I think the problem is comparing it (whether consciously or subconsciously) with men's football. But it's all relative. Women's tennis isn't better or worse than men's tennis, it's different (sometimes I prefer to watch an exciting back and forth rally than 170mps aces - not that there aren't any exciting men's rallies). Likewise women's boxing, or rugby. If you put an 11stone male boxer in with an 11stone female boxer, I think the male wins 9 times out of 10 (but what do I know). But an 11stone female boxer against an 11stone female boxer can be a great boxing match. And I don't mean in the way that, two bad boxers can serve up an exciting spectacle by sheer lack of skill; I'm reminded of the recent boxing match between Ireland's Katie Taylor and Liverpool's very own Natasha Jona - what a fight that was!
I found the first half against Sweden was played at a break-neck speed, and the technical side of things was great. Never mind the cheeky back-heeled goal (worth the price of admission, alone), there was a moment when one of the England players played a forward pass from midfield with the outside of the foot having just won the ball in a duel. That was as good as anything I've seen in the men's game. Sure there were mistakes, but then, we've seen male footballers commit some real howlers. I even remember Big Virg making a mistake once! (but I might have dreamed that last part
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What the women might lack in power and pace they make up for in technical skill (again, the tennis example). And as far as pace is concerned - if the 100m sprint world records tell us anything, they aren't
that far behind: Usain Bolt 9.58s and Florence Griffith-Joyner 10.49s. Yes, almost a second is seen as quite a gap in 100m sprints, but my point is, they are no slouches.
Watching England v Sweden last night, there were exciting moments and on the whole, it was enjoyable (apart from when the scoreline hit 4-0 and the match was effectively over - but unless it's Liverpool 4-0, I think most games are pretty much over at that point). Will it ever rival my love for watching LFC, I seriously doubt that. But I could see myself picking a women's football team and following their matches. No problem.
Anyway, that's how I feel about it.
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