dog rout 21 wrote:Realist wrote:dog rout 21 wrote:Womens football is fucking shit, I was hoping by going to see what was supposedly 2 of the best 4 teams in the world they wouldn't fit the awful stereotype of shitness but they did, worst football I've ever seen played at the Ricoh

Ever???
Ever!!

Canada/France wasn't a great game, but how much effort do you think the FA Cup losing semi-finalists would put in to a game, especially if that game is at a not-even half full stadium in Coventry? It's why the sacked off the 3-4 play-off in the World Cup - the teams just couldn't be arsed. Yes, there was a medal to play for but all in all I think they both just wanted to go home. Canada were still reeling from losing to the US.
Canada were a much better team in the QF, and if we put in half the effort the GB team in the QF there'd be a lot less complaining up the Ricoh, even if the standard is shit. I went to the men's game at OT and the women's game at the Ricoh and I felt much more enthralled with the women.
I went to the opening games too, and Canada-Japan was nervy with Japan playing playing tippy-tappy stuff, and Sweden had movement we'd kill for from a city forward line. Plus the S. African scoring from 45 yards.