Hope Solo - Greg Ryan Dispute

wow, just, wow....Some of the responses in this thread..SMH

Maybe he did push her back down onto the couch.  So long as it wasn't drastically aggressive I don't see the problem.  She is an olympic level athlete, I am pretty sure she didn't feel threatened or was hurt by the push.  She should be more respectful to her coach.  With that said, I don't condone shoving women around or anything, but that doesn't sound like what happened here- it sounds more like a firm tap on the shoulders.  Solo more than likely sensationalized it in her book so that she would get this very attention that she is getting and thus sell more copies.

There is only one thing that can be stated with any certainty: "Hope Solo" and "dispute" go together like "hot dog" and "mustard."

Ryan blew it big time by suddenly benching Hope at WC semifinal in favor of a former great goalie who is clearly on a decline. She has the right to be mad at her coach after posting 2 shutouts prior to the game while Scurry didn't play at all.



Ryan also has no right to shove Hope whether if it's her fault or not.



As for criticism on Chastian, Brandi criticized one of the USA defender for playing like shit. Hope felt the need to defend her teammate via twitter. Remember Brandi was part of the team mutiny against hope and made her do a ridiculous charade. It's another part of the reason why Hope didn't like some of the players in the past. I wonder if Abby Wambach forgave Hope but wouldn't be surprised if she didn't.

Only 16 more days until threads like this get the insta-delete. 

As we learned from the Ocho Cinco/Evelyn Lozada incident...

These aggressive women don't like it too much when met with equal aggression by men.

I wasn't there I can't say he was right or wrong.

But as others have mentioned, an olympic athlete getting out of shape over being pushed is pretty lame.  And for those who advocate gender equity... I would assert that this is an instance in which gender equity should be applied and this man should be looked at no differently than a woman who would have done a similar thing...

Pretty lame of her to take it to the media... but she's a loudmouth that's what she does.  It's a shame that with all her success she can't be a better ambassador for soccer and women's athletics.  I wouldn't waste my time talking to such a person let alone arguing with them.