Good goalkeeping is a beautiful thing.
In the NWSL there is often not just a decline between the starting goalkeeper and the backup, but a cliff so steep even mountain goats would say “no thanks”. But Seattle, with presumed number one Lydia Williams out, don’t just have a backup but someone who has won Goalkeeper of the Year for her work in the NWSL, they have Michelle Betos.
Michelle Betos is not your typical backup goalkeeper. For the Portland Thorns in 2016, her last year in the league before this season, she tallied 9 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws with 16 goals given up.