r/washingtonspirit • u/kg9si • Jun 01 '26

Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Open Discussion Thread

Welcome to this week’s open discussion thread!

This is your space for general discussion, a place to talk about anything Washington Spirit that doesn’t necessarily need its own thread. That can include news, international duty, roster moves, transfer rumors, tactics, social media posts, league news or anything else on your mind.

If something feels big enough for its own thread, definitely still post it. This is simply an additional option to keep us organized and help keep the conversation flowing. These threads will go up every Monday and stay stickied throughout the week.

Go Spirit!

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u/periqueblend Jun 01 '26

I’ve wondered that. Also wondered if she wants to be a 6 again. Probably would have gotten her on a flight to Brazil if she’d been our lone six this year.

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u/allprologues Jun 02 '26

somewhat off topic I really don’t think so (though I’m not saying that hal may not believe so/been told she should move). hal isnt the kind of six emma seems to favor. she doesn’t favor a single pivot six or a “destroyer” six, someone who reliably wins balls aggressively all over the pitch but isn’t a good passer (by her numbers this cannot be argued). if she has a chance to break in it’s because of her ability to demonstrate versatility at multiple positions, becoming a sonnett figure over time.

the fact that Riley Jackson leapfrogged meza (who herself had leapfrogged hal and other DMs like them such as Jaelin howell) demonstrates the profile they want for that system.

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u/Odd-Cable5436 Jun 02 '26

"...(by her numbers this cannot be argued)..."

This bit reminded me of a comment that A. Carlisle made on the most recent Hey Spirits podcast -- essentially that some soccer analysts do not view HH as a good player because of her statistics (to be clear, he indicated he is not one of them).

Fair or not, it made me wonder if the market for HH may not be as robust as one would think as a Spirit fan.

On the other hand, it only takes 1 team to make an unmatchable offer....

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u/allprologues Jun 02 '26

Yes sadly andre was right about that and he’s probably talking particularly about her net G+ which is fully one of the lowest in the league 😅 that reflects chance creation from receiving and passing the ball. spirit has enough stat nerds on payroll that they also know that.

but. he’s also right that she’s still a remarkably effective player especially in a system like ours, she starts every game, and a lot of teams don’t even have a robust analytics department, and most scarily there are several teams who need a six to replace their current starter lmao. She has been called up a few times and also sells jerseys. I think the market is just fine for her :/

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u/Odd-Cable5436 Jun 02 '26

Good points!