Ex Footy Legs
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So impressed. Hemp was my player of the match but they are so impressive
The keepers are much much better than they used to be.Was a good game. I don’t know why they don’t have slightly smaller goals though. Would give the keepers a chance.
Abject disappointment surely not misery.Kerrs goal was superb but my she is one miserable person
Keepers are better but so many goals are scored because keepers can't physically cover the top of the goal. Shots only need to be accurate, they don't need any power on them at all. It's frustrating watching soft goals sail in consistently. Nothing will change unless goals get smaller or keepers get taller. One of those things is far easier to achieve. Height doesn't really make a difference across the rest of the pitch because it's relative to each other but the goal itself is different. The most obvious evidence of this is how many goals are scored direct from corners in women's football. It's like junior football in that respect.The keepers are much much better than they used to be.
5 years ago you might have had a point.
That is definitely true. The Aussie goal wouldn't have gone in with Earps was taller. A keepr of 180cm or more would have saved it comfortably.Keepers are better but so many goals are scored because keepers can't physically cover the top of the goal. Shots only need to be accurate, they don't need any power on them at all. It's frustrating watching soft goals sail in consistently. Nothing will change unless goals get smaller or keepers get taller. One of those things is far easier to achieve. Height doesn't really make a difference across the rest of the pitch because it's relative to each other but the goal itself is different. The most obvious evidence of this is how many goals are scored direct from corners in women's football. It's like junior football in that respect.
That might all be true but does it actually matter? Its not as if elite level matches are all finishing 7-5 or whatever is it? The score-lines are seemingly pretty similar to the men's game.Keepers are better but so many goals are scored because keepers can't physically cover the top of the goal. Shots only need to be accurate, they don't need any power on them at all. It's frustrating watching soft goals sail in consistently. Nothing will change unless goals get smaller or keepers get taller. One of those things is far easier to achieve. Height doesn't really make a difference across the rest of the pitch because it's relative to each other but the goal itself is different. The most obvious evidence of this is how many goals are scored direct from corners in women's football. It's like junior football in that respect.
As a spectacle, yes, and even more so in the long run. Women's football is still very low quality but a lot of that will improve over time.That might all be true but does it actually matter? Its not as if elite level matches are all finishing 7-5 or whatever is it? The score-lines are seemingly pretty similar to the men's game.
It really isn't.As a spectacle, yes, and even more so in the long run. Women's football is still very low quality but a lot of that will improve over time.
It's not just the goals though. The pitch is also too big because the players are smaller and slower. There is a ridiculous amount of space at all times which leads to more long balls into space and less penalty for poor touches/passes. More space to take shots etc.
There are a lot of sports where women use different size equipment etc than the men's game so it's not unprecedented. Tennis only play 3 sets instead of 5, athletics there are different size hurdles, javelins, shot putts etc, Womens basketball uses a smaller ball. Seems daft to insist on something that makes the game worse because it requires less skill when it would be such an easy thing to change.
I really can't agree with that. Scorelines are similar to men's games, the games (especially between sides who are evenly matched) are exciting, and there are no issues with the quality of games at the top level.As a spectacle, yes, and even more so in the long run. Women's football is still very low quality but a lot of that will improve over time.
It's not just the goals though. The pitch is also too big because the players are smaller and slower. There is a ridiculous amount of space at all times which leads to more long balls into space and less penalty for poor touches/passes. More space to take shots etc.
There are a lot of sports where women use different size equipment etc than the men's game so it's not unprecedented. Tennis only play 3 sets instead of 5, athletics there are different size hurdles, javelins, shot putts etc, Womens basketball uses a smaller ball. Seems daft to insist on something that makes the game worse because it requires less skill when it would be such an easy thing to change.