Soph looked, to me, a lot better yesterday than she has with the Thorns for a bit. I’m a newer soccer fan and still learning positioning strategy and tactics - so can anyone explain what the USWNT is doing to set Soph up for success that the Thorns aren’t?

Obviously the whole level is a lot higher, but that also means the defensive level is higher than the NWSL and Soph seemed to dismantle the Spanish midfield and defense better than she has in the NWSL

Just trying to understand the game a bit more & improve my soccer IQ lol

It’s mostly because of the color of the sandstone. I think it’s a lovely starting point for a 2-stick. I’m long out of that scene, so have at it if you’re interested.

I'm here and I still don't know what happened. WTF?

There is plenty to be angry about how tonight turned out. But I am so proud of the team’s fight and the fans’ belief. Down 2 goals and a player, the entire stadium was pushing for a result and the team was playing their hearts out. Love this team and this club.

Tordin and Fleming played extremely well tonight, just as Moultrie and Fleming did in our miracle win against Seattle earlier in the season. But miracles do not happen often.

A refereeing standard that is very tolerant of contact and physicality is objectively unfavorable to our current lineup, let alone a few other dubious calls that also benefited Boston. Sophie’s incident was unfortunate, and our back line was too gassed to defend properly in the closing stages of the game.

That being said, our struggles did not begin only after Sophie was sent off. I was never a fan of the 4141 system, and we have struggled to win 50/50 balls for a while even at home. Nijstad’s value increasingly appears dubious to me. She can press and force turnovers here and there because of her quick feet, but she does not contribute enough defensively or in ball contests when we are in a defensive posture. Her attacking contribution is also more auxiliary in nature, as she seldom beats defenders in areas that really matter. I am open to seeing Bogere and Harvey play more.

Also, Weaver and Hanks are wingers with a more pronounced attacking profile than a midfield one. Essentially, we are almost playing a 415. If we do not change the personnel, I would like to see them track back and tuck inside more to help Fleming control the midfield.

Without Sophie, we will probably use Tordin as the leading forward for the next two matches. Turner should probably start at least one of those games as well, and I would like to see us try a three-player midfield.

So I missed yesterday’s game but understand Sophia Wilson is facing a likely suspension. I’m gutted. I splurged on Bay FC tickets to get my daughter — a huge Sophia Wilson fan — an up close look from the field seats on 10/18. We obviously didn’t get to see her when the Thorns came to town last year, so we were really looking forward to the game this year.

I haven’t had the heart to tell my daughter about yesterday’s game yet.

Do you think there is a chance that Soph might still be in attendance, or does a suspension mean a player doesn’t even travel with the team.

Ugh. This sucks.

Time to sack the Swede!

He is not the one.

And sign a new contract? I know it wasn’t intentional. Soph was being fouled - the latest of a half dozen fouls not called including an elbow in the back as she was taking a shot, causing her to miss. Foul. PK. Maybe a red for DOGSO. Instead… BUT she can restore our joy. How about it?

I couldn’t tune in and saw a soph red card and the scoreline… what even happened? Did we play bad?

I posted that I made a mistake but that wasn’t being seen so I pulled the post. By the rules, the Boston player was not offsides. However, I still believe the officiating was not great.