after the first lot of Scottish games for a couple of weeks for a break before she heads back into Scottish camp again anyway. So instead of spending their 2 weeks off in Europe they might do the opposite and be in aus together. For those playing in euro qualifiers like Kirsty, Katie, daan etc they will finish their July window a week ish before the Olympics starts so as long as their clubs don’t want them in pre season straight away they should be good to be there during the matches. Think I saw somewhere Liverpool start pre season on the 22nd July but assume different schedules would be made for internationals.

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

She just did a week long holiday in a very fancy place with Kirsty in Greece, so instead of going away after the break, they chose to do one before. She'll probably work on a couple of things while still here, make some of that money from the expensive trip back, and spend some time with family before flying back.

Could be that Kirsty flies out to aus after the first lot of Scottish games for a couple of weeks for a break before she heads back into Scottish camp again anyway. So instead of spending their 2 weeks off in Europe they might do the opposite and be in aus together. For those playing in euro qualifiers like Kirsty, Katie, daan etc they will finish their July window a week ish before the Olympics starts so as long as their clubs don’t want them in pre season straight away they should be good to be there during the matches. Think I saw somewhere Liverpool start pre season on the 22nd July but assume different schedules would be made for internationals.

That early preseason date is for the players who don’t have international matches. Lyon does that too, last year their preseason was in full swing near the end of July for everyone who wasn’t at the World Cup. The ones who have Euro qualifiers will get a chunk of time off before having to join but probably not the whole tournament. The group stage and maybe the QF games seem likely

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So after this China series what are the players doing from now till July? Do you think they’ll remain in Australia till the Paris camp begins? There’s some decent off season time off now which would be good for them.

They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

She just did a week long holiday in a very fancy place with Kirsty in Greece, so instead of going away after the break, they chose to do one before. She'll probably work on a couple of things while still here, make some of that money from the expensive trip back, and spend some time with family before flying back.

Could be that Kirsty flies out to aus after the first lot of Scottish games for a couple of weeks for a break before she heads back into Scottish camp again anyway. So instead of spending their 2 weeks off in Europe they might do the opposite and be in aus together. For those playing in euro qualifiers like Kirsty, Katie, daan etc they will finish their July window a week ish before the Olympics starts so as long as their clubs don’t want them in pre season straight away they should be good to be there during the matches. Think I saw somewhere Liverpool start pre season on the 22nd July but assume different schedules would be made for internationals.

Oh wow, that seems so ridiculously early! The Olympics haven't even started by that date, and with the July international break it doesn't seem like the players get a whole heap of time off. Arsenal and Chelsea have their USA pre-season camps, and the games being around the 19th of Aug, so guessing they'll be there maybe a week or so before? Not that I'm expecting our Aussie girls to be a part of it (or at least that's what I'm hoping). It would be hard for both teams though because quite a few of their squads will competing at the Olympics.

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They’ll get about two weeks off. As another anon said, the ones based in Europe will definitely be flying back and then probably going on vacation with their partners from there. The ones who don’t need to be back in Europe will probably just stay unless they have plans to holiday somewhere else. A guarantee though is probably that everyone will be having a vacation of some kind whether it’s in Aus or elsewhere

Only one we know who is staying in aus a bit longer is macca. That talk she’s doing with tony is 10th June I think, so she must be staying for atleast a week after the china games if not for even longer.

She just did a week long holiday in a very fancy place with Kirsty in Greece, so instead of going away after the break, they chose to do one before. She'll probably work on a couple of things while still here, make some of that money from the expensive trip back, and spend some time with family before flying back.

Could be that Kirsty flies out to aus after the first lot of Scottish games for a couple of weeks for a break before she heads back into Scottish camp again anyway. So instead of spending their 2 weeks off in Europe they might do the opposite and be in aus together. For those playing in euro qualifiers like Kirsty, Katie, daan etc they will finish their July window a week ish before the Olympics starts so as long as their clubs don’t want them in pre season straight away they should be good to be there during the matches. Think I saw somewhere Liverpool start pre season on the 22nd July but assume different schedules would be made for internationals.

Oh wow, that seems so ridiculously early! The Olympics haven't even started by that date, and with the July international break it doesn't seem like the players get a whole heap of time off. Arsenal and Chelsea have their USA pre-season camps, and the games being around the 19th of Aug, so guessing they'll be there maybe a week or so before? Not that I'm expecting our Aussie girls to be a part of it (or at least that's what I'm hoping). It would be hard for both teams though because quite a few of their squads will competing at the Olympics.

