Takeaways of the Olympics Rio 2016 Part3: Tactics 1. Not much changes Interestingly none of the final 8 teams had their coaches changed since last years world cup. Thus not too much new could be expected regarding the tactical play of the teams. And indeed roughly we saw the very same approaches. From the quarters […]
Month: August 2016
2016/17 AFBL Bundesliga Preview (in english)
What happened last season: There was a lot of positive anticipation last season after the World Cup despite the 4th place hadnt been making the fans very happy. And for the first in Bundesliga history we could see a similar picture like in international womens football. The lower ranked clubs were able to challenge the […]
Seattle Reign FC – Portland Thorns 3:1
Situation: The NWSL is closing in on the play-offs. The Reign going into the match with 5 and 6 points deficit on the Chicago Red Stars and the Western New York Flash. So it was a must win for them against the old rivals from Cascadia. They even prepared the pitch lines with more love […]
3 points regarding the players of the Olympics Rio 2016
Takeaways of the Olympics Rio 2016 Part1: Players 1. Players of the tournament: There are probably millions of coaches all over the world to teach the youngest beginners. And one of the first things they try to teach them is: Who scores the most isnt necessarily the best player. It is interesting however how often […]
Olympic Final 2016: Germany – Sweden 2:1 (0:0)
Situation: If someone placed a bet before the games with Germany against Sweden for the final it would have won a serious amount of money. But even more so after the group stage. Sweden just reaching the final eight as 3rd placed team of the weakest group and Germany came just one goal better than […]
Olympics Rio 2016 Finals Preview
Time to say good bye: 18.00: Brazil – Canada (for Bronze) 22.30: Sweden – Germany (for Gold) (Times CET as always here) So that is the end of the last major global tournament for the next 3 years. And while many already have said goodbye until France 2019 it ends with a surprising final: Sweden […]
Olympics Rio 2016 Semi Finals
No further step forward We planned to post individual reports for the matches. The four matches a day previously simply had been too much and would have meant a loss of quality or the ability to look at all of them properly. Now we had two and wanted to start off. But unfortunately the football […]
Olympics Rio 2016 Semi Finals Preview
So that really are the last four: 18.00: Brazil – Sweden 21.00: Canada – Germany (Times CET as always here) FIFA ranking no 1,3,5 all out in the quarters. All against lower ranked opponents. We havent been used to such an anti-establishment revolt in womens football. And would you believe it. Germany the only top5 […]
Olympics Rio 2016 Quarter Finals
The next step Does it all go according to plan? We asked in the preview. Mentioning it did very much so last year in the WC in Canada where USA, France and Germany only kicked out each other. But not on this memorable day. USA and France (the tournaments hottest favorites) out within hours. Instead […]
Olympics Rio 2016 Quarter Final Preview
Closing in on the medals: 18.00: USA – Sweden 21.00: China – Germany 00.00: Canada – France 03.00: Brazil – Australia (Times CET as always here) Does it all go according to plan? More interesting than the last group matches – due to the strange format- it will be for sure. Overall key questions: We […]