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What we learned from the USWNT's games against Japan Emma Hayes' side won two of their three fixtures against the Asian Cup champions

The USWNT came out on top in a three-game series against Asian Cup champions Japan, winning two of the three fixtures.

Emma Hayes made several key roster decisions across the three games, including heavy rotations and changes.

Here's what we learned.

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Stubborn England hold on for vital 1-0 win over Spain in World Cup qualifiers An early goal from Lauren Hemp sealed a huge win over rivals at Wembley

England delivered another memorable 1-0 win over Spain at Wembley, sending them top of their World Cup qualifying group.

Read how Sarina Wiegman's side got the job done against the world champions.

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Familiar rivals and new faces: England prepare for ‘weight’ of another Spain test Lionesses take on world champions in 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley

England host Spain at Wembley in what is yet another repeat of the 2023 Women’s World Cup final and Euro 2025 final. These rivals keep facing each other and each match up brings a different story.

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For the second straight window, Emma Hayes hasn’t called upon any uncapped players in her USWNT squad.

Is she now set on her roster head of WWC qualifiers later this year?

@kamrannia.bsky.social takes a closer look ahead of three friendlies against Japan.

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Orlando Pride end Angel City’s perfect start in rollercoaster 2-1 victory Late Haley McCutcheon winner seals memorable victory for Pride

Excited to share that I will be covering the NWSL a bit again this season for @www.thecutback.com

First up, how about that “rollercoaster” match last night?!

The Orlando Pride and Angel City can both take away positives from the wild fixture:
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Adapt and improve: How Lyon battled past Wolfsburg to make Champions League semi-finals Lyon delivered a dominant performance across every possible metric

Eight-time Champions League winners Lyon showed their quality in their turnaround-win against Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals.

Read our tactical analysis of Lyon's 4-1 victory over Wolfsburg on The Cutback.

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Orlando Pride end Angel City’s perfect start in rollercoaster 2-1 victory Late Haley McCutcheon winner seals memorable victory for Pride

- Pride's developing chemistry
- How Angel City contained Banda
- Alexander Straus' vision for Angel City

@kamrannia.bsky.social

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Paula Fernandez is the signing of the season in Liga F. One of the best midfielders with a manager who knows how to use her as well.

Wrote this on her for @www.thecutback.com at the start of the season

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Press conference on deck…

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Why Catarina Macario is the future of San Diego Wave The Wave make a big splash to secure 26-year-old USWNT forward from Chelsea

San Diego Wave just announced the massive signing of Catarina Macario.

Here’s my piece on it for @thecutback.com.web.brid.gy

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How Blackstenius and Russo delivered perfect performances to down Chelsea The Arsenal duo were critical to Gunners' 3-1 victory in Champions League quarter-final first leg

🔴 Link-up play
🔴 Positional awareness
🔴 Technical variety
🔴 Finishing

Stina Blackstenius and Alessia Russo delivered perfect performances in Arsenal's 3-1 win over Chelsea.

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Exclusive: Chelsea exploring permanent move to Stamford Bridge next season WSL side in talks to stage all home games at main stadium

Exclusive: Chelsea exploring permanent move to Stamford Bridge next season.

WSL side in talks to stage all home games at main stadium.

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"It was a big game and Stina Blackstenius scored again"

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Why Savy King's Angel City return is about more than just football The defender is back playing after a 10-month absence following cardiac arrest last year

Savy King made her long-awaited return to the NWSL in Angel City's 4-0 win over the Chicago Stars.

Amidst all the emotion of her journey, there's signs that King's return could be the start of a breakthrough season for ACFC.

📝 @abigailsegel.bsky.social

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Why Savy King's Angel City return is about more than just football The defender is back playing after a 10-month absence following cardiac arrest last year

Savy King made her long-awaited return to the NWSL in Angel City's 4-0 win over the Chicago Stars.

Amidst all the emotion of her journey, there's signs that King's return could be the start of a breakthrough season for ACFC.

📝@abigailsegel.bsky.social

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How Chelsea won the midfield battle against Arsenal Chelsea's hard-working duo of Sjoeke Nüsken and Erin Cuthbert have been a key asset to Sonia Bompastor's side

Chelsea’s midfield duo of Sjoeke Nüsken and Erin Cuthbert played a key part in Sunday’s huge win over Arsenal.

How influential have they been?

Does Sonia Bompastor need better ball-playing midfielders?

