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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:30 PM Jul 2015

Hope Solo admits she intentionally messed with Germany before crucial PK miss

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/7/1/8876471/hope-solo-pk-stalling-100-emoji

Hahahaha Hope Solo admitted she stalled to mess with Celia Šašić's head before her stunning, critical penalty miss during the USWNT's 2-0 win at the Women's World Cup semifinal.

I would love to share with you guys my mindset but unfortunately — or fortunately — we have one more game going into the final. I did the stall tactic. It worked.

Šašić', the top goal-scorer in the Women's World Cup, was unable to give Germany a 59th-minute lead.

It's a bold strategy to admit to stalling after a match! Solo likely didn't care if she got a yellow card because she'd still be allowed to play in the final.

Could I actually be warming up to Han's daughter?!

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Hope Solo admits she intentionally messed with Germany before crucial PK miss (Original Post) KamaAina Jul 2015 OP

Still a thug...nt joeybee12 Jul 2015 #1

Blame Sasic erpowers Jul 2015 #2

yeah, baseball players do that all the time charlie and algernon Jul 2015 #3

The blame is ALWAYS on the kicker VWolf Jul 2015 #4

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. Still a thug...nt

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 06:55 PM

Jul 2015

erpowers

(9,350 posts)

2. Blame Sasic

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 02:26 PM

Jul 2015

The blame is solely on Celia Sasic. Hope Solo should not have bee able to get into Sasic's head. I will acknowledge that I have never played organized sports on any level, but I think when you get to that level you should be able to make plays no matter how much someone tries to stall you.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)

3. yeah, baseball players do that all the time

Reply to erpowers (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 5, 2015, 12:09 AM

Jul 2015

The batter will quickly call timeout and step out of the batter's box. So then the pitcher walks off the mound. It's all little attempts to get in your opponent's head. Everyone in sports does it.

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

4. The blame is ALWAYS on the kicker

Reply to erpowers (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 01:06 PM

Jul 2015

The PK favors the kicker overwhelmingly. The keeper has nothing to lose, really.
If it goes in, it was supposed to.
If it doesn't, the keeper is a hero, the taker a goat.

I've taken important PK's in my better footie days and they're incredibly nerve-wracking.

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