Real about the final. When Walsh was marked heavily by Spain in the Euros, Leah was KEY and it was so overlooked. Her long balls and dribbling were one of the only things giving Spain a hard time that day. So exciting to see her back.
In an interview with the two of them Keira Walsh and Leah Williamson talked about 'speaking the same language' when it comes to their game and their football heroes. It's so evident in the way they both play that they just love the game and understand it and read it on an insane level. Williamson coming off at half time in the west ham game showed perfectly how in control she is of the game. So excited for what she can do this season, and for a Wubben-Moy and Williamson pairing which I think will bring Lotte up to her best. Awesome analysis as always!
Williamson brings a calmness to her game which oozes confidence and control, and Arsenal definitely lacked that when she went off. Walsh and Williamson are both fantastic players! I think Ilestedt will feel hard done by a little bit since she's hardly put a foot wrong all season, but Williamson and Wubben-Moy seem to be the preferred pairing
What an excellent assessment of this player… I knew she was top class and a game changer and Orchestrator…but would not know how to dissect it as you did. Serena Weigman….a twin soul in this respect…recognised her innate skills and reading of the game…when everyone else couldn’t understand her appointment as lioness captain at 23 yrs old. Weigman is a supreme tactition, and spotter of talent and maker of ‘teams’…She also admired Leah for very mature media facing abilities… and intellect (you didn’t mention that)….she was/is studying to be anAccountant.. that should tell you something…about her accuracy and foresight !!!…In addition to all of this , she is passionately loyal and honest … which is probably why it is virtually useless to tempt her with ‘mere’ cash to move elsewhere!!!👌….( not on at all)…NB… Jonas Eiedeval , is totally fortunate to have Leah …and others on this team(should have played Leah in second half of that game)… His tactics are below par to say the least!!!🤬… Apilogies for long Comment… But it was because of your very accurate and much needed praise for a uniquely talented footballer ..Thankyou so much👏👏👌👍
I agree, her football IQ is very high and her leadership is so important. It's harder to analyse that than to dive into the mere tactics of it which is what I wanted to do, but you're right. Thanks for watching!
just binged all of your videos and already watched this three times, THIS is the women’s football content i have been absolutely desperate for!! thank you!! i would love to hear your rantings on keira walsh next, i can never get enough of people praising her.
I appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching all the videos! I do want to do a player analysis on Walsh at some point and do a comparison between her roles for England and Barcelona
Thank you for watching! If I am unable to cover the Olympics due to copyright issues, then yeah I will most likely do more of these player profile analysis videos.
incredible video as always! Looking forward to more of those player analysis videos, hopefully you'll also cover the midfield genius that is Keira Walsh at some point :)
So I am new to the sport and I have enjoyed all of your videos thus far. I feel like every one helps me understand the game more and more. I am from the USA and would like to know if you plan on covering the NWSL games or players of interest to you? Also what impact do you think Emma Hayes will have on the USWNT?
Thank you, I'm glad these videos help you understand the game! In terms of covering the NWSL, my knowledge of it isn't great, so I probably wouldn't cover it just yet. I'd be more inclined to cover USWNT games. Players of interest would have to be Rose Lavelle for me. I think Hayes will suit the USWNT well, seems like she's able to give her players freedom to express themselves with a pretty loose structural setup, this I think will really enhance the natural talent of the USWNT players since there's a lot of it.
I love watching Leah play CB. Imagine Neville only playing Leah six minutes in 2019 World Cup. Every time I watch Alex Morgan’s goal in that semifinal I wonder if Leah would’ve beaten her to the ball if she’d been in. 2023 was supposed to be Leah’s World Cup as she was 26 and in her prime. She’ll be 30 in 2027, Lucy will be 35 and Millie 33 (both with knee issues) so who knows if they’ll be on the pitch with her. For context Morgan is 34 and left off the USWNT for this round and most likely won’t be part of the Olympic squad.
