Watched the USA v Columbia game.. can everyone please now apologise for giving Ireland shit for abandoning their game before the world cup when one of our players was sent to hospital!

I just want to know what we did do deserve this group 😩

Do you have a Valentine? 👀

I don’t, any takers? 🤣

omfg i just saw you in Guro’s post

💀🤣🤣

oh I’ve melted into a puddle this is the best and cutest little squad announcement ever 🥹 hope they know we’ll require this every time now

When I said the thorns was a questionable decision for me I never meant that the nwsl was in any way an inferior league to Europe’s. And I can understand why Jessie decided to go there. Plus she hasn’t played there before so it’s an opportunity to try a new league. But I still believe that playing in Europe gives you the opportunity to play against a lot more different styles of football even within the same league and you face more players that will take part in world cups and other international tournaments. And in my mind Jessie starts regularly in any top team in Europe except maybe 3-4 clubs. But again nwsl is a very competitive league with a lot of investment at the moment. The only thing I really don’t like about the league is their calendar.

Yeah I think it’ll be a really good opportunity for her honestly. It’s hard to know what would’ve happened if she went to another european club. I think she’d get more game time than at Chelsea but depending on where she went it’s hard to know if she started all the time.

Something about Sinc being there for so long and now Jessie going there feels right tbh

Favourite nwsl team?

I can’t really I’m a loyal supporter but I do love gotham. Very interested to see them play this season with all the new signings.

I’ll watch pretty much any team though. Same with the WSL obviously I support Chelsea but I enjoy watching womens football in general.

The only real way to find out which league is better is to ask players who have played in both leagues what they think.

Most of them say that they're different & both v good.

As a fan, I feel the same way. I'd even say that they complement each other perfectly & that makes my woso heart & soul very happy.

Exactly, that’s why I think players gain so much by playing in both. Like just look how Sam had to adapt to play in each one.

Me too, I just love watching football so I find it interesting watching different leagues and seeing how different football can look.

If top players choose ”specific teams” in Europe they are indeed choosing Europe. Cause those teams are in Europe. That said I’m pretty fed up with the debate of Europe vs USA. I think we can expect to see good players to sign also in the NWSL. Europe does not need a monopoly on top players like it has been on the men’s side, and neither does the US for that matter. We both need to accept eachother’s existance and be happy there is more than one good league.

We don’t need to insult or complain about eachother’s systems or leagues all the time either. The differences are there and are culturally important, each country can do what they see fit and in accordance with their sporting traditions. I’m not telling the US league to change its ways and I don’t want to be told European leagues should change into the US system either.

Yeah exactly there’s going to be world class players in every league. Thats just how football works. I actually think it’s good for players to play in Europe and in the NWSL in their career because the style of play is so different. I think for a player to excel in both regions requires such a wide skill set.

I agree with you. They’re both different. I enjoy watching both. There are things I dislike about both. I think the NWSL has made some good changes like free agency. But you have to take each league as it is. You can’t watch the NWSL expecting the play to be the same as Europe and vice versa because it’s not.

I think it's incorrect to say top talent is choosing Europe. Top talented players are choosing VERY specific teams in Europe, if none of those teams were the right fit for Jessie then the nwsl is a great choice. She will be in a very competitive environment and will have the chance to step up and be one of the best players on a team, an experience that she has not had at Chelsea. Which means she can add confidence and more dimensions to her playing. It seems like an excellent choice to me and I hate the Thorns. I also think it is clear that US and Canadian players prefer the NWSL to Europe when it comes to long term contracts, and the rise of European women's football has not made a massive impact on that. The difference between leagues does not seem to be big enough from the players perspective to commit to life on another continent. So it should not be shocking to see players from North and South America choose to return to NWSL or Liga F after stints in Europe.

Yep have to agree which is why I think that’s a good choice for Flemings because like I said if she goes to another big team she risks not getting the playing time she wants and she’s too good to be spending her time on the bench. Completely agree with your points.

You just knew Kristie’s WSL debut wouldn’t disappoint 🤣

I think Jessie made the right decision to leave (even though it hurts me a lot as both a fan of her and Chelsea 😭😭… end of an era). I didn’t see her becoming a regular starter for us even with a new manager coming in who would reevaluate everyone. Not that she doesn’t have the talent to do that but it just didn’t seem to work out and she seemed to struggle with the physicality of the league. She clearly wants to play more so she did the right thing and it’s good for Chelsea too because an international spot opened up right when we needed it with Sam’s injury. I’m not happy about thorns though. Obviously she has her reasons but at a time where the top talents are choosing European football for her to go to nwsl is a bit questionable for me. But I hope she proves me wrong and remains a top player for her club and Canada.

I agree its 100% the best thing for her. A player like her doesn’t deserve to be on the bench and she’ll start at most other teams. Kinda similar to how I felt when Beth left.

I feel like the Thorns might be a great place for her tbh. I think she’ll do well there! I think if she went to another top wsl team she may have found herself in the same position.

Z in goal

Eve Jess Bjorn Niamh

Sophie melly erin

Jojo Mia Guro

My sub prediction depending on the score

If we’re ahead nuksen aggie jelena Ashley Fran

If we’re behind nuksen Lauren Fran Aggie and Buchanan because in that case our defence is playing terrible again

Hello lineup anon 2.0! 🤣

I’ve already seen the actual lineup so can’t really comment lol

But in lineup news how’re we feeling about Fleming most likely leaving?

Also, loving Hampton getting game time.

Lineup:

bringing this picture back for no reason at all ❤️

Did y’all date though? 👀

Me and lineup anon?

No we never dated despite some people being convinced we were 🤣