Hmmm, is someone at ussoccer reading our comments? ;)
In other new I would officially like to give a shot out to vitamins A, E and C as well as tea tree oil and my throat coat tea because i think i am finally better. YIPPIE LMAO
I couldn't help but think of Sologate leading up to yesterdays semi-final hockey game between the U.S. & Canada.
Team Canada had it's own little "Sologate" leading up to yesterdays game. The unfortunate part was the jilted one spoke to the press before the game instead of after.
The outcome was very different due in equal parts to the way the coach handled it, the way the goalie & team played & the outcome of the game.
The key point is the coach heaped praise on both of them, nothing negative or comments that could be taken by the back-up for that game suggesting he/she couldn't do the job.
The very key point: No banishment, humiliation or ostrasization!
Coach, Given that the blogger apparently lacks spell-check its not too surprising the dates are messed up on the blog.
Did anyone watch Ryan on fox fone in last night? I missed it but apparently he went on about hope missing meals, bad practices and blaming inexperience players for the long ball. Can the guy not just shut up and let them move on?
Thanks Meredith, I have concluded there is a lag between written & posted blogs on the WNT Blog & that a bunch get posted all at once after somebody reads them for content or something. Whatever, some of them are fun to read, lag or no lag. It's just confusing. ;)
Remember you commented on ussoccer not letting us know about the blog being restarted? They did, with a very short notice on the home page, quickly replaced with a MNT article. At the same time as announcing that the blog had restarted, they posted the 3 blogs from the previous day, making it look like they had restarted the blog the previous day, which they had not. If you know what I mean? lol
Not sure if you're aware of the comments under "Here's Jellyfish", but they touch on the latest "Ryan's Hope".
He appears to be "losing it", along the lines of Hope back in Sept, but I don't have near the concern! :)
At the very least he is coming across in a very bad way & really needs to stfu if he has any "hope" of coaching again.
In a recent interview with Hope on K5 news, she confirmed that she indeed did loose 10 lbs in the months following the WC so it wasn't the "slimming" black she had on (your pics from Dec camp) & it wasn't our imagination either.
"My veteran players told me over and over again that they felt much more comfortable with Briana and less so with Hope because Briana communicated well with the defense"
So it took you a year of preparing them with one goalie before you realized they wanted the other?
" Ryan admitted that he benched Solo for veteran goalie Briana Scurry, not just because he needed a more "reaction-save" goalie but because Solo had violated team rules by "missing a team dinner on the day of the England game," and stayed out "much later" than 11 p.m. the night before that match. "A player has to figure out how they are going to take care of themselves, and I don't think she was doing that the right way," Ryan said. "
As evidenced by all the goals she gave up in that game.
Shut the f-up Ryan! God he is going on my last nerve. He contradicts himself so much from all the previous comments he made.
If she didnt take care of herself so much how in the hell did she perform so well in all of the matches. this guy is a nutjob. Maybe she was off a little since her father died 2 months ago and she was grieving.
Jesus. He irritates me to no end.
Ryan take whatever dignity you have and shut up. Love, dp
Well, sorry to be so late to this conversation, but Ryan REALLY needs to STFU. I still get irritated when I read negative things about Solo as it pertains to her reaction at the World Cup. I have never thought she did anything wrong. I hate that she felt she had to apologize, but you do what you have to I guess. Ryan was the problem. Ryan is gone. The USWNT will win the gold medal with Solo in the net.
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WOW, a new look, I thought my comp had been taken over by aliens, :) .
I like it!
it makes me head hurt :|
That would be from last night, Meredith! :}
Winter Classic on NBC right now, great stuff!
only thing i drank last night was nyquil: darn cold :|
It's going around, my New Year's was pretty low-key for the same reason. I drank tea more than anything.
Ha Meredith, did you think I was suggesting you drank too much New Years Eve? lol No way, not me! :/
We took in the movie "P.S. I Love You", pretty low key also but better then being sick I suppose! Hope you & A.C. feel better!
O.K. all you soccer Sideliner's that are also hockey fans, Canada just beat Finland so it's U.S.A. vs. Canada in the semi-final on Friday.
I hope the team is all good and well and movin' on after the incident.
here is an interesting video clip from dec camp
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=foxsports&vid=c983e7a7-5e4c-42f8-8021-a6ea61ec33f9
And another good article that may be of interest to some:
soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=495032&root=us&cc=5901
Some questions
To A.C.
Is the media invited to the camp starting today?
Are you planning to attend any practices?
To Everyone:
Who do you think the final 20 for 4 nations will be?
Do you think she will take all 3 keepers?
If one gets cut who will it be?
something interesting i came across..hope solo has a top 20 jersey
pretty impressive group she is in.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/76481/the-hottest-numbers-top-20-jerseys
Therein lies "part" of the problem with "some" of her mates.
any updates from today's training?
