Another game day, Another loss... This has to stop!!! - WPS Match Review: Washington Freedom 3 - 1 FC Gold Pride

Monday, 01 June 09, 10:00 AM · Comments(2)

Frustrated! I'm very frustrated. This 3-1 defeat to Washington Freedom does not only puts FC Gold Pride on the verge of falling to the last place of the table but also reflects that the team is not following the improvement path of the others on the WPS. And it's not for the lack of talent: Leslie Osborne, Rachel Buehler, Nicole Barnhart, Tina DiMartino, Tiffeny Milbrett, all serve or served the US WNT brilliantly; and we also have the international stars Eriko Arakawa, Christine Sinclair, Formiga...

The team also count on amazing new talents such as Carie Dew and Tiffany Weimer and a great coaching staff with Albertin Montoya, a young, visionary and well-educated coach, and Sissi - one of the best players ever - by his side as assistant coach. Oh, and we can't forget the great atmosphere at the Buck Shaw stadium where the fans sing and chant to the rythm of an authentic Brazilian drum set.

So what is it? Why is it so hard for FC Gold Pride to score goals and win games? We won 3 out of 9 so far. And it's not enough. Not at all.

Right now Gold Pride has 10 points and "virtually" sits in the 4th place of the table. However, Chicago Red Stars and St. Louis Athletica, who come right behind, have 8 points in only 7 matches; two matches behind FC Gold Pride. Sky Blue FC has 8 points in 8 matches and all these three teams could jump ahead of Gold Pride if they win their following matches.

Anyway...

Getting good results in the next matches are extremely important as we reach the middle of the season. FC Gold Pride will face the Chicago Red Stars on June 7th at the Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, CA and then the team will travel to the East Coast to face the Boston Breakers on Wednesday June 17th.

Come support the FC GoldPride. Bring your