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               COMMENTARY               |               The               United               States               women's               national               team               played               Canada               Saturday               in               one               of               two               friendly               matches               in               the               Celebration               Series.

Although               many               expected               USA               to               score               a               resounding               win,               at               the               end               of               90               minutes               the               teams               were               tied               1-1.
               The               American               women               needed               a               win               to               shore               up               their               self-confidence               and               reinforce               their               world               presence               heading               into               the               2012               Olympic               qualification               rounds.

Unfortunately,               three               coaching               missteps               from               Pia               Sundhage               led               them               to               the               tie.
               1.

Debuting               a               new               field               configuration
               Throughout               most               of               the               2011               World               Cup               the               American               women               used               the               popular               4-4-2               field               configuration               very               successfully.

The               configuration               allowed               the               four               midfielders               and               two               strikers               to               attack               in               a               staggered               or               zigzagged               formation.

The               player               driving               the               ball               forward               always               had               at               least               two               teammates               to               pass               to               when               she               ran               into               trouble.
               Coach               Pia               Sundhage               Saturday               debuted               a               4-2-3-1               against               Canada.

By               playing               two               low               midfielders               and               three               high               midfielders,               the               American               team               seemed               crowded               into               the               middle               third               of               the               field.

Players               were               no               longer               sure               of               their               easy               passes,               and               played               flat               much               of               the               game.
               Even               though               the               new               configuration               put               more               players               on               the               offensive,               it               wasn't               used               successfully               by               Team               USA.

Right               midfielder               Heather               O'Reilly               was               often               all               alone               far               up               on               the               right               side               of               the               field.

She               was               essentially               removed               from               scoring               opportunities.

Although               she               is               a               defender,               so               much               of               the               team               was               unsure               of               position               that               Amy               LePeilbet               spent               much               of               the               second               half               leading               the               team's               advances               toward               Canada's               goal.
               2.

Overuse               of               substitutes
               In               a               half-time               interview,               Abby               Wambach               told               Fox               Sports               that               Sundhage               was               mixing               things               up               to               prepare               for               Olympic               play               and               had               plans               to               play               as               many               as               possible.

While               it               builds               depth               when               everyone               has               international               field               experience,               there               is               an               appropriate               time               and               a               place               to               substitute               the               starters.
               The               first               game               of               the               Celebration               Series               wasn't               either               one.

Not               only               were               players               forced               to               play               in               unfamiliar               positions,               they               also               played               with               less               experienced               teammates.

Four               starters               were               substituted               out               during               the               game,               including               Rapinoe               and               Wambach,               two               of               the               team's               biggest               play-makers.

Instead               of               strengthening               an               already               struggling               team,               Sundhage               only               amplified               their               weaknesses.
               3.

Undervaluing               the               team's               need               for               a               win
               As               the               coach,               Sundhage               ultimately               is               the               person               the               team               looks               to               for               guidance               and               motivation.

It               is               clear               in               her               coaching               decisions               Saturday               that               Sundhage               grossly               underestimated               the               team's               need               to               restore               their               self-confidence               in               international               play.
               While               a               tie               isn't               exactly               the               same               as               a               loss,               it               doesn't               prove               to               the               team               or               the               world               that               USA's               World               Cup               loss               to               Japan               was               nothing               more               than               an               unfortunate               fluke.

What               Sundhage               needed               to               do               was               put               her               best               team               forward,               direct               them               to               dominate               Canada               during               the               match,               and               finish               the               game               with               a               resounding               victory.






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