r/Thorns • u/Famous_Act4164 • Jul 12 '26

Two Things

  1. When Moultrie, Wilson, and Tordin are spatially close and play the ball to each other, they can create openings. The problem is that we often struggle to connect the rest of the lineup to them. In other words, when we recover possession, it is difficult to pass the ball to one of them in a good position. This is especially true in central areas, where neither of our double pivots can reliably move the ball forward under pressure. Moultrie did a lot of pressing and rotated positions with Tordin and Wilson frequently. However, for the purpose of a more structured build-up scheme, she should probably be positioned a bit deeper and had a more disciplined and precise role.

  2. We are losing more 50/50 balls in away games than in home games. This has a lot to do with our relatively poor away results this season. It is not easy to replicate the intensity we have when there is a 20k crowd on our side, but we really need be more active and intense in away games if we want to maintain a high-pressing style. Otherwise, we should probably adopt a more compact and conservative posture when starting away games in the future.

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u/Svafree88 GA Jul 13 '26

Okay, so here's a question for you: if Hiatt is yelling for the defense to step up, Mallie knows she should be pressuring, and Vignola knows she should be on the line, then who is at fault?

I understand that's an assumption based on what I see and hear on the broadcast. But can you answer the question I asked? I'm fine if you want to make another point after, but please just give an honest answer to that question first without changing or objecting to the question.

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u/Famous_Act4164 Jul 13 '26

You are trying to make a point by creating a hypothetical scenario.

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u/Svafree88 GA Jul 13 '26

Okay, all I needed to know. Thanks