Would imagine that start date is only for those who have no international football this summer. No chance are players being called in for pre season a few days after their international break has finished. But really when you think about the season ending on 18th May, to July 22nd that’s actually a pretty long break for someone who’s not playing international football. Intentional players would be in from August at some point i imagine.

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To be fair, out of the couples mentioned only macca and Kirsty could have gone on holiday up to this point. Caitlin and Katie had the Aussie arsenal trip, and Ellie and daan obviously have the small (joking) matter of the champions league final to play. So hard to base what others will do on the fact Mac went on holiday already.
Wouldn’t be shocked to see those mentioned couples holiday in Europe and Kirsty join Mac out in Aus.
Then I can’t wait to see the wags + families in France for the Olympics this summer!
Last summer with the WC was slightly different because some were playing + others had pre season, whereas it’ll be different this time around.

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Is Ellie having a bad or average game today?

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Is Ellie having a bad or average game today?

She wasn't great but the rest of her OL teammates were also not great today either so...

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Is Ellie having a bad or average game today?

She wasn't great but the rest of her OL teammates were also not great today either so...

You can't expect the defenders to absorb wave after wave of attack when the forwards don't score and the midfield are being over run. Barcelona were too good across the board.

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Is Ellie having a bad or average game today?

She wasn't great but the rest of her OL teammates were also not great today either so...

You can't expect the defenders to absorb wave after wave of attack when the forwards don't score and the midfield are being over run. Barcelona were too good across the board.

Put the stan gun down. All of OL were shit from the get go, you don't need to twist yourself into a pretzel to make excuses for Ellie.

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

ok? joint 3rd worst on flashscore (6.4). 3rd worst on fotmob (5.9). joint worst on sofascore (6.2). it's nothing to brag about??? cherrypicking the highest score is lame. i would say based on her being the bottom 3 on every app some people were actually being pretty nice about her performance.

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Just saw on Facebook that Caitlin flew into Adelaide yesterday afternoon. No mention of Steph or Kyra but with both being from Melb/Vic, can understand them staying the weekend and being at home.

Wonder if more will trickle in today or a lot of them will arrive from tomorrow morning.

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She did fine. The goals weren’t her fault. The whole team was average today.

The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

ok? joint 3rd worst on flashscore (6.4). 3rd worst on fotmob (5.9). joint worst on sofascore (6.2). it's nothing to brag about??? cherrypicking the highest score is lame. i would say based on her being the bottom 3 on every app some people were actually being pretty nice about her performance.

You're the one who researched all the apps. Strange behaviour.

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Just saw on Facebook that Caitlin flew into Adelaide yesterday afternoon. No mention of Steph or Kyra but with both being from Melb/Vic, can understand them staying the weekend and being at home.

Wonder if more will trickle in today or a lot of them will arrive from tomorrow morning.

Think macca might have left today. 22 hours ish from london to Adelaide and if she wasn’t leaving today, she probably would have stayed a little longer in Greece.

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The whole lyon was below average except for about 15 mins in the 2nd half after barca first scored. Ellie made quite a few mistakes she was lucky barca did not punish her for. She wasn't as good as she is capable of being today but that goes for many of her teammates too.

Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

ok? joint 3rd worst on flashscore (6.4). 3rd worst on fotmob (5.9). joint worst on sofascore (6.2). it's nothing to brag about??? cherrypicking the highest score is lame. i would say based on her being the bottom 3 on every app some people were actually being pretty nice about her performance.

You're the one who researched all the apps. Strange behaviour.

oh wow i'll never get those 2 minutes of my life back /s
it was worth it to prove that as suspected fans were just cherrypicking and trying to dishonestly prove a point in the worst way (much like you just did with this nothing ass ad hominem reply).
as usual overly defensive fans just don't know when to put their hands up and stop digging a hole for themselves and their fav player.

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So funny, when Ellie doesnt play well we get "oh it was her team all of them played bad you cant blame just her". She had a shit game she didnt win Lyon didnt deserve to win, their manager did not read the game well, i pray for Chelsea because she is really not good and reading games. But most of all I pray for Ellie because Lyon will decline after this, they will not win next season and she resolutely said ij an interview she wants to stay at lyon because they make her better and she wants to win . Well I give it 12 months and Ellie will be in the wsl mark my words, Lyons downfall begins next season.