I remember her saying her family flew out for every 2019 WC game but she only played 6 minutes, and I was so excited to watch her in the 2023 World Cup off the back of winning the Euros and Finalissima. But I feel like 30 is still in her prime, albeit at the tail end of her prime (I'd say 27-31 are typically the prime years for a CB). I still think she has a lot to offer come the 2027 World Cup, so hopefully she'll be fit to play that.
Williamson, Carpenter , Renard and Greenwood are all playing back positions, but have massive impacts when they are on the pitch! Great counter-attacking defenders!
She is really an awesome player! Very sad she missed last world cup, especially the final. I really believe with her playing final game would have been different…
If you watch US women, I think Naomi Girma is good at this too. She's still young, but she does sometimes have the confidence to dribble into the midfield.
Unironically love a powerpoint. Dumb question, but what happens if Leah loses the ball while she's dribbling up and is already above the midfield? Does her joining the attack only work normally because the defenders behind her are fast enough to fill-in for her if she's caught out of position?
Perhaps I should have mentioned this in the analysis, normally Lia Walti will drop back to cover for her whenever she goes forward. But usually Williamson will make a calculated decision on when to dribble through, she doesn't do it too often, but it's insane how she has that as a skillset and can pull it out whenever she wants. Having played as a holding midfielder, one of the things you'll constantly practice is not losing the ball, and she very rarely ever loses it.
I highlighted her in the video saying that she would watch the space instead of the striker as a CB which isn't the best thing to do. I think Barcelona in general has been relatively untroubled at the back since other teams are so focus on how to stop them, they often panic during attack and rush their shots just to have an attempt at goal (usually not a good one). I think Engen was really tested vs Benfica in that 4-4 game and was found out a few times
Would you agree with me when i say lauren james is our most creative player in the engand squad, her passing range, her vision. She's in the same bracket as kiera walsh for me
In terms of creativity in the final third, I think James has the most creative potential, but she does have moments of tunnel vision and poor decision making. In terms of consistency of creative ability, I'd probably put Lauren Hemp down as the best one
@ShadowFootballYT na lauren hemp for me is more of a goal scorer more than creative player. When I say a creative player I mean a person who can find pass. Like even if you look at the world cup who was the glue for that england attack, even in the nation's league. I think she started once in nations league n got injured and england struggled to create clear cut chances, but then she came back against Netherlands n Scotland this girl is always involved in goals n assist n yes you might say lauren hemp is more mature in her decision making,but this year lj has stepped up big time in her game. But if you would bet on someone to create something out of nothing it's lj
@@pumelelabilibane I know what you mean by creative, I agree, I think LJ has the highest ceiling for creativity, she can conjure up something out of nothing. I'm not disagreeing with you here. But I think Hemp is massively underrated as a creator of goals and in terms of effectiveness, I'd put Hemp up there too. LJ is great and flashy but I think you've got to consider the whole picture. This honestly could be a separate video haha
Yay! I'm so happy you chose her for your analysis. It's really exciting to have her back on the pitch! I noticed you mentioned that Arsenal's formation is partially to blame for loss against WHU. How would you change it and why? I'm just curious.
I'm very interested to see Arsenal line up in a 4-4-2. I think Russo's workrate is immense, but often times it leaves her team without a focal point in attack. Having someone like a Blackstenius constantly run in behind when Russo drops back theoretically would work. If you're familiar with the men's game, Russo reminds me of Wayne Rooney, who always had a strike partner. I would love to see that with Arsenal and Russo.
@@ShadowFootballYT That would be interesting. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Russo and Stina started up front in a game against Manchester United and it seemed to work well. I'm familiar with Wayne Rooney, but I haven't watched him properly, only clips. Thanks for replying! I really enjoy hearing other people's opinions and learning about football.
