Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
A deserved win but jeez......the Swedish goalie was terrible.

I heard her described as “an icon of the game” by one squealing female commentator on the radio.

FFS if that’s an icon of female goalkeeping then it says a hell of a lot!

I was at the Stourbridge match tonight with a good mate who actually watches Stourbridge ladies side and who’s pro women’s football.

He said to me prior to tonight’s match that the biggest problem is the keeper issue, he says they don’t move their feet fast enough.

He’s spot on, watch the keeper for the fourth goal, she can barely jump to get to Kirby’s chip and he recovery to chase the ball towards goal was awful.

Same with Bronze’s header, feet set in stone.

Until keepers become more athletic and stronger and able to dive high vertically they will lower the tone of this sport.

England’s keeper did in fairness pull off a couple of good saves.

Still not for me I’m afraid but a deserved result.
Said the same to my son, the keepers are the weak link, perhaps they could take a leaf out of ladies beach volleyball, the Swedish girls can jump and dive beautifully, oh no drifting off again……. But seriously that aside the game was a good watch.