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Yeah checked her stats. Poor performance. Hope she gets some rest and regain her form back before Olympics

Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

ok? joint 3rd worst on flashscore (6.4). 3rd worst on fotmob (5.9). joint worst on sofascore (6.2). it's nothing to brag about??? cherrypicking the highest score is lame. i would say based on her being the bottom 3 on every app some people were actually being pretty nice about her performance.

You're the one who researched all the apps. Strange behaviour.

oh wow i'll never get those 2 minutes of my life back /s
it was worth it to prove that as suspected fans were just cherrypicking and trying to dishonestly prove a point in the worst way (much like you just did with this nothing ass ad hominem reply).
as usual overly defensive fans just don't know when to put their hands up and stop digging a hole for themselves and their fav player.

WTF are you even talking about. No one is cherry-picking or digging holes. It is just a game of football. Get some perspective!

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Saw this on Int thread. As usual they exaggerate everything. Lyon just did not have it today.

https://www.flashscore.com.au/match/fsC ... ry/lineups

ok? joint 3rd worst on flashscore (6.4). 3rd worst on fotmob (5.9). joint worst on sofascore (6.2). it's nothing to brag about??? cherrypicking the highest score is lame. i would say based on her being the bottom 3 on every app some people were actually being pretty nice about her performance.

You're the one who researched all the apps. Strange behaviour.

oh wow i'll never get those 2 minutes of my life back /s
it was worth it to prove that as suspected fans were just cherrypicking and trying to dishonestly prove a point in the worst way (much like you just did with this nothing ass ad hominem reply).
as usual overly defensive fans just don't know when to put their hands up and stop digging a hole for themselves and their fav player.

WTF are you even talking about. No one is cherry-picking or digging holes. It is just a game of football. Get some perspective!

another dumbass nothing reply. i'll use this line when anyone says ellie played amazing. it's just football so shut up who cares blah blah blah

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

Why not. Australia is just a friendly, in champions league she gets to watch the final match and after the match she gets to do some fun stuff in Spain.

She can double date with Lia and Mariona, Leah and who ever the Celeb Leah is dating.

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

Why not. Australia is just a friendly, in champions league she gets to watch the final match and after the match she gets to do some fun stuff in Spain.

She can double date with Lia and Mariona, Leah and who ever the Celeb Leah is dating.

Disrespectful to Aussie fans imo. Saying she’s glad she didn’t go to a place which was an exhibition match for Australian fans isn’t professional. The rest of your comment is off topic.

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

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Olympics squad will be announced on June 4 according to this. I can't read the entire article though as it's behind a pay wall. Can someone who has access please share a quick summary of what is said. Thanks in advance!

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Olympics squad will be announced on June 4 according to this. I can't read the entire article though as it's behind a pay wall. Can someone who has access please share a quick summary of what is said. Thanks in advance!

SPOILERSPOILER

Taken the best bits and pieces and leaving it all below -

Mass retirements following the Matildas’ 2010 Asian Cup win left coach Tom Sermanni scrambling for new talent heading into the World Cup. He got his first good look at Foord at a series of team training camps in Canberra.

“She was just 16-years-old, but she probably looked about 12, and she would have blown over with a strong wind,” Sermani said. “She was brought in as a fill-in player; she played anywhere and everywhere.”



Thirteen years later Foord is playing for Arsenal – one of the world’s biggest football clubs – and is a major factor in the Matildas’ fortunes at the Paris Olympics. It’s an especially important role with captain and striker Sam Kerr ruled out with an ACL injury.

Eyes on Gold
And Foord was part of the team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and fourth at last year’s World Cup. Missing the podium left the team devastated and more determined than ever to win a medal in Paris.

“Every athlete that goes to the Olympics goes there for gold,” Foord said. “That’s the ultimate goal. But we do have a really tough group, the whole tournament is tough.”

“The first goal is to get out of the group and then progress from there and once you’re there it’s kind of anyone’s game,” Foord said. “It’s just who’s on in that tournament – so hopefully we are peaking at the right time.”

Why She Shines
“Her first game in the World Cup (2011), was against Brazil and was going to be playing against Marta (regarded as one of the greatest players).

“She didn’t know who Marta was and she really didn’t care. I was giving them a bit of information and she would shrug her shoulders and say ‘yeah, okay’.

