u/FalseFlamingo

I’m so impressed with both Caiya Hanks and Morgan Weavers come backs - they both really seemed ready to really play when they came back. It seems like the staff is doing a really good job not only with rehab, but with not pushing players back onto the pitch before they’re ready to really preform.

The speed especially that both Hanks and Weaver have shown is so impressive to me! It also makes me optimistic for Liv’s recovery - I think they’ll do a great job making sure she doesn’t push too much too early.

I'm a Thorns fan, and I don't follow other teams super closely, but in the comments of posts in this sub and instagram posts, I see a similar sentiment from a lot of other fans from teams around the league - "We need to sign another/a better defender".

That brings me to my question - does the NWSL have an elite defender shortage? Does the strength of our defenders not match that of our forwards league-wide? Or is this sentiment a product of NWSL style of play? Or is this just confirmation bias because this is how I feel as a Thorns fan lol

ETA - Maybe "elite" isn't the right word, but if fans from over half of the teams in the league feel like they need more/better defenders, that seems like an issue with the pool being drawn from

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWmskt8jqHQ/?img_index=1
Likely largely driven by the fact that Marta tagged Sonnett in her instagram story.... yiiiikes

There was some point last night where I remember Müller touched the ball maybe 3 times in a row and it looked so sick - I think she kicked it up in the air, headed it, and then kicked it again?? -- has anyone seen a clip of this? Maybe I hallucinated it lol