@@RunawayForce I think they did yeah, the most recent game was vs Brighton, but Russo started at 10 with Blackstenius as a lone forward. Rooney has said that he didn't like being shoehorned into a specific position, he just wanted to play and be involved. I see the same skillset with Russo and I think she could benefit from having a strike partner with her.
And oh ,another question who has the same style as lj in Europe. I mean im new in women game n i support chelsea and i know pple will say we overhypying her,but when you look her style of play she plays perfect as winger,also plays perfect as 10, she's left footed right footed. I mean you look wingers in europe and CAM does have same style as lj. Maybe you might know more than i
I think LJ's hype is deserved, can't think of anyone off the top of my head in terms of similarity of playing style. She's a very balanced runner and doesn't seem to lose the ball at all, a bit of a maverick I'd say
this makes me think about how terrible england was without keira walsh, if she’s ever out again do you think leah would play that role/ would’ve over katie zelem had she been there? or has this happened before? im a newer watcher of the women’s so i wouldn’t know
During the World Cup, Walsh was injured against Denmark and out for the game vs China and Zelem stepped in. Williamson is capable of playing that role and would probably do a better job than Zelem if I'm honest. England aren't super blessed with holding midfielder depth.
Thoughts on Arsenal vs man city tomorrow? Im guessing you'll be rooting for arsenal looking at the amount of arsenal videos you've made on your channel
Should be a good game! Arsenal do well against a high line but City is probably the most clinical team. I'm actually a Manchester United fan haha, I think the Arsenal videos comes from just the main talking points and storylines of the season so far
Rumour has it Sarina Wiegman wept tears of joy when she saw Williamson's long pass to Mead and Mead's goal against Brighton.
I think that rumour is spot on
Real about the final. When Walsh was marked heavily by Spain in the Euros, Leah was KEY and it was so overlooked. Her long balls and dribbling were one of the only things giving Spain a hard time that day. So exciting to see her back.
It's definitely great to see her back. England and Arsenal will both look better with her back in the team
makes me think about how we would’ve gone in the world cup with her 😢
Well keep in mind that Spain didn't have Salma on that Euro so Spain forward line "also" didn't really threatening England backline
from now on everytime I see someone write "Williamson is oVerRaTEd" I'm gonna refer them to this vid. brilliant!
Please do haha!
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In an interview with the two of them Keira Walsh and Leah Williamson talked about 'speaking the same language' when it comes to their game and their football heroes. It's so evident in the way they both play that they just love the game and understand it and read it on an insane level. Williamson coming off at half time in the west ham game showed perfectly how in control she is of the game. So excited for what she can do this season, and for a Wubben-Moy and Williamson pairing which I think will bring Lotte up to her best.
Awesome analysis as always!
Williamson brings a calmness to her game which oozes confidence and control, and Arsenal definitely lacked that when she went off. Walsh and Williamson are both fantastic players! I think Ilestedt will feel hard done by a little bit since she's hardly put a foot wrong all season, but Williamson and Wubben-Moy seem to be the preferred pairing
@@ShadowFootballYTi just dont trust lotte not to make bad decisions.
Love this. Williamson is such a baller - devastating for her not to be able to play in the World Cup but am excited for her return.
She's my favourite player! Very happy to see her back
@@ShadowFootballYT She's definitely up there for me too. Truly a star. One of the only bright patches in Arsenal's match against City...
What an excellent assessment of this player… I knew she was top class and a game changer and Orchestrator…but would not know how to dissect it as you did. Serena Weigman….a twin soul in this respect…recognised her innate skills and reading of the game…when everyone else couldn’t understand her appointment as lioness captain at 23 yrs old. Weigman is a supreme tactition, and spotter of talent and maker of ‘teams’…She also admired Leah for very mature media facing abilities… and intellect (you didn’t mention that)….she was/is studying to be anAccountant.. that should tell you something…about her accuracy and foresight !!!…In addition to all of this , she is passionately loyal and honest … which is probably why it is virtually useless to tempt her with ‘mere’ cash to move elsewhere!!!👌….( not on at all)…NB… Jonas Eiedeval , is totally fortunate to have Leah …and others on this team(should have played Leah in second half of that game)… His tactics are below par to say the least!!!🤬… Apilogies for long Comment… But it was because of your very accurate and much needed praise for a uniquely talented footballer ..Thankyou so much👏👏👌👍
I agree, her football IQ is very high and her leadership is so important. It's harder to analyse that than to dive into the mere tactics of it which is what I wanted to do, but you're right. Thanks for watching!