“She just had real confidence, she really didn’t care who she was playing against.”

The Making of Foord
It was Australian coach Joe Montemurro who brought Foord and fellow Matildas’ defender Steph Catley to Arsenal in 2020.

“If we push aside their footballing talent both of them are the ultimate professionals - fantastic, humble characters that want to be the best and are a pleasure to coach in terms of people, in terms of their humility and their selflessness for the team,” Montemurro said. “Steph is probably one of the best left sided defenders in the world, while Caitlin is explosive in the final attacking third, which again is a unique quality. Both of them are world class players.”

The Key
Foord’s efforts on the pitch for the Matildas have often been overshadowed by Kerr and Hayely Raso. But with Kerr out injured, Sermanni said Foord’s role at the Paris Olympics would be key to the Matildas’ success. Since Kerr’s injury Matildas coach Tony Gustavasson has played Foord in several positions depending on his formation and the other players he has selected. Sermanni said that was what made Foord so dangerous.

“Regardless of what was needed or who was injured there would be somewhere she could play and she would go in and play that position. She’s done it her whole career.”

Sermanni said the combination between Steph Catley, who also plays at Arsenal, and Foord would also give the Matildas a boost in France. “That combination between the two is kind of telepathic.”

Foord said Gustavsson also set his structure around the players and who was available. “With Sam out things have changed, the style of play a little bit. Tony has always structured our team around everyone’s qualities and getting the best out of their ability. So it changes a bit depending on who is on the pitch.”

Foord said that playing and training alongside Catley and Arsenal’s latest Aussie recruit Kyra Cooney-Cross day after day was a huge boost in an Olympic year. “We have to have those connections. That does really help us on the international team because most of the time we all start and we are familiar with each other."

Gustavsson will announce the 18-woman Olympic squad on June 4 and the Matildas to kick off their Olympic campaign against Germany on July 25.

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Olympics squad will be announced on June 4 according to this. I can't read the entire article though as it's behind a pay wall. Can someone who has access please share a quick summary of what is said. Thanks in advance!

SPOILERSPOILER

Taken the best bits and pieces and leaving it all below -

Mass retirements following the Matildas’ 2010 Asian Cup win left coach Tom Sermanni scrambling for new talent heading into the World Cup. He got his first good look at Foord at a series of team training camps in Canberra.

“She was just 16-years-old, but she probably looked about 12, and she would have blown over with a strong wind,” Sermani said. “She was brought in as a fill-in player; she played anywhere and everywhere.”



Thirteen years later Foord is playing for Arsenal – one of the world’s biggest football clubs – and is a major factor in the Matildas’ fortunes at the Paris Olympics. It’s an especially important role with captain and striker Sam Kerr ruled out with an ACL injury.

Eyes on Gold
And Foord was part of the team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and fourth at last year’s World Cup. Missing the podium left the team devastated and more determined than ever to win a medal in Paris.

“Every athlete that goes to the Olympics goes there for gold,” Foord said. “That’s the ultimate goal. But we do have a really tough group, the whole tournament is tough.”

“The first goal is to get out of the group and then progress from there and once you’re there it’s kind of anyone’s game,” Foord said. “It’s just who’s on in that tournament – so hopefully we are peaking at the right time.”

Why She Shines
“Her first game in the World Cup (2011), was against Brazil and was going to be playing against Marta (regarded as one of the greatest players).

“She didn’t know who Marta was and she really didn’t care. I was giving them a bit of information and she would shrug her shoulders and say ‘yeah, okay’.

“She just had real confidence, she really didn’t care who she was playing against.”

The Making of Foord
It was Australian coach Joe Montemurro who brought Foord and fellow Matildas’ defender Steph Catley to Arsenal in 2020.

“If we push aside their footballing talent both of them are the ultimate professionals - fantastic, humble characters that want to be the best and are a pleasure to coach in terms of people, in terms of their humility and their selflessness for the team,” Montemurro said. “Steph is probably one of the best left sided defenders in the world, while Caitlin is explosive in the final attacking third, which again is a unique quality. Both of them are world class players.”

The Key
Foord’s efforts on the pitch for the Matildas have often been overshadowed by Kerr and Hayely Raso. But with Kerr out injured, Sermanni said Foord’s role at the Paris Olympics would be key to the Matildas’ success. Since Kerr’s injury Matildas coach Tony Gustavasson has played Foord in several positions depending on his formation and the other players he has selected. Sermanni said that was what made Foord so dangerous.

