"One day in the off season, I was writing things into ChatGPT like, what is Seattle Reign's identity?' And it would spurt it out. And I was like I don't know if that's true or not. And then I put in what formation should you play to beat NWSL teams?' and it spurted out every team in the league and what formation you should play."
"Harvey declined to name which teams she used the tactic for, but women's soccer analyst Kim McCauley pointed out that the Reign first played with a back five in April against Orlando Pride, a game they lost 1-0 while generating about 0.5 more expected goals than usual. The Reign have played with a back five at multiple other points this season, which has seen a marked improvement in results compared to 2024."
Laura Harvey used ChatGPT to help determine tactics for multiple NWSL matches this season. She entered prompts about Seattle Reign's identity and which formations would beat specific NWSL teams, and ChatGPT suggested formations including a back five for two teams. The coaching staff researched and adapted the suggestions before implementing them. The Reign first used a back five in April against Orlando Pride, losing 1-0 but generating roughly 0.5 more expected goals, and used the back five at other times this season. The team improved from second-from-bottom in 2024 to fourth place and a playoff position entering the final regular-season day.
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