{"id":22390,"date":"2023-03-26T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/how-the-wave-tweaked-their-formation-to-beat-chicago-and-made-shaw-a-focal-point-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:59:14","slug":"how-the-wave-tweaked-their-formation-to-beat-chicago-and-made-shaw-a-focal-point-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/how-the-wave-tweaked-their-formation-to-beat-chicago-and-made-shaw-a-focal-point-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Wave tweaked their formation to beat Chicago, and made Shaw a focal point \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\/2023\/03\/USATSI_20322744_168397926_lowres-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\">Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/p>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, Calif. \u2014 On paper, the first <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/category\/nwsl-national-womens-soccer-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Women\u2019s Soccer League<\/a><\/strong> game of the 2023 season at Snapdragon Stadium looked a lot like the final game the venue hosted last year: a San Diego Wave victory over the Chicago Red Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty has changed for both teams since that first-round playoff game in October, however, and on Saturday, the Wave looked like a team ready to be more tactically flexible this season. Those changes came with learning curves and perhaps some nerves in front of over 30,000 fans, but that is to be expected on opening day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew our performance wasn\u2019t going to be perfect, but you have to get it done,\u201d Wave goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan said.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Morgan\u2019s penalty kick in the 89th minute is what eventually got it done, delivering a 3-2 victory to the Wave after a wild first half that featured four goals, including a penalty kick converted by Chicago deep into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego rolled out a more narrow formation than its typical 4-3-3, and the key was 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw tucking inside into central areas to play-make and get on the ball, rather than stay isolated on the wing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"equalizer-paywall\">\n<div class=\"paywall-block\">\n<p>\n      Access the best women\u2019s soccer coverage all year long\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n     Start your FREE, 7-day trial of The Equalizer Extra for industry-leading reporting and insight on the USWNT, NWSL and beyond.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\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<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Equalizer Soccer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/2023\/03\/26\/san-diego-wave-defeat-chicago-red-stars-nwsl-opener-tactics-analysis-jaedyn-shaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports SAN DIEGO, Calif. \u2014 On paper, the first National Women\u2019s Soccer League game of the 2023 season at Snapdragon Stadium looked a lot like the final game the venue hosted last year: a San Diego Wave victory over the Chicago Red Stars. 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