Womens World Cup

You just can’t help yourself can you with having a dig at City.

I’m with frank on this one. Standard is Sunday league.

 

Without sounding sexist, no sorry, just cannot get into it. Tried watching England previously, but find it too slow, and has the atmosphere of a schools football match. Tried watching today's game between Germany and China, but gave up after 5 mins, not for me.

I will stick to the World Cup cricket this summer, far more entertaining

 

Think the naming of the teams is strange. Some are just called the country eg Germany, some are women eg Spain Women and some ladies eg Italy Ladies

 

Something wrong with women's football. They are not covered head to foot with stupid tattoo's, they don't cheat, they don't roll over four or five times when fouled, they don't go down holding their face when caught on the shoulder, they don't start fights. Nah, they've no idea how the game should be played.

 

Well boys I have watched my first women’s match today England v Scotland and I was surprised at the quality tbh. I had seen glimpses of it in the past and thought it was a pale shadow. However, remarkable improvements have been made both technically and skill level. It is still slower than the men’s game, and they are not as fit, which is something that can be rectified. I just think there is still improvements to be made, but I enjoyed it.

 

Watched it myself Onside and like you was presently surprised
However i got to thinking of the dross i watched last season and realised
i had lowered my standards

 

I’ve watched a few women’s games on tv prior to this WC and I thought the England v Scotland game was a decent standard, technically there was some really good play and interchanges. Good simple passing done well at times. Ok it is slower pace but tbh i don’t try and compare it to the mens game, it is what it is and there is plenty to like about it, as alluded to above by BiG - no pathetic play acting etc. Hopefully they keep playing this way and if more money becomes involved in the game it doesn’t change it.

I have a daughter who likes to play football and i think it is great how the women’s game is progressing. And as for goalkeeping standard, anyone actually watching the game yesterday would have seen a great display from the Scotland keeper, Alexander was her surname i think, she made some good saves.

 

Not a phrase heard that often

 

I think the standard has improved I enjoyed the game it was open and enjoyable

 

Yeah likewise with some of the other comments, the standard has definitely improved over the last few years since I saw my first women’s game. I thought the 2nd England goal was a great finish and showed that the players are technically very good. The physical side will never be the same as the men but I think the sooner we stop comparing men’s and women’s football and see them as desperate sports the better.

I also like the professionalism and behaviour of the players and the crowd is another huge bonus. Compared with the embarrassing morons that follow the England men this has a great family feel to it.

 

I can't get into it at all. Its too slow and sterile. But that's probably because I'm comparing it to the men's game rather than looking at it in its own right - Its a sport of its own. Although there seems to be a media agenda to 'force' it on the general public in the sense of putting onto a similar platform as the men's game, which I don't think it will ever reach.

 

Apologies ladies.....

 

Thought they looked like a good pressing side