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@Little_Fox08 Aww I’m glad I could make that impression <33 That’s great! It’s very nice to meet you. That’s awesome!

@Dove-Writes I found your profile through a friend. I thought from your profile that you’re a very sweet person; and I also am a Christian and I love to connect with fellow believers! I also like warrior cats and before my profile remodel I was a very avid warrior cat role player! :))

@Little_Fox08 @Little_Fox08 Yeah, because the Japanese and the Moroccans are no small feat. The Moroccans beat Argentina 2-1 after leading 2-0, plus the Argentines had a goal disallowed due to VAR, and that analysis took 2 hours for them to actually call it off. The Japanese have been good on the women's side as well. They were great against Spain, and they were very consistent in their group, so they are tough teams, and I think the Americans can make it through though.

@Xx_Paragon_xX I’m proud of the men. They haven’t received a medal for football in 20 years (or something like that) so this is an accomplishment! I obviously want the women to win, but I hope they don’t go into their next matches too cocky.
            
            But I haven’t really had time to analyze many games because my schedule has started to pile up.

@Little_Fox08 Honestly, the usmnt had the momentum against france to have scored more goals, I watched the New Zealand and Guinea games, and there was a dominance to the men. Same with the women against Zambia and Germany. And individually, I think that Lynn Williams needs to start instead of Sophia Smith, honestly, I think that Sophia Smith is lacking the creative spark in front of goal. Honestly, I think she needs to stop shooting straight at the goalkeeper, and actually put one in the corner. Overall, a very good performance from both the men and the women, and I can see the women winning gold, and same for the men, if they continue their dominance, I could see them winning it!

@toadskipp- How’ve you been doing lately? It’s been forever since we chatted.

@toadskipp- I miss you. Hope you’re doing well! :)

@Little_Fox08 HIIIII :D

@Xx_Paragon_xX 
            
            Thanks for your thoughts!

@ALittleLamb08 The US started the game off pretty well actually, they scored early, and that kinda set a tone for how they wanted the game to go, but as they got into the game, they got sloppy in possession, misplacing passes, not taking enough shots, losing the ball in key areas, stuff like that. Matt Turner won a deserved motm for his performance in goal, keeping a clean sheet, as well as saving the US multiple times throughout the 90-95 minutes. Uzbekistan played like they wanted to win, they were most dangerous off the right, or the US' left, where Pulisic and Robinson were positioned, and they were getting beat a lot. Unfortunately, De la Torre was subbed off for a broken nose that he sustained around the 30-35 minute mark, and Balogun came off at halftime. To be honest, I probably would've given Balogun at least 15-20 minutes at the start of the second half because Pepi, who came on for him didn't really score until the final moments of the game, and I feel Balogun played deeper to get the ball so he could drive or spread the ball out wide, and create chances, which is something Pepi didn't really do. Pulisic was woeful, and he didn't really create that many chances, his touch was off, and he wasn't playing like the player of the month for AC Milan that we all know he is, and he only scored due to a penalty given against Uzbekistan, which I feel was somewhat undeserved. A positive however, was Lund who got his first US cap at left back, where he did extremely well, at least in my opinion that is, and I can see him fighting with Robinson for that spot. That's what I thought, maybe you have a different opinion, but that was how I thought they played.

@Xx_Paragon_xX 
            
            Unfortunately not because I had my own matches. But I kept tabs on the score. I'll probably watch the highlights later.
            
            Did you? What's your analysis?

@Xx_Paragon_xX 
            
            Definitely. I'm sickened at their lack of passion for the country that they were representing.
            
            Today my coach, a man with a love for America, said that for the first time ever he found himself not rooting for the US. He said it was disgusting how they acted off the field, and that they should just leave their personal, political lives off of the pitch and actually focus on the game. I agree. It's their attitude that killed them. Also, I don't think that they wanted to prove that the US was better than everyone else; I think they thought it was already proven. That was their downfall. They felt no sense of urgency and thought that everything was going to float down to them on a silver platter because they were on the throne.

@ALittleLamb08 I also agree with the points you've made. I think the players associated with the USWNT were distracted with their own fame and glory, instead of the fame and glory of the red, white, and blue. That was shown in the way they played on the pitch. To be honest, when the first game was over, I already knew they weren't going to do anything well. Especially with the Netherlands and Portugal in the group. They didn't look like they wanted to beat the Netherlands and Portugal because there wasn't a drive, or motivation rather. But you really can't blame just one person. It's a team sport, and it wasn't just Rapinoe who messed up, it was everyone who was on the pitch for the US, because of their lack of motivation and drive to prove that their country was better than the rest. Looking at countries like England, and Spain, there is definitely more passion with England and Spain, and other teams, than there is with the US, who will definitely change the way Women's football is looked at by people from the outside looking in.

@Xx_Paragon_xX 
            
            Thanks for the kind advice, my friend!!

@ALittleLamb08 I have been in this situation, and it is very common in my life as well. When we share the gospel, we're not supposed to force them to choose it, we're supposed to help them to make the decision to follow Christ and be more like him, because that's what our walk with God is for, to come alongside people and to support them while also helping them to make the right choice when it comes to trusting God and his ways. When it comes to sounding unconfident, don't worry! There are going to be a lot of situations in life that make you and me unconfident in the gospel, but we need to stand firm in our faith and believe the Jesus Christ, the Son of God, suffered a death we deserved to die, in atonement for the sins of this world. I hope this helped, and I'm sorry I rambled on! I will be praying for him, and that God will use him in miraculous ways.

@ALittleLamb08 Sure... I will. That's sad to hear

@Geekgirl531 
            
            The struggle is real 
            
            But color coding is a good idea! The problem is that I always lose my stationary, including my highlighters 

@ALittleLamb08 YESSSS
            I color-coded my highlighting, and there are so many verses I run into that I’m like “this should be highlighter in yellow- no pink- wait blue- but it’s so true for purple”
            It’s a problem XD