So you’re being out run and physically outmatched in midfield and the answer is van Egmond. I don’t know if the womens game has sped up dramatically or she has slowed down a heap… probably a combo of the two I guess… but she’s not close to able to match this level any more. She was fresh on the field and have a look at where she was for that breakaway. 20 meters back with Fowler being the one to get closest to a challenge on the scorer.
I was going to save this for after the tournament entirely but I just dont see a “greater than the sum of their parts” dynamic in this team - and that’s what a manager is supposed to give them. I see a pretty impressive group of talented footballers hitting hot and cold streaks under Gustavsson. That to me says he’s not having much of an influence on games.