[vincesanity82]

Team USA goalkeeper Hope Solo was benched before today's 4-0 loss to Brazil, and she isn't going to hold back on either her coach, Greg Ryan, or the more experienced goalie she was benched for, Briana Scurry.

"It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that," she said. "There's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is it's not 2004 anymore. ... It's 2007, and I think you have to live in the present. And you can't live by big names. You can't live in the past. It doesn't matter what somebody did in an Olympic gold medal game in the Olympics three years ago. Now is what matters, and that's what I think."

Hope Solo Rips Ryan, Scurry: 'Wrong Decision ... I Would Have Made Those Saves' - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[bears9]

Hope Solo

got to be a one of the coolest sports names ever

[legend]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Brazil was just better though; even if Solo shut them out, it would have had to go to OT and kicks.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Hope Solo had every right to rip Ryan a new one...it was a bad decision and she had been playing well.

And yeah bears...great name for a goalie...

But hey, lets not be critical of Ryan and the women's team, they might need a feel good group hug moment!...Give me the kid with the fiery attitude and the shutout streak in the net any day.

[simple simon]

rip the coach , maybe ........ beyond that she needed a huge dose of shut the hell up

if she wants to rip a player why didnt she rip the one that scored on her own goal ?

[vincesanity82]

Im with goth on this on, she has every right to blow up likeshe did, you dont pull your goalie whos been red hot for someone who hasnt played in 3 months..the coach was smoking the rock..

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Im with goth on this on, she has every right to blow up likeshe did, you dont pull your goalie whos been red hot for someone who hasnt played in 3 months..the coach was smoking the rock..

there is no I in T-E-A-M

ask most any pro athlete, this kind of crap stays in the locker room

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by simple simon

there is no I in T-E-A-M

ask most any pro athlete, this kind of crap stays in the locker room

true, but if you jumble it up theres a "ME"..

[Lefty Noob]

Well, looks like she shouldn't have opened her mouth. She's basically been kicked off the team, and Scurry will start the next game as well.