Goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe was hands-down the Player of the Match Saturday evening.
Washington Spirit fans have suffered a good bit the last two seasons. In 2017 and 2018, their team went 7-32-9, the worst two-season record in US women’s professional soccer history (yes, even worse than the 2010-11 Atlanta Beat and the 2015-16 Boston Breakers). Obviously, changes were necessary, and – as discussed in my previous post – they were made. The question, of course, is how much difference did the changes make.
So far, the team looks pretty good. I don’t think anyone expects the Spirit to win the championship or even to make the playoffs, but they’ve battled in every game they’ve had so far, with crisp possession passing more reminiscent of the 2016 near championship season than their more recent play. The young back line has held up so far, helped in the crunch with some stunning saves by Aubrey Bledsoe, including two save-of-the-week candidates from just last night.
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