Coach Greg Ryan Benches Hope Solo
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Hope Solo will not be playing against Brazil. Instead, the U.S. Women’s team goalie will be Briana Scurry, a veteran of international competition. It is a change that caught many by surprise. Hope Solo certainly has been playing well and the U.S. Women’s team has been winning consistently.
It is a tactic that undoubtedly will foster debate. However, this is a team - and Briana Scurry is certainly an experienced member of that team. The defense will be as steady for her as it has been for Hope Solo.
I, for one, am not one who thinks that this is a disruption in ‘team chemistry’. These women have lived, worked and played together as a team. They win and lose as a team. Just as other substitutions are not viewed as disruptive or subject to such intense scrutiny, this is a decision that Coach Ryan made for the situation at hand. No one knows this team better than Greg Ryan - and I think that this team trusts his judgment. He has guided them well so far.
Catherine Forsythe
[tags]world cup, semifinals, hope solo, greg ryan, briana scurry, goalie, u.s. women’s team, soccer, substitution[/tags]
5 Comments
Doozer
September 27th, 2007
at 8:55pm
I think you were dead wrong. This move did disrupt chemistry and it showed. It certainly wasn’t the same team that played with Hope between the posts.
Jerel York
September 28th, 2007
at 3:34am
I can’t believe that you would think that this was a sound move. Evidence existed way before this boneheaded move by Ryan that he really wasn’t the person for the position to guide this team. Not only his terrible decision on the eve of such a great game, but his absolutely bizarre tactical plan and misguided substitutions further demonstrated his lack of any grasp of what it takes to lead a team. Any good recreational coach would have done a better job than Ryan. If the US Soccer Federation doesn’t axe him immediately then shame on them. . .and woe to us.
Proxie
September 28th, 2007
at 1:05pm
Well the match is over and we got our butts handed to us. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS NOW?? Everyone in the world of soccer knew it was a bad move. There are tactical moves and there are retarded calls that a HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER COACH wouldn’t do. Putting a player in a match like this who hasn’t played a full match in three months???? I think he was betting on Brazil. He threw the match!!
Proxie
September 28th, 2007
at 1:06pm
He threw the match, was he side betting on Brazil?
GLE
September 30th, 2007
at 6:11am
Greg Ryan should be fired immediately. The tactical decisions made by Ryan were horrendous. This was only topped by the decision to bench Hope Solo. The US women’s team is going backward with Greg Ryan, while the rest of the world moves forward.