Columbus are so static on corners in their zone heavy setup, this has to be an aim in the 2nd half. Would love to see the next one on the front 6 for James to clip backwards coming out from the keeper. Otherwise just keep hammering middle 6 with runs from the spot.

Do a lot of things well for a good amount of time, including a man marking defense into attacking w/3 at the back ft. overloads and shifting wings, then... Stupidity. Or Naivete, if you feel like being nicer than I feel like being at the moment. At least it was just 1 (so far) this week. #SportingKC

@sportingkc.com I love you for playing the Victors while reading out the Columbus lineup. #GoBlue #GoSporting

15 is most corners #SportingKC have given up in a game going back to 2016. Was a huge problem last night how SJ were set up to field clearances + SKC having trouble keeping em in the field. Last 2 seasons were worst def corner years in my tracking, and last night was worse. A lot to fix.

Before yesterday at Port Vale, #ReadingFC had attacked, on avg, 36% left-27% central-37% right. Yesterday, according to @whoscored.com, 54% of the attack was up the left. Was that because of personnel/strategy or because the entire right side in the 1st half was an unplayable quagmire? You decide.

Look maybe okay then give up goals in bunches. We're so back. #SportingKC Davis: some good movement when he was up high. Garcia & Bartlett: sparked some good passing moves but rough in transition d. Harris not seen enough. James: looked like we hoped until the corner he stopped defending...

My rule for corners: if the keeper goes for a ball, they have to get it, or everything that happens after is their fault. #ReadingFC

In RDG's 38th game & 31st in league, Kadan Young became the 43rd player to play for #ReadingFC this season & 30th to start in the league. Despite having >10 games left & being on pace for least # of league starting 11s, those are both team highs for the last 7 seasons (when I started tracking).

No. Boo. No. Yuck. Ugh. No. This team has been trying all offseason to lose me & my season ticket, and this might actually have done it. I hate this. Hate it. What are we doing. No. Just a 20 yo about to be the very best midfielder in the league (and more), and she's just gone. No.

Conceded 10 goals over 5 games, and in 1 game the other team scored 0. And we're taking about playoffs? Correlation isn't causation, but is it good if the opponent scores a goal within 5 mins of you coming on in 3 of your last 4 apps? Should the manager maybe try a different def move? #ReadingFC

#ReadingFC league Pass/Touch and overall [poy]nts race thru January

Imagine losing to Ohio State on Trey Burke night. Can't do it. #GoBlue

terrible post, steven

I'll see your Dom Ballard, and I'll raise you one Jack Marriott. #ReadingFC

#ReadingFC pass/touch thru December and the [POY]nts table, where Wing's start (11 pts in 1st 11 games) is making it hard for everyone else to catch him. Marriott is only one near his avg, but he'll need Wing to fall off to catch the captain (& have to stay playing himself). DW has 3rd highest avg.

Passing forward to Jack Marriott: 👍

Lewis Wing shooting on goal today: 👍 Lewis Wing passing backwards to his teammates today: 👎 #ReadingFC

I do not like the Current's offseason so far. Very sad to see Pfeiffer go. Signed a few other youth, but none in attack, a backup gk, & added no pace. I guess Armas will still fill out a staff, but as is, we've added a male gm & male head coach to our male sporting director. Ugh. Nonplussed. #KCBaby

My dream no one will go for: A variable playoff of no more than 8 teams. Only conference champs. Playoff committee meets once. If they deem just 2 deserving of a shot that year, just 2 play. If it's 3, if it's 5, 6, same deal. This year, Georgia v Texas Tech for the shot to take on Indiana.

Great play from Pfeiffer setting up that goal. She's so important to next season for the Current imo. Very happy she's getting these minutes in this format with freedom to just attack and attack. #KCBaby

Won the last 4 because we had the best lines--especially on the defensive front. Getting no pressure today cause this year's defensive line can't do it alone. Gonna need a lot of investment there before next season. #GoBlue

Imo, Vlatko got extra time all wrong. Didn't continue momentum from reg, sought to calm things down & get back in shape. Moved Hopkins back wide so Bia was lone target again, focus of GOT. Then kept Hopkins wide after Bia hurt. Had no one to get on a ball, couldn't get out of our half. Sigh. #KCBaby

Hopefully can use Wheeler (!!!) more in extra time getting behind with her pace and letting Hopkins stay toward the middle so Bia can feed her in (assuming this ref doesn't send Bia off) #KCBaby