“Regardless of what was needed or who was injured there would be somewhere she could play and she would go in and play that position. She’s done it her whole career.”

Sermanni said the combination between Steph Catley, who also plays at Arsenal, and Foord would also give the Matildas a boost in France. “That combination between the two is kind of telepathic.”

Foord said Gustavsson also set his structure around the players and who was available. “With Sam out things have changed, the style of play a little bit. Tony has always structured our team around everyone’s qualities and getting the best out of their ability. So it changes a bit depending on who is on the pitch.”

Foord said that playing and training alongside Catley and Arsenal’s latest Aussie recruit Kyra Cooney-Cross day after day was a huge boost in an Olympic year. “We have to have those connections. That does really help us on the international team because most of the time we all start and we are familiar with each other."

Gustavsson will announce the 18-woman Olympic squad on June 4 and the Matildas to kick off their Olympic campaign against Germany on July 25.

This is awesome and a good read on Foordy. Thanks so much for this, anon!

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

I understand that it's the off season and players must be tired. However, Arsenal is a big team that had proper breaks between games since they were out of the championship qualifiers as early as September 2023. They were out of the FA Cup in March / April, so they were only playing League and Conti Cup matches. It's a bit disrespectful, considering Australia welcomed them properly.

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Olympics squad will be announced on June 4 according to this. I can't read the entire article though as it's behind a pay wall. Can someone who has access please share a quick summary of what is said. Thanks in advance!

SPOILERSPOILER

Taken the best bits and pieces and leaving it all below -

Mass retirements following the Matildas’ 2010 Asian Cup win left coach Tom Sermanni scrambling for new talent heading into the World Cup. He got his first good look at Foord at a series of team training camps in Canberra.

“She was just 16-years-old, but she probably looked about 12, and she would have blown over with a strong wind,” Sermani said. “She was brought in as a fill-in player; she played anywhere and everywhere.”



Thirteen years later Foord is playing for Arsenal – one of the world’s biggest football clubs – and is a major factor in the Matildas’ fortunes at the Paris Olympics. It’s an especially important role with captain and striker Sam Kerr ruled out with an ACL injury.

Eyes on Gold
And Foord was part of the team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and fourth at last year’s World Cup. Missing the podium left the team devastated and more determined than ever to win a medal in Paris.

“Every athlete that goes to the Olympics goes there for gold,” Foord said. “That’s the ultimate goal. But we do have a really tough group, the whole tournament is tough.”

“The first goal is to get out of the group and then progress from there and once you’re there it’s kind of anyone’s game,” Foord said. “It’s just who’s on in that tournament – so hopefully we are peaking at the right time.”

Why She Shines
“Her first game in the World Cup (2011), was against Brazil and was going to be playing against Marta (regarded as one of the greatest players).

“She didn’t know who Marta was and she really didn’t care. I was giving them a bit of information and she would shrug her shoulders and say ‘yeah, okay’.

“She just had real confidence, she really didn’t care who she was playing against.”

The Making of Foord
It was Australian coach Joe Montemurro who brought Foord and fellow Matildas’ defender Steph Catley to Arsenal in 2020.

“If we push aside their footballing talent both of them are the ultimate professionals - fantastic, humble characters that want to be the best and are a pleasure to coach in terms of people, in terms of their humility and their selflessness for the team,” Montemurro said. “Steph is probably one of the best left sided defenders in the world, while Caitlin is explosive in the final attacking third, which again is a unique quality. Both of them are world class players.”

The Key
Foord’s efforts on the pitch for the Matildas have often been overshadowed by Kerr and Hayely Raso. But with Kerr out injured, Sermanni said Foord’s role at the Paris Olympics would be key to the Matildas’ success. Since Kerr’s injury Matildas coach Tony Gustavasson has played Foord in several positions depending on his formation and the other players he has selected. Sermanni said that was what made Foord so dangerous.

“Regardless of what was needed or who was injured there would be somewhere she could play and she would go in and play that position. She’s done it her whole career.”

Sermanni said the combination between Steph Catley, who also plays at Arsenal, and Foord would also give the Matildas a boost in France. “That combination between the two is kind of telepathic.”

