Posted on 07/30/2019 3:09:23 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
National team coach Jill Ellis is stepping down after leading the United States to back-to-back Women's World Cup titles.
Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014 and has led it to eight overall tournament titles, including victories at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada and earlier this month in France .
"The opportunity to coach this team and work with these amazing women has been the honor of a lifetime," Ellis said in a statement released by U.S. Soccer on Tuesday. "I want to thank and praise them for their commitment and passion to not only win championships but also raise the profile of this sport globally while being an inspiration to those who will follow them."
She will remain with the team for a World Cup victory tour, which kicks off Saturday with a match against Ireland at the Rose Bowl. Following the conclusion of the five-match tour in October, she will serve as a U.S. Soccer ambassador.
Ellis told ESPN's Graham Hays that being USWNT coach calls for a "fresh perspective."
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Yawn.
Big fat woop.
Thank You for the Post.
You are in before the Ping and very welcome!
I think this thread will feature people demonstrating how little interest they have in women’s soccer by posting in a thread about women’s soccer
Back-to-back Women’s World Cup Winner Jill Ellis is stepping down PING!
Back-to-back Women’s World Cup Winner Jill Ellis is stepping down PING!
And the scrimmage game that defines their manhood.
The woman peeing on potatoes in Walmart is more interesting than women’s soccer.
The rebuilding starts now. The U.S. was again the oldest team in the field, but this time around, the older players were big contributors. That wasn't the case in 2015. There's a lot less second guessing this time around. Still, just based on age, one would think Carli Lloyd, Ali Krieger, Allie Long, and Becky Sauerbrunn are done. They may stick around for next year's Olympics, but it would be surprising to see them in 2023. Megan Rapinoe is also older, now 34, but she has been playing phenomenal soccer. (I just wish she'd knock off the politics, but ….) My guess is that she'll also be gone soon. Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan, Christen Press and Julie Ertz are all on the bubble; they might have another cycle left, but all have to be question marks.
The U.S. team has got terrific young players on the backline and in midfield. Forward will be the question mark. Mallory Pugh is the heir apparent as one of the wingers, but it's wide open after that.
RapinHoe played in two of the final three matches. Her scores were from Penalty kicks. The Spanish defenders owned her. She was out of position, poor passing and was stripped of the ball on most occasions. The Finals were the same. She can play well against second tier teams but the class teams owned her.
An article on another website gave her/his age as 52. She/he looks more like 82. I guess the Soccer Stress is hard to handle.
Surprised to see Ellis step down before the Olympics. No team has won the WC and the Olympics back to back. Agree that the US team is aging and needs an infusion of new talent. The rest of the world is catching up. The US has not performed that well in the recent U-17 and U-20 competitions.
Becky Sauerbrunn is the rock of the defense. She will be near impossible to replace. For me, she was the unsung hero of the WC. She could come back for 2023. There have been some others who have done it, e.g., Christie Rampone. I don’t see Rapinoe coming back. She is going to capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame thru her fledgling business and political activism.
So? Who cares?
Defending her would be a delight - push her to the outside, pressure until she coughs it up. If the defender commits, they can easily recover due to Meg's lack of speed.
Final PK should have been Morgan's to take.
- next year’s Olympics
I am really looking forward to that!
- So? Who cares?
“I love watching women’s soccer,” he said in the Oval Office. “They’re really talented.” - President Trump
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