The way people are reacting to what happened to LJ and Millie Turner is exactly what I was expecting. People claim football is inclusive, and everyone gets the chance to feel respected and be able to play safely. But you only defend and protect the people that fit into your standards. They will only defend the people they like or share traits with. White supremacists aren't even trying to cover up their disgusting ideologies.
Turner posted a picture of James 'headlocking' her in the game. It didn't happen, LJ wanted the ball so she came from behind, Millie bent down which made it look like LJ was headlocking her. Not only did she post that knowing the amount of racial abuse and criticism LJ gets for simply breathing, she also commented and liked comments about it being a 'proper headlock'... no it wasn't. And she knows that.
Yet I hadn't seen many speaking about this here, do you guys suddenly not care about players being mistreated and racially abused because they're not white? What happened to all those fans harassing Korbin for excluding and disrespecting the queer community? Is football truly inclusive and for everyone like how you guys claimed it to be? Or is it suddenly not harmful or serious because it doesn't fit into YOUR beliefs?
Claiming LJ is aggressive with actual proof of fouls she committed is understandable, but posting pictures with no context and making it seem like she was trying to harm you is DISGUSTING. Those random Arsenal fans that love McCabe so much always bring the fact 'ohh but Katie never injured a player'... okay? And did LJ do that? Because last time I checked, when she does commit a foul, the player is hurt for a few minutes but continues playing like normal with no minor or serious injuries. You guys can't even find the right excuses to defend your racist thoughts lol. And if you're a McCabe fan, don't bother coming here and explaining why you hate LJ. I'm not listening to your ass. I truly respect McCabe, but I don't like her fans that HATE LJ (if you're a McCabe fan and you don't actively harass LJ... then this isn't for you).
Players from her OWN English squad liking and commenting is absolutely disgusting too. They can see the racial abuse their own teammate is experiencing but they're white ass don't care because again... what was I expecting from them? Of course they wouldn't. And Now that Turner is getting a lot of blacklash, she didn't delete the post. She kept that photo but turned off the comments.
I will always defend LJ, and I will always stand with football being for everyone. But some of you guys are hypocrites.
hi anon - no, i'm not loyal to or support any one wsl team. mostly, i will follow a team more closely if barça is going to be playing them in the champions league, so i paid more attention to arsenal in years' past and chelsea during the last couple years.
and i'll occasionally check in to a ex-barça players' progress if they go to a new team in that league like laia and leila for man city (love them both), codina for arsenal (doing pretty good) or geyse for united (not so good).
what i will follow though is the wsl as a whole. i think they have done a fantastic job with brand and marketing, improving playing conditions, and raising attendances league wide. there's a lot that liga f can learn from the wsl in those areas. (but instead liga f would rather spend time going after fans who try and promote the league 🙄)
Match Review: Manchester United Women 2-2 Arsenal Women
A tasty home fixture for United, hosting rivals Arsenal and THE BETRAYER Alessia Russo 😂 (I'm joking, relax)
Social media outrage at United fans booing Lessi has been a bit silly. She went to a rival team, that's fine for us to boo. I - and I'm sure many others - still rate her as a top player. There's a balance between the pantomime of football rivalry (good) and abuse (bad). We'll allow the former and condemn the latter, but lets not get all prissy about being too similar to the men's game when most of the criticism of women's football is that there's a lack of passion or investment. This is fans invested, seeing someone they backed now against them.
And breathe. Drama aside it was a fairly even match at Leigh Sports Village, though realistically Arsenal will perhaps feel a little aggrieved not to come away with the three points given the chances they had.
Blundell and George, the full backs, did seem to be targeted by Aston Villa and it's no surprise that Arsenal would do the same. Ona Batlle's RB spot is a tough vacancy to fill, and Gabby George will need time to settle in after returning to United from Everton. Thankfully for them, the CB pairing of Millie Turner and Maya Le Tissier (above) is top draw, and with Mary Earps in net behind them they can be confident of getting help should they make a mistake.
Mistakes do happen though, and Blundell was punished on the flank as Arsenal bagged their first through Blackstenius. Galton (thankfully recovered from a knock at Villa) capitalised on a mistake by D'Angelo to even the first half out, and the United front three of Galton, Geyse and Garcia is going to be a big threat to teams this season, but so might Lyon loanee Melvine Malard. Her incredible acceleration lost her marker late on and saw her dart into the box to poke home a cheeky finish. United then went and conceded a worldie from Cloe Lacasse in the dying minutes. Damn.
The match stats confirm it was a fairly even game. United edged possession with 53%, but only earned 3 corners to Arsenal's 6. The Gunners had 17 shots to United's 9, though both sides managed 4 shots on target - a degree of wastefulness that Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall will likely want to resolve quickly.
United also committed more fouls - 7 to Arsenal's 4 - and that's perhaps indicative of the slightly better technical base Arsenal have. There's a reason they regularly vie with Chelsea for titles, and they looked strong even with a few absences through injury. Katie Zelem and Hannah Blundell seemed to struggle with the pace and passing of Arsenal, but we'll see if that's to be a longer term problem.
Truthfully, 4 points from our first 2 games is a good return for a team that wants to be competitive at home and in the Champions League. A weakened Arsenal is still tough. Villa away is tough. I'm not going to get giddy and predict a title or a trophy, but if we can keep this form up then we'll be in the mix, and it's staying that competitive that gives you a shot at the silverware.
Hold on, DAZN is streaming a UK club league football game in the Women's Super League Arsenal Vs Aston Villa on YouTube but I (who lives in the Uk) cannot view it as it's not actually availble to watch in the UK? How does that work?
Thank fuck its on BBC (that's the only time I'll really praise the BBC tbh)