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mkay since i have become a boring serious blog, here is a matildas blog masterpost in progress

Ellie Carpenter

Tony Gustavsson and Why He Could Win the World Cup

The Underappreciated Genius of Steph Catley

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kristie seems to fit in with sam's friends more than sam 😭

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best supportive girls <3

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the great twitter migration is upon us

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ITS SO SCARY

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love how everyone is like "idk how this works"

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everyone is so confused AND I LOVE IT, im finally the smart one.

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im still unsure if we’re suppose to be scared of them or not

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them as we watch through a window from afar

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Tim wrote an amazing article about the difference between Laura and Noelle and how they can be utilized differently. I would encourage yall to give it a read!

Link to the article : https://t.co/s3ZfyZU7wu

This graph came from there and it shows that one is a facilitator and the other likes to take her own chances. Its why Laura looks flashier but we still get as much done if Noelle is on the pitch.

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i'm back bitches

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hello i am back to say caitlin foord is the best ok bye 👍

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are they being spanish or gay pls help

[vikstenius]

guys who the fuck is our new keeper and why isn't it hannah hampton

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she's really good

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sooo proud of daphne forreal

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BETH FUCKING MEAD

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The Underappreciated Genius of Steph Catley

Steph Catley may not be the first name you think of when you hear about the Matildas. She may not be the second, or even the third, but she absolutely should be. The vice captain holds the Matildas together as the constant starter in left back as well as the go-to set piece taker. She has delivered countless free kicks that have led to goals off the head of her teammates. She deserves way more credit than she gets.

Steph Catley has tough competition for the left back role at Arsenal with Katie McCabe, the Irish captain, who is a world class defender (and winger). While this does mean Catley occasionally misses out on the starting spot, it would be inarguable to say that this competition has only made her better. At Arsenal, Catley may have not achieved the success she was hoping for yet, but she has certainly contributed to the club. Catley has scored two goals for the massive English club, a free kick that was nominated for the UEFA Women's Champions League Goal of the Season, and a great goal against West Ham United in the final day of the Women's Super League, where Arsenal missed out on the title by just one point.

In the recent friendlies against Spain and Portugal, it's fair to say the Matildas struggled in many areas. The lack of Alanna Kennedy's long cross-field balls was a big weakness, the lack of the captain and best player in Sam Kerr left a few chances missed, but these positions had decent backups in Gielnik, Nevin, Siemsen, and others. One position was left helpless: left back. Steph Catley's absence made a big hole in the defence, exposing a lot of opportunities for opponents to exploit the mistakes of the inexperienced back-line.

All in all: Steph Catley is an irreplaceable star who must be cherished.

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Is an acl a one off injury or can it happen to you again

it can definitely happen again. siska folkertsma & aoife mannion are all currently recovering from their second, dan carter did her acl twice... it doesn’t happen like often often, but with some bad luck it does

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taylor ray has done hers three times at 21 :(

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lia??

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style icon caitlin foord

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