Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10hToo little time but wow did she make the most of her presence! Impressive performance and IMHO much more stable than Wesley. 110
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10hYes! I'm a Spirit fan and I'll love/hate to face Howell this coming weekend. I do enjoy watching her play because she's grown so much and is such an effective DM. 120
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10hHer pitch time was way too short but wow did she impress! 020
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10hWe absolutely need that kind of pressure & presence in the midfield. Heads up play, powerful attacking tackles, breaking up runs. Relentless. Smooth operation. What a miss to not have her on the roster. 130
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 11hNot gonna happen unfortunately. Hoping she gets to another team that helps build her up like Gotham has helped build up Jaelin Howell. Hal's stats have dropped (slightly) each year since 2024 due to team demands and lack of development at 6. 000
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 11hThe Who must not be named who touts her technical skills but who cannot control a ball, especially under pressure, falls over relentlessly and is a defensive liability. That one. 040
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 11hTotally. Send them all back to ball technical skills school. This is terrible. 000
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12hTime for a Midfield Murder Machine. Take out Heaps. Put in Howell. 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12hWe've seen that play Only on other side of box What in the world is defense called? 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 17hRather than speedy recovery, I wish her a complete recovery! 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 19hTime for NBC to retire Lorne Michaels and bring on Tina Fey and/or Amy Poehler to run SNL. 020
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026And a (2x injured in the last year) 27 year old with Olympic experience. I’m hoping she at least puts Jaelin Howell in for 45 minutes on Tuesday night or even starts her with Hutton as a double pivot. /end rant Except Up the Hershfelt! 020
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Has affected her NT chances to not keep playing as a consistent and developing 6 (especially in the “statistics evaluation” that the NT is using for roster selection). Emma is gonna get bit by not having more pool depth at the 6 (we currently have a 20 year old with youth World Cup experience 110
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026IDK what Hal did (or didn’t do) to stall her WNT chances. Her FOTMOB numbers have dropped each year since 2024 (slight). I like Hal a lot - this year I think Adrian has placed UNREALISTIC expectations on her game and kudos to her professionalism for stepping up and showing up for her team. But it 120
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Playing that midfield combo at Audi (in particular Lily maybe because so much of her US family was in attendance?) was a dubious tactical decision. I’ve noted elsewhere that Emma seems to personal “emotional support animal” players (IMHO) who continue to start regardless of their match performance. 030
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Great write up! The midfield mystery continues. I’ve heard that Denise is the “midfield coach” but it is so perplexing that 2 allegedly “top” coaches continue start Heaps in midfield. Leadership Schmeadership. IMHO emotional/personality flaw. 120
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026static.klipy.comNo Cat? Nuh Uh!ALT: No Cat? Nuh Uh! 000
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The neediness meter in Emma is apparently very empty and is fed quite well by her favorites who are not necessarily the U.S.' best players. Why else are they starting and/or playing so much? 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And then kicked the ball ⚽️ right back to them...story of the afternoon. 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Also requiring ownership groups to develop a fans first mentality. No fans - no merchandise sales, no ticket sales, etc. 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Neither have any speed to get to balls quickly, Heaps typically passes ball quickly to others & is a liability in ball possession (as well as often falling over when others get near), & is a rare defensive advantage. 130
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's so f-ing painful to watch every time Emma rolls it out. The intention to develop Lily, use Lavelle, and keep Lyndsay on the pitch is ridiculous. It doesn't work. Denise is too close to Emma she won't cross her and thus it continues. It's crazy. Never would have happened in past iterations. 010
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Hayes has favorites rather than winning strategy it seems. 000
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's a very surprising 11 and shows Hayes has favorites rather than winning strategy. 140
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Meanwhile we keep playing the same player over and over with the same results. 061
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026LOLLOL WIDE OPEN "SPACES" Maybe that whole spaces strategy isn't working out so well? 000
Rose Kinder @rosekinder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Definitely defending has dropped as season has progressed. The spaces strategy seems lacking. 000