Posted on 08/02/2021 8:26:17 AM PDT by conservative98
United States women's national team forward Megan Rapinoe said the semifinal defeat to Canada in the Olympic Games on Monday is a "bitter one to swallow."
The USWNT fell 1-0 through Jessie Fleming's second-half penalty and will miss out on the chance to win a gold medal.
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"It's terrible. We just didn't have it today," Rapinoe said after the match. "Just too many errors from us again. I felt like the space was there for us to play and we just couldn't get into it, too many touches or, you know, an errant touch.
"That's football. They got, I think, one shot on goal, a PK, and from what it sounds like it was a PK. So yeah, it's a bitter one to swallow. Obviously we never want to lose to Canada. I don't think I've ever lost to Canada.
"So it's a bitter one. Obviously there's still a lot to compete for. That's what I told the girls and what we talked about in the huddle. It's not the color we want, but there's still a medal on the line. That's a huge thing and we want to win that game, but yeah, this is ... this sucks. It sucks."
The loss marked the first time the USWNT have been defeated by Canada since 2001, snapping a 36-game unbeaten streak against their North American rivals.
"For those of us that were part of the 2012 team [Canada lost to the USWNT in the semifinal after extra time at the London Olympics], it's nice to get a little revenge in an Olympic semifinal," Canada captain Christine Sinclair said.
"I was just sitting there thinking how proud I am of this team," she said. "It's a very unique group. It's a special group and I'm so proud to be a part of it."
The USWNT have endured a tough time at the Olympics, starting with a 3-0 loss to Sweden that snapped a 44-game unbeaten streak and a scoreless draw with Australia in the group stage.
Megan Rapinoe has said the USWNT will find it hard to take the Olympic semifinal loss to Canada. Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images Vlatko Andonovski's side needed penalties to defeat Netherlands in the quarterfinals, but Rapinoe said she struggles to understand why the team was not able to perform in Japan.
"It just hasn't flowed for us. It hasn't been easy," she added. "But it just didn't click for us. I don't know if it was just roster rotations. I know it's a tough tournament, trying to save people.
"But our bench is deep, deep, deep as hell. So I don't think we can really put it on that. I can't quite put my finger on it. I've been thinking about the whole tournament, we just didn't have that juice that we normally do.
Yeah well, suck on it Megan.
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Too easy. I just won’t comment. It’d get deleted anyway.
“But our bench is deep, deep, deep as hell. So I don’t think we can really put it on that. I can’t quite put my finger on it.”
An attitude of entitlement.
“Yeah well, suck on it Megan.”
She doesn’t do that...
Oh don’t worry Megan. Your miserable life will go on.
ESPN continues to go to the losers for comment.
Losers crying with losers. Can’t help but laugh.
Too busy concentrating on wokeness and posing for the Sports Illustrated swim suit issue.
Never thought that there’ ever be a day that I’d be happy that a US team would lose in the Olympics....but here I am!
Too bad, so sad. Maybe something about karma.
The guy with the pink hair won’t get a gold medal now?
Maybe he can sell some more sammiches.
Not watching the Olympics, but it sure seems like the US Olympic team is a bunch of woke losers, weak, unAmerican, and completely unlikable.
Princess Purple Hair , Loser
Ditto for the U.S. men's basketball team when they lost to France.
Imagine cheering for the U.S. to lose...but here I am too!
Get woke, get broke.
It's been off for the first time in my home ever.
Used to be a huge event and we had the TV on all day - and it was all so exciting.
No longer.
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