{"id":174832,"date":"2025-04-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/possession-doesnt-win-games-in-the-nwsl-but-the-courage-remain-committed-to-it-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:00:00","slug":"possession-doesnt-win-games-in-the-nwsl-but-the-courage-remain-committed-to-it-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/possession-doesnt-win-games-in-the-nwsl-but-the-courage-remain-committed-to-it-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Possession doesn\u2019t win games in the NWSL, but the Courage remain committed to it \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25806158-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At one point, JP Dellacamera marveled at the 3-0 scoreline between NJ\/NY Gotham FC and the North Carolina Courage over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, I\u2019ve done several games featuring North Carolina,\u201d remarked the broadcaster, now in his fifth decade calling soccer games. \u201cI can\u2019t remember them trailing by a scoreline like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since head coach Sean Nahas assumed his post nearly four years ago, the Courage have lost by three goals on four different occasions. 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