Leslie has a new web-site:
www.osbornesoccer.com/
Hope wins another award:
http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=344
from the WNT Blog: Kai wont be at four nations tournament due to illness. Damnit! She is one of my fav players
ty DP
I love how they restart the wnt blog without telling anyone its up again.
Heifitz should be fired.
lol, they are telling us, it's on the web site now, dp was just first to see it, it wasn't there a short while ago. ;)
Oh no no Kai! Hope she recovers well and gets well soon!
and thanks meredith for the note. I just checked out the blog and whoa, they have updated quite alot since the very last blog you later entry. Hmm
Hmmm, is someone at ussoccer reading our comments? ;)
In other new I would officially like to give
a shot out to vitamins A, E and C as well as tea tree oil and my throat coat tea because i think i am finally better. YIPPIE LMAO
I couldn't help but think of Sologate leading up to yesterdays semi-final hockey game between the U.S. & Canada.
Team Canada had it's own little "Sologate" leading up to yesterdays game. The unfortunate part was the jilted one spoke to the press before the game instead of after.
The outcome was very different due in equal parts to the way the coach handled it, the way the goalie & team played & the outcome of the game.
The key point is the coach heaped praise on both of them, nothing negative or comments that could be taken by the back-up for that game suggesting he/she couldn't do the job.
The very key point: No banishment, humiliation or ostrasization!
Take note Coach Ryan & Team Leaders!
World Order Remains, sort of, lol, albeit in OT after blowing a 2-0 third period lead AGAIN!
Congrats to Sweden for winning Silver and for playing a great game!
Can anyone here tell me why the dates on the wnt soccer blog on ussoccer never match up to when they are posted?
A.C.? Meredith? Anyone?
5 wnt blogs were just posted, all dated yesterday!
An interesting chat with Hope:
http://blogs.king5
.com/archives/2008/01
/hope_solo_march.html
Coach,
Given that the blogger apparently lacks spell-check its not too surprising the dates are messed up on the blog.
Did anyone watch Ryan on fox fone in last night? I missed it but apparently he went on about hope missing meals, bad practices and blaming inexperience players for the long ball. Can the guy not just shut up and let them move on?
Thanks Meredith, I have concluded there is a lag between written & posted blogs on the WNT Blog & that a bunch get posted all at once after somebody reads them for content or something. Whatever, some of them are fun to read, lag or no lag. It's just confusing. ;)
Remember you commented on ussoccer not letting us know about the blog being restarted? They did, with a very short notice on the home page, quickly replaced with a MNT article. At the same time as announcing that the blog had restarted, they posted the 3 blogs from the previous day, making it look like they had restarted the blog the previous day, which they had not. If you know what I mean? lol
Not sure if you're aware of the comments under "Here's Jellyfish", but they touch on the latest "Ryan's Hope".
He appears to be "losing it", along the lines of Hope back in Sept, but I don't have near the concern! :)
At the very least he is coming across in a very bad way & really needs to stfu if he has any "hope" of coaching again.
:)
This should have been posted here. :)
In a recent interview with Hope on K5 news, she confirmed that she indeed did loose 10 lbs in the months following the WC so it wasn't the "slimming" black she had on (your pics from Dec camp) & it wasn't our imagination either.
Link follows if interested:
http://www.king5
.com/sports/stories/NW_
010908OLY_hope_solo_TP.
71958fb.html
^thanks for the link. good for hope solo to deal with the death of her father and have the strength to move on
More BS from Ryan:
"My veteran players told me over and over again that they felt much more comfortable with Briana and less so with Hope because Briana communicated well with the defense"
So it took you a year of preparing them with one goalie before you realized they wanted the other?
" Ryan admitted that he benched Solo for veteran goalie Briana Scurry, not just because he needed a more "reaction-save" goalie but because Solo had violated team rules by "missing a team dinner on the day of the England game," and stayed out "much later" than 11 p.m. the night before that match.
"A player has to figure out how they are going to take care of themselves, and I don't think she was doing that the right way," Ryan said. "
As evidenced by all the goals she gave up in that game.
Please make him go away.
source: http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080112/SPORTS/8340238/1005
Shut the f-up Ryan! God he is going on my last nerve. He contradicts himself so much from all the previous comments he made.
If she didnt take care of herself so much how in the hell did she perform so well in all of the matches. this guy is a nutjob. Maybe she was off a little since her father died 2 months ago and she was grieving.
Jesus. He irritates me to no end.
Ryan take whatever dignity you have and shut up.
Love,
dp
Well, sorry to be so late to this conversation, but Ryan REALLY needs to STFU. I still get irritated when I read negative things about Solo as it pertains to her reaction at the World Cup. I have never thought she did anything wrong. I hate that she felt she had to apologize, but you do what you have to I guess. Ryan was the problem. Ryan is gone. The USWNT will win the gold medal with Solo in the net.
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