Football Ferns

So I've learnt this afternoon. Whoops.

Couple of new faces (Claudia Bunge, Lily Alfield & Jana Radosavljevic)

heartbreak for Mickey Robertson who was due to be called up  but suffered an injury against WaiBOP last week so had to withdraw

has Paige Satchell played much in Germany?

don't think so, the only reference I can find says 4 games but that is wikipedia so who really knows if thats accurate

seems to have crawled off bench at best. Get Rollo in there

5 games off the bench for a total of 83 minutes https://us.soccerway.com/players/paige-satchell/333620/

Any reports: 0-2 v China and 0-3 v Canada? 

Reports of the two losses are here

China - NZ report https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/84041

            China report http://www.thecfa.cn/zhongguozhidui/20191108/28302.html

Canada - NZ report https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/84134

               Canada report https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-wnt-win-3-0-over-new-zealand-to-close-out-2019-international-season-p162488

what needs to change for the Ferns to shake us out of this mediocrity?

Develop better players?

Won't help that one of their best young players could switch to Germany https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/117183577/new-zealand-under17-midfielder-maya-hahn-selected-for-germany-training-camp

how?

Greater numbers of girls into the higher quality academies like Weenix and Ole.

nix mange to get a W-league across the line?

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/117389894/young-defender-claudia-bunge-jumps-into-olympics-contention-after-strong-debut

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/117542533/a-dual-bid-makes-sense-new-zealand-and-australia-could-cohost-fifa-world-cup

That would be awesoeme. Still remember fondly the U17 WC from a few years back.

Off to the Algarve Cup again

From this week's Niche Cache.

http://theniche-cache.com/football/2020/1/17/what-does-our-new-mate-2020-have-in-store-for-the-all-whites-amp-footy-ferns

dp

We will be the weakest team there. Wish our mens team could get exposure to the best teams like this tournament for the womens team. This is going to be tough.

RIP

The name Football Ferns sounds pretty cheap for our National Womens Football team, why not just call them the All Ferns?

because that probably sounds worse

I actually prefer Football Ferns to All Whites. I know the men's team nickname started way back, but I always hated how it somehow brought the All Blacks to mind, who...you know...are the best rugby team in the world, while we're at best average.

Would love for us to have a completely different nickname

especially given we often wear our all black kit.

Football Ferns was chosen by the players, FWIW.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/119762228/new-zealand-under17-womens-world-cup-star-maya-hahn-commits-to-germany

Hard to blame her really isn't it? If you've got that option it would be dumb to play for NZ. All power to her, hope she does well.

Hard to complain really (get it) when the FFs captain was born & raised in the States (Kiwi dad). 

Swings and roundabouts.

AWs esp have had plenty of players come the other way.

so when do they officially announce the Algarve Cup Squad?

Amber Hearn Retires but no word on the Algarve Cup squad yet

Algarve Cup squad will be out by the end of Friday.

they don't need to - it never changes :)

It does sometimes :-)

ft Unattached FC

well done Mickey Robertson

Football Ferns squad for Algarve Cup (club, caps/goals)

Goalkeepers

Victoria Esson (Avaldsnes IL, Norway, 3/0)

Anna Leat (Georgetown University, USA, 3/0)

Erin Nayler (Girondins Bordeaux, France, 69/0)

Defenders

CJ Bott (Valerenga, Norway, 21/1)

Claudia Bunge (Glenfield Rovers, 2/0)

Meikayla Moore (MSV Duisburg, Germany, 38/3)

Ali Riley (Orlando Pride, USA, 131/1)

Stephanie Skilton (Papakura City, 11/0)

Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City, Australia, 78/4)

Nicole Stratford (Unattached, 2/0)

Marisa van der Meer (Cashmere Technical, 0/0)

Midfielders

Katie Bowen (Utah Royals, USA, 67/3)

Olivia Chance (Bristol City, England, 18/0)

Daisy Cleverley (University of California, Berkeley, USA, 8/2)

Betsy Hassett (Stjarnan, Iceland, 117/13)

Annalie Longo (Melbourne Victory, Australia, 120/15)

Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur, England, 147/14)

Jana Radosavljevic (BV Cloppenburg, Germany, 2/0)

Forwards

Sarah Gregorius (Unattached, 99/34)

Michaela Robertson (Wellington United, 0/0)

Katie Rood (Lewes FC, England, 12/5)

Paige Satchell (SC Sand, Germany, 16/1)

Rosie White (Reign FC, USA, 106/24)

Hannah Wilkinson (Sporting CP, Portugal, 94/25)

not sure if anyone was dropped?

Out: Lily Alfeld, Hannah Blake, Sarah Morton

In: Daisy Cleverley, Anna Leat, Meikayla Moore, Michaela Robertson, Marisa van der Meer

So nothing vaguely radical there? 
is van der Meer a good prospect?