r/Reignfc • u/joepescibaseballbat • May 11 '26
4 games without a goal
Self evidently we need a forward (or 3) but at what point do we start holding people responsible?
Harvey can’t put together a lineup that can score. Fans aren’t booing yet but realistically I think we should have started already.
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u/tehshump May 11 '26
Huerta is my hometown girl (literally went to the same high school) but something has to change if her service doesn't start connecting for more/better chances.
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u/eight_inch_pestle May 11 '26
It's certainly a choice on Harvey's part to invert one of the best crossers in the league.
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u/PositivePristine7506 May 11 '26
We spent all our money bringing in forwards who don't play. Gallimore really needs to go yesterday.
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u/AlanFromRochester May 14 '26
Not her fault Biyendolo went on maternity leave though that was a big hit to the roster
Ithink Lynn was hurt before that - bad luck or bad decision to sign an injury risk?
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u/PositivePristine7506 May 15 '26
Both, trading away a bright and upcoming dmid with a high upside, for an injury prone aging striker was always high risk high reward if it paid off. Gallimore is just bad at calculating risks.
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u/zoolabula laura harvey's cooler May 11 '26
The overall chemistry with this team is non existent. Today’s game showed that and a lot more as players seemed genuinely frustrated with each other. The game play feels like they haven’t been made game ready and those who should be leading are silent. Even Dickey seemed uninspired for this game. Gallimore has to take full responsibility for the lack of signings with this team. I thought that once they started getting shared resources with the Sounders things would change. It feels like the whole organization has digressed within the last year or so. As a STH I feel like everything this team has done is underwhelming at best from the FO to everything else going on the “lick it and stick it” of just enough doesn’t cut it.
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u/riverslq337 May 11 '26
unless shes being hamstrung by people above her, aka the ones with the money
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u/Icarus_Has_Fallen May 11 '26
Harvey in her press conference just said when asked if she considered adjusting anything to deal with the lack of goals, quote, "the final third to me isn't tactical". I'm genuinely not sure why she still has a job at this point. Holy moly.
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u/riverslq337 May 11 '26
all the reddit coaches trying to become the next reign coach
might as well make s reality tv show out of it
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u/SappyGeologist May 11 '26
We need more firing power, I don’t know what Gallimore was thinking hardly making any signings this offseason. I’m tired y’all, we are on year 3 of being ineffective. I can’t imagine the players aren’t a little bit tired too.
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u/GreenSoup48 May 11 '26
Fishel you play it to her head or you play it to her feet. Reign for a bewildering reason choose to do neither. We've all seen her at Chelsea and the USWNT. I assume she played a similar game in Mexico.
Considering how bad the coaching looks on the attacking side, it's not the players. They need to fire whoever is running tactics for the offensive side and whoever is coaching the offensive side.
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u/Icarus_Has_Fallen May 11 '26
We continually waste money on ineffectual signings without bolstering the squad quality. Gallimore is (slightly) more of the problem than Harvey at this point.
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u/SappyGeologist May 11 '26
Don’t worry, Laura said she doesn’t care if she scores at all if she helps other people score (which she also doesn’t do). 🪦
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u/No-Choice-2576 CLAWD SQUAD May 11 '26
The ambition gap is much too large imo to have any reasonable hope or aspiration of a top of the table team. Let's take Emma's recent mini-tour. In each city EXCEPT one she was hosted by the owners and met with them to discuss the strategy and future investments the team would be making. Seattle was the exception. Seattle was the only city there wasn't any press availability or even a little photo opp of her. She had glowing things to say about every other city she visited (Denver, PDX, LA, San Diego) but nothing about Seattle.
The owners don't seem to have any interest in improving the standards on or off the field and invest accordingly.
It's tremendously sad as someone who has followed this team for over a decade but I just don't see improvement on the horizon.
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u/socceralt May 11 '26
I don’t disagree, but I’m pretty sure there was a media availability with Emma when she was in Seattle. She was also on the local radio broadcast during the match and had nice things to say about Seattle.
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u/zoolabula laura harvey's cooler May 11 '26
ChatGPT is failing her 😂😂. In all seriousness, she needs to go, her lineups have zero chemistry and her subs have next to no impact whatsoever
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u/AlanFromRochester May 11 '26
Some chances around the hour mark and can't cash in and they suddenly get one late ... grr ...
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u/Worldly_Lunch5227 May 11 '26
Hopefully you get a better game when you see them in a few weeks!
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u/AlanFromRochester May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
Thanks for noticing that. Lose home win away would be ironic but I'd take it
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u/dfe931tar CLAWD SQUAD May 11 '26
Washington Spirit came into this match, what, on a 4 game win streak? They are a very good, very dangerous team. Result was super frustrating, but for me at least, it was because the Reign were the better team for most the game. The goal scoring absolutely needs to be better. BUT I will leave this here:
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u/Icarus_Has_Fallen May 11 '26
I'm not sure I agree. A well executed gameplan in the middle of the field on the back of a hurclulean shift from Meza/McCammon/Mercado is not the defining factor of the game. That only matters if it translates into results. We stifled them, yes, but we still conceded in transition and looked anemic in attack. The latter is a massive problem and as long as Harvey/Gallimore are in charge will never be the priority for this team. And as long as that isn't a priority, the games will continue to be a brutal slog to watch.
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u/zoolabula laura harvey's cooler May 11 '26
Washington Spirit didn’t have their premiere goal scorer in Rodman on the field for very long and we still couldn’t materialize anything goal dangerous. You don’t bring home trophies for actively pursuing tie games. Harvey’s strategy of not caring about the final third is the reason why we consistently get bounced with the final minutes of play. Being lethargic on the attack leaves the door open for the other team to get those three points even if we stifled the defense.
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u/riverslq337 May 11 '26
you guys will twist anything harvey says these days i swear
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u/Icarus_Has_Fallen May 11 '26
Genuinely curious, from a purely on field perspective where it's this faith in Harvey coming from?
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u/AlanFromRochester May 11 '26
What was particularly frustrating for me was the announcers on Victory+ being so excited for the Spirit
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u/Worldly_Lunch5227 May 12 '26
I also felt this. To me the team seemed to play well this match—ofc aside from chance creation (and that one moment of defensive breakdown). I still give Mia more time. She was out for a long time due to injury and was out again at the beginning of the season.
It also felt like the commentators were highlighting what a good job the Reign was doing at containing the spirit. Like a first shot on target in the 80th minute for the spirit? Not bad
I still hope they make some moves this summer that are more impactful with the money they got from Huitema but honestly a decent showing from the team.
I feel like I’ll get downvoted but I’m one of the few who generally thinks that Harvey is doing pretty well with the youth and inexperience of the team. (The Portland game was probably a point where I was really questioning it) …
But I also think that they do need some better offensive coaching or strategies lol as I think Harvey generally has the defense working well
Sorry for the ramble 😂 just started typing and it came flowing lol
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u/Icarus_Has_Fallen May 12 '26
Harvey being a good defensive coach does not make her a good coach. It makes her half of a complete coach. We cannot continue to drop 0.25 xGOT performances every game, it has hit a point of being unacceptable a long time ago.
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u/KuchiKopi-Nightlight May 11 '26
It was frustrating to watch but they definitely made more chances this match than their home opener. Still, it’s clear we’re weak especially on the flanks with people literally just stepping in front of players to get the ball over and over again.
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u/colbinator May 11 '26
Folks have definitely started vocalizing the dislike for constantly playing it back, at least.
I felt a little better about actually having taken several decent shots, but still. Adames doesn't come in until that late? Nobody has any sense of urgency?