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The Canadian women's soccer team defeated the United States in the quarterfinals of the last Tokyo Olympics. In the end, the gold-medal game won the first Olympic gold medal in the team's history, defeating Sweden in penalty kicks. The team will be looking to defend their title at this year's Olympics in Paris. After the team's all-time goal scoring, Canadian legend Christ Compared to the last edition, Sinclair hanging up his boots and retiring will be the biggest change for the Canadian women's soccer team, not only is there a lack of a spiritual leader, but the Canadian offensive line, which has long relied on Sinclair's output of goal-scoring patterns, will also need to rediscover a consistent and reliable offensive firepower.
Bev, England coach After Priestman took over the Canadian women's soccer team in 2020, while making history by leading the team to its first Olympic gold medal in team history, the tournament's results in recent years have always been losses to foes in the U.S. In 23 years, the world more surprisingly exited the tournament third in the group. In three games, a 0-0 draw with Nigeria and a close 2-1 win over Ireland. Finally, a 0-4 elimination by Australia. With only two goals and one being an equalizer in the entire tournament ledger, the offensive firepower was dismal.2024 CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA GOLD and 2024 SHEBELIEVES In the Cup tournament, Canada encountered the United States in the quarterfinals and the finals, both of which ended in losing penalty kick competitions that prevented them from winning another tournament prize.
As the Canadian women's soccer team seeks to defend its title this year, finding a way to overcome the curse of always losing to the U.S. women's soccer team, in addition to Christine, is another key question for Sinclair's first major tournament challenge.
It's important to first understand the 3-4-3 formation that is currently commonly used in Canada, and then we'll talk about the Canadian women's soccer lineup roster.
If you look at the numbers, the Canadian women's soccer team is expected to score in three games in the world. (xG) 4.3, which is actually only one goal. Among teams with a projected goals per 90 minutes value of more than one, an average of 0.33 goals per game is the worst offensive result. That said, Canada in a 4-2-3-1 formation can create a lot of good shots, but they can't always hold onto the ball and put it in the goal.
Coach Bevv changed the 4-2-3-1 formation commonly used in the world after the 23 World loss Priestman changed Canada to a 3-4-3 three center back system. During the attack, the three center backs with two midfielders responsible for the organization of the center backs and the wing backs pressed forward to be used as wingers can effectively widen the front formation. The center forward is in the middle, with two wingers running and harassing in the heart of the forward area.
The two midfielders will usually try to draw the defense forward by picking up the ball in the center circle from a back and forth position. The strong-side midfielder receives the ball and draws the opposing side defense up to the ball. The five forward positions can free up space on the wings. Whether it's handing the strong-side forward edge defense a breakaway or grounding the ball to a weak-side defense running on the middle edge of the box, it can be effective in creating a numerical advantage up front, taking advantage of the time lag between the defensive backline's stares on the two interior edge defenders, and allowing the center to run out into the back space to create a shot.
This 3-4-3 formation pattern requires a high level of running breakout ability from the wingbacks, and secondly, it also tests the depth judgment of the wingback players in the forward press position to avoid a quick counterattack after losing the ball in the midfield. As a result, Canada shifts moderately to a 4-3-3 formation to handle backfield organization when facing high pressure from defenders. If the center back players have good long passes or dribbling ability, they can also keep pulling the opponent's defense by working with the back of the forward line. In conclusion, the 3-4-3 system and cooperation currently used by the Canadian women's soccer team is actually a great test of the ability of the fullbacks and the current lineup of the Canadian women's soccer team.
