what is going on with messiah bright at angel city

When Messiah Bright was traded from Orlando Pride to Angel City it seemed a perfect fit and solution. We didn’t know at the time but Barbra Banda was headed to the Pride, which would have severely limited her minutes, and Angel City could have several immediate uses for a young, dynamic central striker who narrowly missed out on rookie of the year (tbh she got my vote). Clouds rolled away, heavens opened, angels sang and woodland creatures rejoiced, this seemed a perfect fit.

Since starting 16 of 22 matches for Orlando and scoring six goals as a rookie (last year’s golden boot winner scored 11), Becki Tweed has started Bright just once, and has played her a total of just 258 minutes. Unsurprisingly given the lack of opportunity, she’s yet to score a goal in 2024.

This all leads to a classic but fundamental scientific question: what the fuck?