It is officially under a month until the Orlando Pride kick off their 2019 NWSL season. This year will look different than any other year for Orlando for two main reasons. There is a new coaching staff, and this summer is the 2019 Women’s FIFA World Cup. Luckily for the Pride, both of those facts go hand-in-hand.
Marc Skinner is working with the Pride on his system. It is a style of play that is going to be very possession oriented while trying to dictate what the opposition does. Orlando finished the 2018 season averaging 51% possession with 4,178 passes per game.