Trying to Fix Somethin' That Ain't Broke

There are times when you really have to scratch your head at what folks are thinking. I'm not a big fan of women's soccer, but in general, internationally, the U.S. Women have had the best squad since the World Cup was instituted for women almost 10 years ago. So that sets the stage.

Enter U.S. Women's Coach Greg Ryan, who decides to bench his younger goalie, Hope Solo, in favor of veteran goalie Briana Scurry, who hasn't played a match since June (almost 3 months ago) for the semifinal match against Brazil yesterday. You can read the entire story here.


Up until this point, Solo had only allowed 2 goals and had gone the last almost 300 minutes of play (each game has 90 minutes) without allowing a goal during this World Cup. She had played very well. Not surprisingly, when the U.S. lost 4-0, Ms. Solo was frustrated and stated that she would have been able to make those saves.

It is really interesting when someone decides to change something when it seems to be working, but I guess that the coach will take the heat for his decision in the days and weeks to come.