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I'm gonna need Trinity to show up with this energy early in Esther's face
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm gonna need Trinity to show up with this energy early in Esther's face
Too bad Portland beat San Diego. We would have had a (very slim) chance of seeing this interaction repeated:
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Too bad Portland beat San Diego. We would have had a (very slim) chance of seeing this interaction repeated:
While I was at it, I figured I would compare NWSL to WSL. The average Pts/MP is slightly higher in the WSL (because more games are won), and the Standard Deviation is significantly higher. The lowest SD Pts/MP for WSL is 0.660 (2024-25), which is higher than the highest NWSL of 0.627 (2018):
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
While I was at it, I figured I would compare NWSL to WSL. The average Pts/MP is slightly higher in the WSL (because more games are won), and the Standard Deviation is significantly higher. The lowest SD Pts/MP for WSL is 0.660 (2024-25), which is higher than the highest NWSL of 0.627 (2018):
As bad as Chicago's season felt, they tied Bay FC for the 13th worst Z-Score for Pts/MP at -1.34. In fact, Chicago did worse in 2023 than 2025.
Gotham has had a major glow up from 2022 (-1.94) and so has KC from 2021 (-1.91).
Gotham has had a major glow up from 2022 (-1.94) and so has KC from 2021 (-1.91).
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As bad as Chicago's season felt, they tied Bay FC for the 13th worst Z-Score for Pts/MP at -1.34. In fact, Chicago did worse in 2023 than 2025.
Gotham has had a major glow up from 2022 (-1.94) and so has KC from 2021 (-1.91).
Gotham has had a major glow up from 2022 (-1.94) and so has KC from 2021 (-1.91).
The average Pts/MP was the second lowest in league history (2022 lowest), but the Standard Deviation of the Pts/MP was pretty typical (7th out of 12 seasons). The major outlier was KC, whose Z-Score was 2.60 SDs from the mean. The next closes were 2015 Reign (1.93) and 2016 Reign (1.89).
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The average Pts/MP was the second lowest in league history (2022 lowest), but the Standard Deviation of the Pts/MP was pretty typical (7th out of 12 seasons). The major outlier was KC, whose Z-Score was 2.60 SDs from the mean. The next closes were 2015 Reign (1.93) and 2016 Reign (1.89).
As far as Valuable goes, it seems obvious KC relied on Chasings. She also had the highest +/- Per 90 and second highest On-Off:
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
As far as Valuable goes, it seems obvious KC relied on Chasings. She also had the highest +/- Per 90 and second highest On-Off:
Well, what about people who make a living watching and ranking the best players in the world? Surely they realize she was the best American, and definitely the best US midfielder, right?!
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Well, what about people who make a living watching and ranking the best players in the world? Surely they realize she was the best American, and definitely the best US midfielder, right?!
I mean, at least her peers understood this level of play and voted her into the FIFPRO World XI, right?
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I mean, at least her peers understood this level of play and voted her into the FIFPRO World XI, right?
"I feel like a New Yorker" -
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"I feel like a New Yorker" -
Checking Spotrac to see what other Chicago players are FAs. After sorting by YOE, I realized that Ava Cook has been around for much longer than I remember ;)
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Checking Spotrac to see what other Chicago players are FAs. After sorting by YOE, I realized that Ava Cook has been around for much longer than I remember ;)
She has been a last-minute sub in 6 games this season. While accounting for unavailability (3 INTL breaks), she has been playing less and less % of available games by coach, and even less and less meaningful minutes by coach:
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
She has been a last-minute sub in 6 games this season. While accounting for unavailability (3 INTL breaks), she has been playing less and less % of available games by coach, and even less and less meaningful minutes by coach:
Goal of the Week Queen, too!
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Goal of the Week Queen, too!
Yes, but also the correlation between NWSL team rank and USWNT call-ups is fairly consistent, esp when you account for how many starters on each team are other nationalities (although some players are not in top XI starters for their team - Thompson, Sentnor, Shaw, etc.):
October 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yes, but also the correlation between NWSL team rank and USWNT call-ups is fairly consistent, esp when you account for how many starters on each team are other nationalities (although some players are not in top XI starters for their team - Thompson, Sentnor, Shaw, etc.):
I was trying to think of a time where I DID like the look of someone holding her knee, and this came to mind:
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was trying to think of a time where I DID like the look of someone holding her knee, and this came to mind:
Based on regular season finishes (not counting Challenge Cup or postseason), this looks to be the third 4-season glow-up of the team:
2013-2016: 8 -> 4 -> 4 -> 2
2017-2021: 10 -> 8 -> 5 -> 3
2022-2025: 11 -> 8 -> 2 -> 2
If that pattern continues, next season could be a drop-off year.
2013-2016: 8 -> 4 -> 4 -> 2
2017-2021: 10 -> 8 -> 5 -> 3
2022-2025: 11 -> 8 -> 2 -> 2
If that pattern continues, next season could be a drop-off year.
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Based on regular season finishes (not counting Challenge Cup or postseason), this looks to be the third 4-season glow-up of the team:
2013-2016: 8 -> 4 -> 4 -> 2
2017-2021: 10 -> 8 -> 5 -> 3
2022-2025: 11 -> 8 -> 2 -> 2
If that pattern continues, next season could be a drop-off year.
2013-2016: 8 -> 4 -> 4 -> 2
2017-2021: 10 -> 8 -> 5 -> 3
2022-2025: 11 -> 8 -> 2 -> 2
If that pattern continues, next season could be a drop-off year.
Post a poster you have hanging on your wall
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Post a poster you have hanging on your wall
Here's what Chicago vs KC looked like just months ago under one of our many previous interim coaches this season:
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here's what Chicago vs KC looked like just months ago under one of our many previous interim coaches this season: