Women’s Football

[Turkish]

4 hours ago, CylonKing said:

Utter bollocks! 😂

 

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

They were literally beat by the kids team

It’s happened twice actually.
 

The Swiss team lost 7-1 to an U15 team and the USA team when they were world champions lost to an U15 boys team

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/switzerland-alisha-lehmann-women-euros-boys-u15-team-974768-20250625

https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/11/10/carli-lloyd-confirms-uswnt-once-lost-team-15-year-old-boys
 

so not utter bollocks pal. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I'd have thought losing 7 goals to an under 15 team isn't all down to comparative skill levels. Various sporting bodies have tests, even if just testosterone ones, to prevent unfair physical developments in women's sport. The U 15s will already be strong and fast simply down to biology.

Deciding to play such matches is going to attract lots of derisive comments. The scoreline, the age of the opponents, the implication of the women's skill. But the coaches aren't playing the games for that. The womens team's tactics are put to a hard test against a well trained side that has power and pace to close down passes more than playing against other women's teams would provide. It's a test of their own strength, stamina and fitness too. 

Imagine having access to train against teams with increased physical attributes. Think of the sharpness you'd take back into your own game. A lot of women's teams at club level would benefit from doing something similar.

If only there was a way this could be applied to our men's side. But our attackers get to run out against Cap'n Jack and Baz every day. 🙂

[The Kraken]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

 

It’s happened twice actually.
 

The Swiss team lost 7-1 to an U15 team and the USA team when they were world champions lost to an U15 boys team

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/switzerland-alisha-lehmann-women-euros-boys-u15-team-974768-20250625

https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/11/10/carli-lloyd-confirms-uswnt-once-lost-team-15-year-old-boys
 

so not utter bollocks pal. 

The second link points out the very obvious fact that 15 year olds playing for an academy are likely to be stronger and faster than the women’s side. A very basic comparison is sprinting, the times that top women in the world set in the 100m these days is comparable with those set by some 14 year olds and quite a few 15 year old boys.  Top women footballers *may* have a skill advantage but the speed and power disadvantage will outweigh that quickly. So it’s not really a controversial statement to point it out, it’s just biology.

As the interview shows, the USA player says herself: “Haha. They should beat us. Bigger, stronger, faster! Boys always gave us a run for our money! It was great prep.”

[Turkish]

13 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

The second link points out the very obvious fact that 15 year olds playing for an academy are likely to be stronger and faster than the women’s side. A very basic comparison is sprinting, the times that top women in the world set in the 100m these days is comparable with those set by some 14 year olds and quite a few 15 year old boys.  Top women footballers *may* have a skill advantage but the speed and power disadvantage will outweigh that quickly. So it’s not really a controversial statement to point it out, it’s just biology.

As the interview shows, the USA player says herself: “Haha. They should beat us. Bigger, stronger, faster! Boys always gave us a run for our money! It was great prep.”

Yep so a 15 year old boys academy team is a similar standard to an international women’s team, which was exactly my point 

[suewhistle]

This morning I had breakfast with my bestie in the shade of my apple trees. She hates football but is good enough to be one of the sponsors for my football team. 

I mentioned about the people who come onto these threads pointing out how 15 year old boys  etc etc, and she asked me why people who aren't interested make the effort to comment and comment negatively? She pointed out that she doesn't comment on things that don't interest her. 

I was able to point out that there aren't many that do, and they are well known on the forum for their particular hang ups..

[AlexLaw76]

53 minutes ago, suewhistle said:

This morning I had breakfast with my bestie in the shade of my apple trees. She hates football but is good enough to be one of the sponsors for my football team. 

I mentioned about the people who come onto these threads pointing out how 15 year old boys  etc etc, and she asked me why people who aren't interested make the effort to comment and comment negatively? She pointed out that she doesn't comment on things that don't interest her. 

I was able to point out that there aren't many that do, and they are well known on the forum for their particular hang ups..