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So you think womens football is poor? on 14:54 - Jun 18 by Orthodox_Hoop
Can Chelsea please defend like that when we play them.
aint that the truth
best way i can put it is that womens football is a totally different game to mens football
anyone that watched the full 90 mins of yesterdays game deserves a medal it was terrible beyond belief and that ex player sue smith saying oh helen much better then that and julies usually so good oh kate was unlucky there and dawn made a tiny mistake and rachel was so unlucky there it was terrible the so called cream of english womens football they could have played all year and it still be 0-0 except for what some will call quick thinking i call questionable ethics/cheating
Overnight the Japanese team has become the Barcelona of women's football with a patient passing style.
Their victory over Germany in the quarter-finals in last year's Women's World Cup was truly monumental.
The German women's team were then simultaneously World and European champions. They had won the previous two World cups and the previous five European championships. They had not lost a match in the World Cup Finals *in over 10 years*.
The Japanese women's team had never once made it to the semi-finals before, but went on to overcome Sweden and finally USA to win the World Cup for the first time. Those women are epic.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 15:44 - Jun 18 with 1956 views
Neil can explain this far better and more succintly than me with his relevant experience but it is my understanding that due to the physical limitations of the womens game the emphasis is much more on the technique and indeed tactical side. The players are encouraged to play 'tica-taca' football much like we are encouraging our younger players to develop that area of their game.
Dont get me wrong the standard of what I have seen is pretty terrible generally but with popularity increasing and more money for the game Im sure that will improve and reach a fairly good level at some point.
Just dont have one commentating on MOTD and I'll be fine
ask Beavis I get nothing Butthead
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So you think womens football is poor? on 15:55 - Jun 18 with 1939 views
Wasn't it Neil who used to do all those great photos from the QPR women's team?
One thing I would love to see is the development of women's football and youth football at QPR (with games at Loftus Road) to attract fans who can't afford to go to see the men's game.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 23:16 - Jun 18 with 1799 views
DPRK losing to Japan? Ouch. That'll be 40 years hard labour for the girls in red. The men's team were sent down coal mines after a six hour public lambasting.
The match between England and Holland was a poor one and sadly a poor advert for the Women's game. But it's not really that surprising because the strength lies within domestic club football where they have a lot more time to train and play together.
We all know how difficult it has been for the mens at national level, and they are full blown professionals with the luxury of first class facilities, so that effect is magnified dramatically at a semi-professional level, where they have even less time together to gel and prepare.
The standard is higher than our eyes often perceive as well, but that tends to always be the case. You could watch mens at semi-professional level on TV, say the Conference South, and think all of the players and teams are rubbish. But if you ever played against one of those guys in the flesh, you'd quickly change your mind and realise how surprisingly good they actually are.
There are certainly a lot of women I've coached or seen play that I certainly wouldn't fancy my chances playing against, such is their quality.
For women's football, in its current state of evolution, there is less emphasis on pace and power. Those players that have these attributes will excel of course, as the standard is still uneven and maturing. But that leads to a more pure game of football. Imagine the mens game, where pace and power didn't have as much of an impact, and the players had to rely on technical and tactical nous to win matches - that's sort of where the women are at currently. And every new generation of players is better than the last, because they're starting out at a younger age all of the time.
I'm lucky to have been involved and seen many superb matches in women's football, but it's easy to pass judgement on one or two poor games. It's also easy to pass judgement on youth football, when it's just kids playing with no experience, but it's just a different type of game for the type of players and where they are in their lifecycle. A lot of people only watch one type of football, at the highest level and/or just their favourite team, and this does not give you a clear picture or overview of football as a whole, from grass roots to the top. Understanding the entire chain gives you a better appreciation of players and also helps to improve your ability to spot what makes a good player at each point of that cycle.
A couple of years ago there were some people from this forum who came down to watch QPR Ladies beat Plymouth Ladies 4-1, in a game that saw us win the title and promotion back to the Premier League. There were lots who came away raving about the Rs that day as it was a pulsating match, but it was by no where near the best game they'd played that season as there was a lot of tension due to it being a match that would decide which of the two teams would prevail.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 10:32 - Jun 19 with 1682 views
So you think womens football is poor? on 15:55 - Jun 18 by TacticalR
Wasn't it Neil who used to do all those great photos from the QPR women's team?
One thing I would love to see is the development of women's football and youth football at QPR (with games at Loftus Road) to attract fans who can't afford to go to see the men's game.
Yes that's me doing the photos, but I didn't have as much of a chance to get to games last season due to following the men up and down the country. :)
I'd love to see the women and youth teams playing at Loftus Road, but they need to find a solution for the playing surface and ensure it's in tip-top condition before they could contemplate that.