just binged all of your videos and already watched this three times, THIS is the women’s football content i have been absolutely desperate for!! thank you!! i would love to hear your rantings on keira walsh next, i can never get enough of people praising her.
I appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching all the videos! I do want to do a player analysis on Walsh at some point and do a comparison between her roles for England and Barcelona
Looking forward to more of these kinds of videos, especially when the season is over!
Thank you for watching! If I am unable to cover the Olympics due to copyright issues, then yeah I will most likely do more of these player profile analysis videos.
Incredible video as always!
Thank you!
LEEAAHHH!!!! My favourite footballer 😍❤️🤍
My favourite as well!
Loved the video. Would love other videos focused on specific players and what makes them so good and unique skills in their game.
Thank you! Yup, I will be making more of these player profile analysis videos
a video on my fav player, can't go wrong!
My favourite player too!
Hoping to see a Lauren James analysis someday. I don't understand her playing style and what makes her so elusive to defenders.
LJ is definitely on my list!
This video brought me joy.
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that
One of my fav videos! I love your analysis. If you’re looking to do another defender you should totally do Naomi Girma!
another wonderfully made video. hope your account keeps growing!
Thank you so much!!
Leah williamson what a fantastic woman footballer
Top class
She won player of match on sunday again man city
She is a top player!
incredible video as always! Looking forward to more of those player analysis videos, hopefully you'll also cover the midfield genius that is Keira Walsh at some point :)
Thank you very much! I do want to cover Walsh at some point as well
@@ShadowFootballYT that's awesome, v excited to see your future projects and analyses! Keep up the great work
@@ladylazarus479 Thanks for tuning in again! I'll do my best to keep it up
Greata video. Willamson is one of my favorite CB's
WIlliamson is amazing! Thank you for watching!
So I am new to the sport and I have enjoyed all of your videos thus far. I feel like every one helps me understand the game more and more. I am from the USA and would like to know if you plan on covering the NWSL games or players of interest to you? Also what impact do you think Emma Hayes will have on the USWNT?
Thank you, I'm glad these videos help you understand the game! In terms of covering the NWSL, my knowledge of it isn't great, so I probably wouldn't cover it just yet. I'd be more inclined to cover USWNT games. Players of interest would have to be Rose Lavelle for me. I think Hayes will suit the USWNT well, seems like she's able to give her players freedom to express themselves with a pretty loose structural setup, this I think will really enhance the natural talent of the USWNT players since there's a lot of it.
Good question.. Thankyou…👌…am uncertain about this situation too
Once again a banger video 🙌🙌
Thank you so much!
6:20 I did think it was finished to be fair, but could've kept watching double time so ..yay for more!
Haha honestly it was so unnecessary but I thought it would be funny
@@ShadowFootballYT your little humour bits in between are great! Just binging everything on your channel rn
@@cici7739 Thank you! Hope you enjoy the other videos!
Wow what a video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!!
I love watching Leah play CB. Imagine Neville only playing Leah six minutes in 2019 World Cup. Every time I watch Alex Morgan’s goal in that semifinal I wonder if Leah would’ve beaten her to the ball if she’d been in.
2023 was supposed to be Leah’s World Cup as she was 26 and in her prime. She’ll be 30 in 2027, Lucy will be 35 and Millie 33 (both with knee issues) so who knows if they’ll be on the pitch with her.
