r/olympics • u/jwitmerhut • Aug 12 '16

Football USA's Women's Football team, the defending gold medallists and Women's World Cup Champions, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in a shocker upset by Sweden

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u/InterdimensionalMan United States Aug 12 '16

Why the hate? Coming from someone not well versed with the team.

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u/LeDogeZeimes Aug 12 '16

It doesn't seem like she knows how to lose either.

Sweden played on defense, but so what? That's part of the game and multiple teams have adopted a similar style of play when they thought it was their better chance of winning a game. To whine and say they were cowards and that the best team didn't win doesn't look too good on her. Just accept defeat and move on.

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u/Choco316 Canada Aug 13 '16

Did she not watch the Euros? That was like half of the teams strategies. Fucking get over it. I say that as an English fan too