📝 Jessy Parker Humphreys

#CFCW #Chelsea #WSL

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The Old Firm are talking about joining the WSL. Will it happen? Matt Dallinson on the likelihood of the Glasgow clubs joining England's top league

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Intriguing read from @themattrd.bsky.social over on the @www.thecutback.com about the possibility of the two Old Firm giants in Glasgow joining the #BarclaysWSL.

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Arsenal's attacking limitations exposed in narrow Chelsea defeat Arsenal put in a brave performance in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, but lack of attacking output remains a concern.

❌ Missed opportunities
🔴Mariona marked out of the game
↩️Lack of width

@maxrads.bsky.social breaks down Arsenal’s attacking issues in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

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Chelsea's season so far: Can Sonia Bompastor's perfect start end in European glory? Jessy Parker Humphreys takes a closer look at how the WSL table-toppers have got on at the halfway point

Top of the WSL with a six-point lead, into the UWCL quarter-finals as a top seed and two domestic cups to fight for.

What a season so far for Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea.

Jessy Parker Humphreys takes a closer look in the latest mid-season review.

#CFCW

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Assessing Manchester City's season so far: Injuries, Chloe Kelly and that Barcelona win Raphael Adelugba takes a look at Manchester City's season so far as they prepare to return from the winter break

From optimism to an injury crisis.

Manchester City’s season has been full of highs and lows.

Raphael Adelugba examines the campaign so far.

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#MCFCW #City

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Arsenal's season so far: New manager bounce and the search for a winger Max Radwan examines Arsenal's season so far as the Gunners prepare to return after the winter break

open.substack.com/pub/thecutba... My piece for @www.thecutback.com on Arsenal’s season so far

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Arsenal's season so far: New manager bounce and the search for a winger Max Radwan examines Arsenal's season so far as the Gunners prepare to return after the winter break

Arsenal have turned things around after a poor start to the season and the departure of manager Jonas Eidevall in October.

@maxrads.bsky.social examines the season so far as the Gunners prepare to return from the winter break.

#Arsenal #AWFC #AFCW

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Is United's lack of rotation a problem? Another narrow clean sheet win highlighted the need for fresh energy as well as the club's proximity to second in the WSL table.

Does Manchester United’s lack of rotation come at a price?

@connerroberts.bsky.social has a look at Marc Skinner’s rigid starting XI and the future of midfielder Hayley Ladd.

#MUWomen #MUFCW

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Aresnal's midfield is in flux, while Alessia Russo roars Max Radwan analyses what we learned recently from the Gunners' important win on Merseyside and Champions League excursions

🪄Mariona’s new role
➡️McCabe inverting
♻️Cooney-Cross tweak

@maxrads.bsky.social examines Arsenal’s midfield changes after an interesting run of games.

#ArsenalWomen #AFCW

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Aresnal's midfield is in flux, while Alessia Russo roars Max Radwan analyses what we learned recently from the Gunners' important win on Merseyside and Champions League excursions

Take a closer look at Arsenal’s recent performances with @maxrads.bsky.social 📊

The Midfield changes and the rise of Russo’s form.

#ArsenalWomen #AWFC

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How to stop WSL boredom Back to back weekends of one-sided fixtures has led to a lack of on-pitch drama. How can we fix it?

Is the WSL boring?…..

Flo Lloyd-Hughes has a look at the lack of on-pitch drama this season and how it might be fixed.

#WSL

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Laura Kaminski's Crystal Palace: Formation, tactics and style A new series showcasing the tactical profiles of every Women's Super League team in partnership with The Underrated Scout

Crystal Palace may be bottom of the WSL table but they’ve been holding their own in many of their games so far this season.

Go deeper on Laura Kaminski’s newcomers in this tactical profile from The Underrated Scout.

#CPFC #Palace

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Laura Kaminski's Crystal Palace: Formation, tactics and style A new series showcasing the tactical profiles of every Women's Super League team in partnership with The Underrated Scout

Scout Underrated with the latest WSL team profile on The Cutback.

Crystal Palace’s tactics, formations and style of play.

#WSL #WomensFootball #FootballTactics

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Perfectly mid-table: How are Spurs shaping up after crucial win over Everton? A series of heavy defeats piled the pressure on Tottenham but a 2-1 win over Everton has sent them into the top half of the table.

A crucial win for Spurs saw them climb to the top half of the WSL table.

@spurswomenblog.bsky.social assesses the 2-1 victory over Everton and the outlook for Spurs ahead of the winter break.

#Spurs #SpursWomen #WSL

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