For context Morgan is 34 and left off the USWNT for this round and most likely won’t be part of the Olympic squad.
I remember her saying her family flew out for every 2019 WC game but she only played 6 minutes, and I was so excited to watch her in the 2023 World Cup off the back of winning the Euros and Finalissima. But I feel like 30 is still in her prime, albeit at the tail end of her prime (I'd say 27-31 are typically the prime years for a CB). I still think she has a lot to offer come the 2027 World Cup, so hopefully she'll be fit to play that.
As always, brilliant video! ❤
Thanks so much!
YEAHHHH SHADOW FOOTBALL UPLOAD
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Williamson, Carpenter , Renard and Greenwood are all playing back positions, but have massive impacts when they are on the pitch! Great counter-attacking defenders!
All of them are fantastic players!
She is really an awesome player! Very sad she missed last world cup, especially the final. I really believe with her playing final game would have been different…
I think England would have had a better chance of winning but Spain were so good
I'd love to see a Hasegawa analysis, showing how she's transitioned to a more defensive role with City
Great shout! I think she doesn't get enough credit for City, I'm still yet to analyse City yet on this channel so I'll probably get to that first
Very interested to see Kelly vs. McCabe on the right, or Kelly vs. Fox on the left.
Hemp and Kelly vs McCabe and Fox will be amazing to watch
@@ShadowFootballYT i've set my calendar for tomorrow morning!
@@applemnster6309 Hope you enjoy the game!
i love these videos - could do an in focus on LJ or Jill Roord???
Thank you! I think LJ would be a good one, lots of talk about her. I think Roord would be one to do when she returns
YES YES YES 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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If you watch US women, I think Naomi Girma is good at this too. She's still young, but she does sometimes have the confidence to dribble into the midfield.
Girma is definitely one to watch! I think she's a very calm defender from what I've seen
Unironically love a powerpoint. Dumb question, but what happens if Leah loses the ball while she's dribbling up and is already above the midfield? Does her joining the attack only work normally because the defenders behind her are fast enough to fill-in for her if she's caught out of position?
Perhaps I should have mentioned this in the analysis, normally Lia Walti will drop back to cover for her whenever she goes forward. But usually Williamson will make a calculated decision on when to dribble through, she doesn't do it too often, but it's insane how she has that as a skillset and can pull it out whenever she wants. Having played as a holding midfielder, one of the things you'll constantly practice is not losing the ball, and she very rarely ever loses it.
@@ShadowFootballYT That makes sense, thanks for the explanation!
can you make a video on keira walsh? think it would be interesting to really understant how good she is with your analysis
I do want to make a video on Walsh, I want to wait for the international games though to compare her role in the England setup vs Barcelona
you should consider making a vid on Keira Walsh, I reckon you'd like her 😅
What gave it away? 😅
What are your thoughts on how Ingrid Engender has been doing stepping into that centreback role for Barcelona this season with their injury troubles?
I highlighted her in the video saying that she would watch the space instead of the striker as a CB which isn't the best thing to do. I think Barcelona in general has been relatively untroubled at the back since other teams are so focus on how to stop them, they often panic during attack and rush their shots just to have an attempt at goal (usually not a good one). I think Engen was really tested vs Benfica in that 4-4 game and was found out a few times
Would you agree with me when i say lauren james is our most creative player in the engand squad, her passing range, her vision. She's in the same bracket as kiera walsh for me
In terms of creativity in the final third, I think James has the most creative potential, but she does have moments of tunnel vision and poor decision making. In terms of consistency of creative ability, I'd probably put Lauren Hemp down as the best one
@ShadowFootballYT na lauren hemp for me is more of a goal scorer more than creative player. When I say a creative player I mean a person who can find pass. Like even if you look at the world cup who was the glue for that england attack, even in the nation's league. I think she started once in nations league n got injured and england struggled to create clear cut chances, but then she came back against Netherlands n Scotland this girl is always involved in goals n assist n yes you might say lauren hemp is more mature in her decision making,but this year lj has stepped up big time in her game. But if you would bet on someone to create something out of nothing it's lj
@@pumelelabilibane I know what you mean by creative, I agree, I think LJ has the highest ceiling for creativity, she can conjure up something out of nothing. I'm not disagreeing with you here. But I think Hemp is massively underrated as a creator of goals and in terms of effectiveness, I'd put Hemp up there too. LJ is great and flashy but I think you've got to consider the whole picture. This honestly could be a separate video haha
Can you do this for beth mead? She was a striker converted winger aswell
Yeah I might do one for Beth Mead, I think she'd be interesting to analyse
@@ShadowFootballYTill look out for it, your videos are amazing
Yay! I'm so happy you chose her for your analysis. It's really exciting to have her back on the pitch!
