Group E supremacy is on the line. Here’s your crash course ahead of the USWNT vs. Netherlands headline match of the group stage slate.
Having someone with the pace and dribbling skills of Smith regularly running at Spitse is a complete nightmare for the Netherlands, so much so that I have to wonder if Jonker will change up his lineup for this game. It’s such an obvious matchup for the USWNT to exploit that it’s hard to stomach letting it happen, unless the Netherlands think they have a very good way to deny Smith the ball in the first place.
I don’t know how either team will start, but I wouldn’t be surprised if both teams change between single and double-pivot midfields throughout the match depending on how individual players are performing or the state of the game. This could be a continuous chess match that decides the match itself, and I’m not sure if these managers are closer to Magnus Carlsen or to me blundering my queen by move 10.
The lanes available to the USWNT in buildup are likely to be quite a bit different in this game. Vietnam played with a lone center forward, but the Netherlands look likely to play with two up front, and should have regular 2-v-2 pressure on the American central defenders. Expect the Netherlands to filter the ball wide during the Americans’ build-up, then try to trap Dunn and Fox and force them to either go long or go backward.
This will put a lot of pressure on the American fullbacks to make difficult plays in tight spaces in order to advance the ball and start dangerous attacks. Dunn and Fox are undoubtedly capable of this, but they didn’t get a chance to show it in the opener, mostly because they weren’t asked to. If the USWNT are going to record a comfortable win against the Netherlands, the positions of its fullbacks and center backs on the above graph probably need to be flipped.The game is being played at Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand and kicks off at 1pm local time, making the game more accessible for USWNT fans at 9pm ET/6pm PT/2am BST.Wider reading
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