The US women's soccer team is by far the most exciting team in the history of organized sports.
Sinclair was the best finisher on the field. Rapinoe was the best player on the field.great game but the U.S. got a gift of a PK. Sinclair was the best player on the field
Megan Rapinoe is awesome. She's the second best crosser of the ball in the world, behind David Beckham only.Sinclair was the best finisher on the field. Rapinoe was the best player on the field.
Nope.Sinclair was the best finisher on the field. Rapinoe was the best player on the field.
oh come on.Megan Rapinoe is awesome. She's the second best crosser of the ball in the world, behind David Beckham only.
Name somebody better.oh come on.
Nope.
PirloName somebody better.
are you serious?Name somebody better.
You realize I said "best crosser of the ball," right. Not best player. If you're purely talking about the ability to deliver the long ball with accuracy to a scorer, I'll take her over anybody but Beckham.are you serious?
how about any player in the EPL, La Liga, Serie A...
With all due respect...You realize I said "best crosser of the ball," right. Not best player. If you're purely talking about the ability to deliver the long ball with accuracy to a scorer, I'll take her over anybody but Beckham.
her crosses look as "pretty" as they do because—due to the nature of the women's game—they are allowed to drop in the goal mouth virtually uncontested.Im with bortukal here. She has an incredible touch on the ball. Clearly she is not as fast/strong or as good on the ball as any players in the top European leagues but she gets an incredible spin. Cue back to the womens world cup and the ball she put on Wambach against brazil... thats so difficult to do.. and she does so consistantly. Watch some of the euro leagues- you rarely see a player play a cross consistantly as well as her...
With all due respect...
judging by your Chelsea avatar you must watch a fair amount of soccer. You do realize that any top-level men's player can make crosses, with either foot, on a routine basis, right? Like, it's not even something they have to think about.
For the women's game, yeah, Rampino is probably the best at delivering crosses. For the women's game.
With all due respect...
judging by your Chelsea avatar you must watch a fair amount of soccer. You do realize that any top-level men's player can make crosses, with either foot, on a routine basis, right? Like, it's not even something they have to think about.
For the women's game, yeah, Rampino is probably the best at delivering crosses. For the women's game.
I played left wing for eight years.. came to SU ( even though I would have loved to play here) after tearing my quad in HS and losing scholly offers from two schools in PA. Crossing - even at the collegiate levels isn't difficult.. but crossing and bending a ball to the far post consistantly are completely different things. Rapinoe is able to bend her crosses and shots in a similar way that beckham does. Guys like pirlo, cassano, nani, and other playmakers have really good touches and cross the ball nicely but rapinoe truly is remarkable about getting the spin she does to put the ball on the far post .. regardless of gender.
her crosses look as "pretty" as they do because—due to the nature of the women's game—they are allowed to drop in the goal mouth virtually uncontested.
Again, with all due respect, you're crazy if you actually think players like Xavi, Pirlo, Lahm, etc etc etc couldn't make those crosses with their eyes closed.
Naw. Yeah it was an amazing game, but I've thought this for some time. Watch a few more games and see how she bends the ball in from the wing. You might be surprised.not sure what more I can say, I'm guessing (hoping) you're caught up in the hoopla after today's game