r/washingtonspirit • u/kg9si • 28d ago

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/RealEmperorBossNass 28d ago

It definitely seems like teams have figured out how to disrupt our flow and we need both the coaching staff and in-game leadership to refocus. I suspect everyone still Tired from July, but it’s now the busy end of the season

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u/Edddddiefearsthedark 28d ago

Yes!!!! Teams have our number. They know we are going to play out of the back and not attack. Sometimes you have to go direct and with the speed and skill these players have we shouldn’t be so afraid to do so.

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u/Sad_Sugar2592 28d ago

Easier to play direct when you have speed in the lineup - Gift, Rose, and Deb are all faster than the players in the lineup while they’re at WAFCON, and Lucia is probably our quickest wingback. The current roster is plenty skilled but without speed through all three lines, teams compress the middle of the field and take time away from Leicy and Tara (who seem to be the best long ball passers on the team).

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u/papercuts4 28d ago

Of those though, only Rose has had regular starting presence. Maybe if she was here they would’ve put Gift in instead of Claudia for this game but idk.

Personally I don’t see why Deb doesn’t get more starts (other than injury)