Was a huge issue. Though not as huge of an issue as the return of what it don't want to call playoffs Sharples. Ball was great before having to go off. #KCBaby

Cooper out is a huge blow. Could also make Prince's goal last week even more huge. The Current have had issues all season any time a share of goal creation had to shift to Prince. If getting hot in front of goal is a real thing, and if last week did that for Prince, it would be a great boon. #KCBaby

And 18 more to get the Current's 3rd direct free kick goal in nwsl play and Debinha's 2nd, giving her the single season and all time club lead over DiBernardo. #KCBaby

Guess it's time for an update to this. Results from Hunt's last 20 games don't really argue for his firing, but it should be mentioned that includes non-league games. In league, this season, he's 1.07 ppg, and over last 20 in league he's 1.25. #ReadingFC

#ReadingFC Pass/Touch chart in the league thru October

The Most Lethal Outside the Box Scorer We've Ever Seen #ReadingFC

Royals TV said #ReadingFC haven't scored from a set piece this season, but technically Marriott's goal from outside the box against Barnsley was off a free kick. Just from real deep in our half.

That's a horrible offensive pass interference call and even worse punt by Wink Martindale #GoBlue

The entire Republican project for 30 years has been to entrench minority rule, and in that effort, as predicted, they birthed a despot, under whose boot they cower so to not risk their positions of comfort. Their oaths rot beneath their lying tongues.

No top box defense, Bassong out of step w entire team, zero threat awareness. This is worst #SportingKC team on corners in my tracking (back to 2016), and they've screwed up so many ways, has to be on management. That was 12th goal/10th pt in my scoring, near 7% success rate for opponents. Vomit.

"Galaxy fans have to be asking where this has been all year!" This awful defense has been in Kansas City all year. You're welcome. Can't wait to have a real right back. (And left back. And...) #SportingKC

That pass was the best thing Charlie Savage has ever done in a #ReadingFC shirt! And fantastic touches by the older guys at the other end.

Man marking portion of our corner defense is proving useless. Savage (like last corner goal we conceded) was just watching his man from steps behind get a header from middle of 6 yd box. Coaching philosophy of how they mark needs to change. Cannot defend a corner from behind your man. #ReadingFC

Sunset in the Nelson-Atkins sculpture park

Missed you, Pfeifer. #KCBaby

Elizabeth Ball has been excellent tonight (and possibly the unsung hero of the season). #KCBaby

There's no explanation for that no call on the Vancouver keeper picking up the ball except ref cowardice. #SportingKC

Glad that Chawinga scored to stay atop the golden boot race, but looking ahead to the playoffs, I'd rather Bia to have scored (one of the 2 great goal opportunities she's had since coming on). #KCBaby

Best thing that could come from tonight, even beyond the shield, would be chemistry between Sentnor and Debinha. #KCBaby

Leyton's entire progression to winning that corner that netted them a free header (terrible from Ehibhatiomhan) was picking on Charlie Savage, who for some reason remains undroppable. #ReadingFC

2nd reaction: more sympathy, same criticism. To start, I think both Williams & Burns were too deep at the beginning, but asuuming Burns correct, Williams starts too shaded into Ahmed's zone. He compounds that when Watson comes down by moving behind Watson in an attempt at separation. 1/4 #ReadingFC

#NWSL formed in 2012 w FCKC as a member. FCKC dissolved in 2017. #KCBaby formed in 2021. In 2024, they opened the 1st stadium built for a professional women's sports team. In 2025, the people behind me, complaining about soccer having ties, concluded: "That's why soccer doesn't grow in the US."

Thanks as always, nwsl.

Well, we're starting without a penalty so I guess they didn't look at it, which is egregiously wrong. It was clear as day from up here in 206. Should've been clearer on the pitch and in review. #KCBaby

That was a penalty on Labonta at the end of the half. I don't know the rules on var on last touch before ref rules game stopped, but she got cleaned out while heading the ball & defender got none. Otherwise, I think Izzy is going low too often and would like her to lob a few more to Bia. #KCBaby

I also have no idea what Williams is defending on 2nd goal. He can see the danger, Burns can't. He just jogs back wo/closing distance to man. Is he calling Burns backward into marking? Don't know. Been good since joining. I'm just not sure what he's thinking on 1st 2 goals conceded today. #ReadingFC

Nice win back from Elliott. Incredible pass from Wing. Incredible hustle, physicality, and panache from Marriott. That's gonna be deflating for Barnsley. Let's keep on #ReadingFC