If they can't, then hopefully the quality at the new training ground would be sufficient enough for them to play there. The women have to play on a certain grade of pitch, which right now is semi-pro standard or better.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 12:39 - Jun 19 with 1625 views
So you think womens football is poor? on 10:29 - Jun 19 by Neil_SI
The match between England and Holland was a poor one and sadly a poor advert for the Women's game. But it's not really that surprising because the strength lies within domestic club football where they have a lot more time to train and play together.
We all know how difficult it has been for the mens at national level, and they are full blown professionals with the luxury of first class facilities, so that effect is magnified dramatically at a semi-professional level, where they have even less time together to gel and prepare.
The standard is higher than our eyes often perceive as well, but that tends to always be the case. You could watch mens at semi-professional level on TV, say the Conference South, and think all of the players and teams are rubbish. But if you ever played against one of those guys in the flesh, you'd quickly change your mind and realise how surprisingly good they actually are.
There are certainly a lot of women I've coached or seen play that I certainly wouldn't fancy my chances playing against, such is their quality.
For women's football, in its current state of evolution, there is less emphasis on pace and power. Those players that have these attributes will excel of course, as the standard is still uneven and maturing. But that leads to a more pure game of football. Imagine the mens game, where pace and power didn't have as much of an impact, and the players had to rely on technical and tactical nous to win matches - that's sort of where the women are at currently. And every new generation of players is better than the last, because they're starting out at a younger age all of the time.
I'm lucky to have been involved and seen many superb matches in women's football, but it's easy to pass judgement on one or two poor games. It's also easy to pass judgement on youth football, when it's just kids playing with no experience, but it's just a different type of game for the type of players and where they are in their lifecycle. A lot of people only watch one type of football, at the highest level and/or just their favourite team, and this does not give you a clear picture or overview of football as a whole, from grass roots to the top. Understanding the entire chain gives you a better appreciation of players and also helps to improve your ability to spot what makes a good player at each point of that cycle.
A couple of years ago there were some people from this forum who came down to watch QPR Ladies beat Plymouth Ladies 4-1, in a game that saw us win the title and promotion back to the Premier League. There were lots who came away raving about the Rs that day as it was a pulsating match, but it was by no where near the best game they'd played that season as there was a lot of tension due to it being a match that would decide which of the two teams would prevail.
i was at the plymouth 4-1 game and yes it was great fun no lack of effort and guts but its still a cross between fantasy football and keystone cops
that earth pond was like a one woman wreacking machine when she appeared i watched the plymouth girls all freak out pointing at her needless to say she scored two hit the bar and two plymouth girls were sent off trying to stop her
biggest weakness usually is the keepers but looking at robinson foster green the mens arent much better
So you think womens football is poor? on 15:44 - Jun 18 by simmo
Neil can explain this far better and more succintly than me with his relevant experience but it is my understanding that due to the physical limitations of the womens game the emphasis is much more on the technique and indeed tactical side. The players are encouraged to play 'tica-taca' football much like we are encouraging our younger players to develop that area of their game.
Dont get me wrong the standard of what I have seen is pretty terrible generally but with popularity increasing and more money for the game Im sure that will improve and reach a fairly good level at some point.
Just dont have one commentating on MOTD and I'll be fine
There are parallels with the men's game. The Brazilian women's team is very skillful. As England went down against France you could hear Hope Powell screaming 'over the top' like a female Stuart Pearce. The Japanese women *had* to play football on the ground because the Swedish women are so much taller.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 08:47 - Nov 26 with 1152 views
So you think womens football is poor? on 11:11 - Nov 26 by Watford_Ranger
Perugia.
Jay Bothroyd was there at the same time so I doubt the standard was all that.
Harsh! I imagine Gaddafi's son lowered the playing standard more than JB did. He (JB, not Gaddafi junior) is still playing in the J-League first division at 39, 23 games this season (cough, cough) 1 goal.
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So you think womens football is poor? on 14:13 - Nov 26 with 670 views
Finally the club realized the QPR ladies team was going nowhere under the old regime now currently with Hounslow. It took them long enough. The standard was poor compared to today and no one wanted to play for that management. Neil SI couldn’t be further from the truth about the Ladles team. There was one player who could only kick the ball with her instep, they made her captain.
QPR community dept took over the girls side from volunteer QPR fans with Steve Quashie overseeing it with the help of good people and QPR supporters who worked in the community department. Football people with qualifications working on the development of players. The girls dept was supposed to develop players for the ladies team but that was never going to happen because who was running the ladies team. Steve earnt this gig with the Ladies and good luck to him.
I can see the QPR woman’s team playing in the top league one day. They are developing the younger players, enticing experienced ones and the club is fully behind it. Take Reading for example. Spurs and west hams teams were where we are not so long ago.
Incidentally Tracey Kevins was running Barnet Ladies and is now U20 US ladies national team coach. She could well be the head US womens coach one day. Her Dad is a Ranger.