I think getting out of the group is going to be a slog for Canada. Missing Beckie, no Fleming today (hopefully she's back for the Ireland match), and having Leon, Riviere, Prince and Rose all out of form leads to the kind of footy we saw tonight. At our best, we can compete with the favourites but, for many reasons, I don't think we've seen that Canada since the Olympics and I'm skeptical this team can get there in the next game or two.
I agree with everything that's been said about our attack tonight but even our defending was disjointed. I thought it was telling that in a first half where I thought Canada started okay, playing the first 30 minutes or so almost entirely in the Nigerian half, it was in fact Nigeria who looked most dangerous in their brief forays forward on the counter, particularly using the wings.
I thought Grosso and particularly Quinn had strong games. Viens added some spark when she came on. I was surprised to see her replace Leon rather than Sinclair.
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