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Hope Solo avstängt

Vanligtvis sparkar det amerikanska fotbollsförbundet sin tränare när damlandslaget inte vinner guldmedaljer. Den här gången ser det lite ut som om man för målvakten Hope Solo till syndabock och offrar henne. US Soccer har meddelat att hon är avstängt i sex månader med omedelbar verkan. Teoretiskt blir hon då spelbar igen lagom till “She Believes Cup” 2017 i början av mars.

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Sort of new to the fandom... what happened with greg ryan that hes so hated ?

Several reasons. He was a shitty coach. He was an asshole in general. He fed into a lot of the toxicity that was happening on the team in 2005-2007.

The biggest and most publicized reason is that he benched Hope Solo in the semifinals of the 2007 WC against Brazil. He started Briana Scurry, who went in cold after getting maybe 3 caps that whole year! Hope was on a winning streak and he benched her. We lost 4-0. It was the worst defeat in USWNT history. Ryan was fired a month later.

Hope gave her infamous interview after that game where she said: “It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that. There’s no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves.”

Many of the vets on the team were outraged at her for ‘breaking ranks’ and violating ‘the code’ where you always stick up for your teammates to outsiders. Note, this team was still comprised of many ‘99ers and only a few younger players who were stuck in the shadow of the legacy of the ‘99ers.

Hope details all of it in her book. She was immediately suspended from the team, completely ostracized, and Greg Ryan banned her from even attending the 3rd place match they played. Also, apparently there was an incident later where Ryan berated her for what she said in the interview and her attitude in general, and when she tried to leave, he shoved her back down in her chair and said “you leave when I fucking tell you to leave.” He denies that happened (of course).

Shitty coach. Asshole human being. It was the dark years for the USWNT.

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About 10 minutes ago, the full weight of Greg Ryan's suckiness hit me in the face. Like, this guy REALLY sucks. Not only did he suck as the coach of the USWNT, he currently sucks as the head coach at Michigan. How do you pull off something like 2007 and still have a job? Better yet, how do you do that and still be alive? I just don't get it.

Rant over.

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