Foord said Gustavsson also set his structure around the players and who was available. “With Sam out things have changed, the style of play a little bit. Tony has always structured our team around everyone’s qualities and getting the best out of their ability. So it changes a bit depending on who is on the pitch.”

Foord said that playing and training alongside Catley and Arsenal’s latest Aussie recruit Kyra Cooney-Cross day after day was a huge boost in an Olympic year. “We have to have those connections. That does really help us on the international team because most of the time we all start and we are familiar with each other."

Gustavsson will announce the 18-woman Olympic squad on June 4 and the Matildas to kick off their Olympic campaign against Germany on July 25.

This is awesome and a good read on Foordy. Thanks so much for this, anon!

Wow thanks anon doing gods work.

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

Good for her. You guys hate her anyway and literally doing it now. That girl will live rent free in your head. Keep talking (hating)

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

I understand that it's the off season and players must be tired. However, Arsenal is a big team that had proper breaks between games since they were out of the championship qualifiers as early as September 2023. They were out of the FA Cup in March / April, so they were only playing League and Conti Cup matches. It's a bit disrespectful, considering Australia welcomed them properly.

Genuinely don't understand why you're getting so worked up over what an English player said in the Australian thread. I'm sure if this exhibition match was during preseason instead of post season, she would be here. If you can look at it objectively, the CL final is more important and prestigious than a friendly exhibition match on the other side of the world, a week before Euro qualifiers. Not to mention her girlfriend just got dumped from her club. She is going to want to spend every minute she possibly can with her before they attempt a long distance relationship.

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

I understand that it's the off season and players must be tired. However, Arsenal is a big team that had proper breaks between games since they were out of the championship qualifiers as early as September 2023. They were out of the FA Cup in March / April, so they were only playing League and Conti Cup matches. It's a bit disrespectful, considering Australia welcomed them properly.

Genuinely don't understand why you're getting so worked up over what an English player said in the Australian thread. I'm sure if this exhibition match was during preseason instead of post season, she would be here. If you can look at it objectively, the CL final is more important and prestigious than a friendly exhibition match on the other side of the world, a week before Euro qualifiers. Not to mention her girlfriend just got dumped from her club. She is going to want to spend every minute she possibly can with her before they attempt a long distance relationship.

If you can read and understand, it's not about whether she wants to come or not; it's about the comment she made.

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Did you see Beth Mead said she was happy she was at the champions league final and not in Australia? Ouch

What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

I understand that it's the off season and players must be tired. However, Arsenal is a big team that had proper breaks between games since they were out of the championship qualifiers as early as September 2023. They were out of the FA Cup in March / April, so they were only playing League and Conti Cup matches. It's a bit disrespectful, considering Australia welcomed them properly.

Genuinely don't understand why you're getting so worked up over what an English player said in the Australian thread. I'm sure if this exhibition match was during preseason instead of post season, she would be here. If you can look at it objectively, the CL final is more important and prestigious than a friendly exhibition match on the other side of the world, a week before Euro qualifiers. Not to mention her girlfriend just got dumped from her club. She is going to want to spend every minute she possibly can with her before they attempt a long distance relationship.

Just a hater in aussie thread gaslighting so others can follow. Da

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What was she suppose to say? I’d rather be in Australia than at the largest women’s fam of the year? That’s look bad on the CL final. She’s saying it because she’s there. And it was to Shebahn of all people

Be diplomatic and laugh it off lol? She’s a professional who has done media training. Shebahn is a shit stirrer who always is digging for gossip instead of reporting on a game.

I understand that it's the off season and players must be tired. However, Arsenal is a big team that had proper breaks between games since they were out of the championship qualifiers as early as September 2023. They were out of the FA Cup in March / April, so they were only playing League and Conti Cup matches. It's a bit disrespectful, considering Australia welcomed them properly.

Genuinely don't understand why you're getting so worked up over what an English player said in the Australian thread. I'm sure if this exhibition match was during preseason instead of post season, she would be here. If you can look at it objectively, the CL final is more important and prestigious than a friendly exhibition match on the other side of the world, a week before Euro qualifiers. Not to mention her girlfriend just got dumped from her club. She is going to want to spend every minute she possibly can with her before they attempt a long distance relationship.

If you can read and understand, it's not about whether she wants to come or not; it's about the comment she made.

Yeah, and if you can read and understand human emotions, you would understand why she would feel that way.