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That was also a somewhat lucky team. by guinness1940
A lot went right that tourney (but that’s another post for another day.)
But yeah, we’ve plateaued the last 20 years
So on one hand I think the overall attacking talent is wider and deeper. On the other, goalkeeping and defense is not - which given that defenders and goalkeeper mature later is not surprising
What is really worrisome is the mental softness creeping into the program. This was a mentally soft performance for almost the whole game. They did not respond well to taking a punch.