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Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077
I’m pleasantly surprised at how good Canada looked after the disaster of a WC. The change in shape helped and the changing of the guard is in full effect
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I think a few things; they got caught up in being "disrespected" supposedly by media not picking them to go far, and I think the team and maybe the coach took that as a misguided rallying cry. That includes the pressure and the narrative around Sinclair and her final WC.
So I think there was thet mental miscalculation around motivation. And yes, forcing the ball up to Sinclair, especially in the first game that they should've won but didn't, and then they were on the wrong path.
And, Jamaica was a bit of a Cinderella, where one ok result turned to 2 and other teams crumbled more than themselves doing anything great.