Wow... time flies, and in the wake of the USA's stunning loss to Jamaica, here's the final update!
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 [Posted 7/23]
Futbol Fabone 7 and Sepp Luvs the Ladies join champ Thecomebacker and D.R. in money circle
LĪHUʻE, KAUA'I, HAWAI'I (smt) -- 1D-USA have always started strong and aggressive in their matches but either bad luck or poor finishing kept the match scoreless and their opponents usually gained strength and the halftime score is 0-0 (4 matches 0-0 @ half, another 0-0 up to the 45'). This time, less than 3 minutes in, Carli Lloyd scored in her 4th straight match and put USA ahead. She then scored again two minutes later. And then added an incredible- opportunistic-great half-field bomb which completed her hat trick in the 16th minute. With Lauren Holiday's goal two minutes earlier, it was 4-0 before 1C-Japan could take a shot. Shell-shocked, but to their credit, they fought back cutting the lead in half early in the 2nd half. But the steady Tobin Heath sealed it two minutes later and the USA coasted to its 3rd WWC title, winning 5-2. And yes, I wore my red shirt. You can thank me when you see me.
So is this the first time the Twitterverse/Blogverse influenced a coach in how he/she manages? I don't completely buy the fact this was all planned out and it is not a coincidence that the USA started "peaking" as soon as Jill Ellis, after weeks of prodding by commentators everywhere, switched the formation from the drab 4-4-2 vs Germany. But like Steve Sampson,
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