The Orlando Pride were eliminated from playoff contention Saturday night with a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Red Stars, and questions are swirling around Orlando’s NWSL side. Pride coach Tom Sermanni all season has been looking for answers to what’s been ailing his star-studded group. A question of team continuity has loomed over the Pride […]
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During most of the 2018 season, Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni has watched his team play well in bursts. Sometimes, those bursts have been enough to win matches. The Pride’s past two matches, however, have been examples of opposing clubs pouncing when those bursts aren’t sustained. Problems have snowballed into losses for Orlando this season, […]
There’s only one NWSL playoff spot left, and the Orlando Pride aren’t in control of whether they clinch it. The Pride (8-8-6, 30 points) are in sixth place in the league and sit behind the fourth-place Utah Royals (8-7-8, 32 points) and the fifth-place Chicago Red Stars (7-4-10, 31 points). The Pride have a game […]
The Orlando Pride have been in “must-win” mode for their last few games. The results just haven’t been there. The Pride (8-8-6, 30 points) are winless in their last four games and have fallen to fifth on the NWSL table and out of the playoffs. Saturday’s home match against the fourth-place Chicago Red Stars (7-4-10, […]
CARY, N.C. — At least for now, the Orlando Pride are out of the playoff picture. Another collapse left coach Tom Sermanni scratching his head. It left Pride players frustrated and searching for answers. Brazilian superstar Marta went back to the locker room before Sermanni had a chance to address the team as a group. […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni has already thought about what it’s going to take for the Pride to reach the playoffs with three matches remaining. To him, nine points during the final three matches means the Pride are in. Seven would give them a solid chance. His calculations leave no room for a loss, even […]
The Orlando Pride are well aware of the talent that’s on the roster. They know what’s expected of them when the talent they have on paper is scrutinized. And with three matches left in the season, the Pride (8-7-6, 30 points) are determined to live up to that talent. Orlando has a match against the […]
Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni wants answers for what’s ailing his club. At the very least, he’s sure the Pride’s preparation before a match isn’t the issue. After a 2-0 home loss to the Portland Thorns, marred by a second half Sermanni called “abysmal,” the Pride’s coach said there were no excuses for his group. […]
The Orlando Pride can’t afford any more setbacks. The Pride (8-6-6, 30 points) have four matches remaining in the regular season. Two of those four matches, including Saturday game against the Portland Thorns (8-6-5, 29 points), are against teams in the playoff hunt. A loss to either of those two teams – the other being […]