Tom Krasovic: Alex Morgan’s exit doesn’t change Wave’s approach to making playoffs

Alex Morgan is moving on following Sunday’s Wave match, but I’m not moving off my forecast that the 12th-place Wave will reach the postseason.

San Diego, CA_9_6_24_Professional soccer player Alex Morgan spoke at a SnapDragon Stadium press conference announcing her last game with the San Diego Wave FC this Sunday, Sept. 8. Photo by John GastaldoBut I’m not moving off my forecast that the 12th-place Wave will reach the postseason by claiming one of the eight spots in the 14-team National Women’s Soccer League.

Girma and Sheridan form the league’s best tandem at central defender and goalkeeper, improving the odds the Wave’s ongoing transition to a more attacking style — sought by Jill Ellis when she fired coach Casey Stoney in late June — will eventually bear fruit. Of the eight matches ahead, the Wave stand to be the favorite or a pick-’em choice in six if Girma and Sheridan are backstopping the more aggressive offense sought by Ellis, who won two World Cups as a U.S. coach.

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