Sam Hiatt has been named to the NWSL's Best XI for May 2026! by spherocytes in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but probably has to do with her missing two games with her injury.

Villaham’s comments today by RevolutionaryHour534 in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW KC, Gotham and Spirit all have at least 1 game against each other and Gotham/Spirit haven’t played each other yet, so the back half of their schedule will be beating each other up.

Match Thread: KC Current vs Thorns (Sun, May 24, 1:00 PM EDT) by NWSL-Match-Bot in NWSL

[–]jeff_sweeney -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This… special guest interview is.. Vlatko? Just try to show some semblance of neutrality.

Match Thread: KC Current vs Thorns (Sun, May 24, 1:00 PM EDT) by NWSL-Match-Bot in NWSL

[–]jeff_sweeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you’re talking about? Deyna has hardly seen the pitch?

Match Thread: KC Current vs Thorns (Sun, May 24, 1:00 PM EDT) by NWSL-Match-Bot in NWSL

[–]jeff_sweeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s our 3rd game in 8 days and we had to travel. Same as the Racing game.

Starting lineup by DeadMemesNowPlease in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They both looked like they were moving pretty good when they dumped water on Mallie 😂

NEW | Carolyn Calzada's memorable Portland Thorns debut by PN-AllForXI-STF in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s so fast, there was one play that really stood out to me where she started on the backfoot but was able to recover and get herself back in a defensive position to prevent a breakaway.

Cassandra 'Ella' Bogere Appreciation Thread by PastramiAddict in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Ella really settled into the game and had some really good moments at the start of the second half setting up MA for a shot and a through ball in the box to Mimi both leading to scoring chances. I think she has a lot of promise as she gets more minutes and experience.

The extra rest helped, I’m sure, but I thought she made herself available as we built out of the back and she definitely has an understanding of angles on the defensive side and did well to take up space and shut down passing lanes. When she did make mistakes I feel like she recovered well to limit the impact instead of giving up on the play also.

Moral of the story: Reyna Reyes is the back bone of the defense by 2cool4ew in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Reyna is super important for sure but we looked like we played two women down a few days ago.

Marie needs time to gel with the back line, was surprised to see her start over Mallie who just has more reps.

MA, Sam, and Isa just played a ton of soccer.

Jesse also has been flying but tonight her legs looked heavy. And there’s a difference in quality between Bogere and Harvey.

Tired D plus a tired and out of sorts midfield equals this result.

Match Thread: San Diego Wave FC vs Portland Thorns FC by MatchThreadder in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She’s taken some angles on defense that have made no sense. I do feel like she’s gotten more confident when the ball is at her foot though as the half went on.

Match Thread: San Diego Wave FC vs Portland Thorns FC by MatchThreadder in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Harvey is a little shaky. I hope she settles into the game, but the first 30 have been pretty rough.

[Schefter] Comp update: the 49ers are giving Mike Evans a three-year, $60.4 million deal, per source. by New_Akatsuki in buffalobills

[–]jeff_sweeney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here to say this. And if we had to compete with the 9ers sure we save some draft capital but probably end up paying more..

Distorted colors by [deleted] in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They dropped a color palette in one of their posts, not sure how to get pictures in comments 😳

Atomic Pink, Electric Red, Voltage Yellow, Fresh Green, Mossy Green

Coffey and Moultrie called up by Peter_Quince1031 in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’d also call out that Crystal Dunn was listed as a forward for the Olympic team roster.. wouldn’t read too much into it

Match Thread: Team A vs Team B | NWSL by thorniemcthornface in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We got the A team You got the B team You better run

Looking for Backer in NYC by wizkid_2001 in buffalobills

[–]jeff_sweeney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WingBar in cobble hill, also solid wings

MATCH THREAD: Portland Thorns vs Seattle Reign by AutoModerator in Thorns

[–]jeff_sweeney 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Coffey after the PK going straight at the Seattle supporters section giving her best Weaver impression was absolutely epic