I noticed you mentioned that Arsenal's formation is partially to blame for loss against WHU. How would you change it and why? I'm just curious.
I'm very interested to see Arsenal line up in a 4-4-2. I think Russo's workrate is immense, but often times it leaves her team without a focal point in attack. Having someone like a Blackstenius constantly run in behind when Russo drops back theoretically would work. If you're familiar with the men's game, Russo reminds me of Wayne Rooney, who always had a strike partner. I would love to see that with Arsenal and Russo.
@@ShadowFootballYT That would be interesting. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Russo and Stina started up front in a game against Manchester United and it seemed to work well. I'm familiar with Wayne Rooney, but I haven't watched him properly, only clips.
Thanks for replying! I really enjoy hearing other people's opinions and learning about football.
@@RunawayForce I think they did yeah, the most recent game was vs Brighton, but Russo started at 10 with Blackstenius as a lone forward. Rooney has said that he didn't like being shoehorned into a specific position, he just wanted to play and be involved. I see the same skillset with Russo and I think she could benefit from having a strike partner with her.
Me too ??…maybe analyse Jobas!!!???… that would be very interesting indeed !!
And oh ,another question who has the same style as lj in Europe. I mean im new in women game n i support chelsea and i know pple will say we overhypying her,but when you look her style of play she plays perfect as winger,also plays perfect as 10, she's left footed right footed. I mean you look wingers in europe and CAM does have same style as lj. Maybe you might know more than i
I think LJ's hype is deserved, can't think of anyone off the top of my head in terms of similarity of playing style. She's a very balanced runner and doesn't seem to lose the ball at all, a bit of a maverick I'd say
this makes me think about how terrible england was without keira walsh, if she’s ever out again do you think leah would play that role/ would’ve over katie zelem had she been there? or has this happened before? im a newer watcher of the women’s so i wouldn’t know
During the World Cup, Walsh was injured against Denmark and out for the game vs China and Zelem stepped in. Williamson is capable of playing that role and would probably do a better job than Zelem if I'm honest. England aren't super blessed with holding midfielder depth.
Thoughts on Arsenal vs man city tomorrow? Im guessing you'll be rooting for arsenal looking at the amount of arsenal videos you've made on your channel
Should be a good game! Arsenal do well against a high line but City is probably the most clinical team. I'm actually a Manchester United fan haha, I think the Arsenal videos comes from just the main talking points and storylines of the season so far
could you do beth mead next?
Mead is on my list for an analysis!
So she the English version of Mapi Leon right? But mapi still above leah in terms passing, crossing,and technical level
Mapi León
So unlucky she's injured right now, but will be excited for her return!
She just needs a decent manager now. Gunners have a dream team led by a turkey
Only she lacks in her aerial game other than that quite good player.
Her aerial game isn't bad but yeah I'd say it's one of her weaker areas
@@ShadowFootballYT IMO only mapi Leon is the complete cb in women's football.
Her Looks Mostly😂😅
Leave arsenal girl can get in any team 💯 wasting away at arsenal