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Last Sunday, Racing Louisville emerged from the toughest imaginable run of National Women’s Soccer League fixtures in a playoff position. Their slog, which took in two games apiece against Orlando Pride and Kansas City Current, plus a trip to the Washington Spirit, culminated in a superb 1-0 win away to high-flying San Diego Wave. Two wins, two draws and two losses from that mini-schedule was a highly creditable performance.
While the Wave are decent candidates for “most improved” team this year, Louisville’s push for a first-ever top-eight finish is the more compelling development. San Diego head coach Jonas Eidevall has benefited from the tactical groundwork laid by Landon Donovan last year and the signing of quality players such as Kenza Dali. He is a bit of a lucky general, which is no bad thing. By contrast, in Louisville, Bev Yanez has worked with largely the same squad as last year, finding small but essential improvements.
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